Geelong legends larger than life
By NOEL MURPHY
THE CALIBRE of Geelong’s superstars never fails to surprise.
Well-known football, cricket and other sporting stars aside, the city has a veritable pantheon...
Sniff for Cats as Tigers preparing to go North
JIM TIMBERLAKE
GEELONG Cricket Club will begin day two of its match against Ringwood tomorrow with a small sniff of victory in the air after...
Kings of The Rip – and elsewhere
CHRIS PITMAN
KINGFISH fever has set in, with anglers travelLing far and wide to find the prized sportfish.
The Rip is threatening to take the...
Bellarine girls Storm home to victory over nemesis
By NOEL MURPHY
DRYSDALE’s under-16 Bellarine Storm girls basketball club has proven itself a giant-killer, taking out Melbourne’s prestigious Eltham-Dandenong tournament at the weekend.
Under the...
BP’s Lorne LPG cuts ‘absolutely unbelievable’, says angry MP
FUEL giant BP has come under attack from Corangamite MP Sarah Henderson for cutting LPG supplies at its Lorne service station.
“It is absolutely unbelievable...
Police pursuit pulls up at Little River
THE FLASHING lights in the rear vision mirror were at perhaps two kilometres away. Well back, but on the flat straight stretch of road...
Woman hospitalised after car hits Newcomb bus shelter
A DRIVER attempting to evade police this morning smashed into a Newcomb bus shelter then fled on foot, leaving his injured passenger in the...
CBD outrage: Kicked in the face by gutless thug
By NOEL MURPHY
RICHARD Vecoli could hardly have been less prepared for the cowardly boot to the face that fractured his eye socket in two...
Double Take: Golf marathon, cyclist stones, Dazza and stogies
ANYONE still considering golf a leisure pursuit rather than a sport would have had their views radically changed had they been at 13th Beach...
Time limits loom over beach parking spaces
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE DAYS of easy beach access and unrestricted parking are over, according to a new coastal transport report.
The draft report said...
Heat rising on free speech
By NOEL MURPHY
CLIMATE change friction is heating up in Geelong as opponents clash over free speech and the right to publically express their views.
Man-made...
Overseas buyer welcome, says Costa
By NOEL MURPHY
AN OVERSEAS buyer could be good for Geeong's The Costa Group produce giant, injecting capital, driving growth and underpinning long-term prospects, according...
Gordon students flying high
Students from The Gordon have received awards for topping the class in VCE last year.
Belmont High School’s Bec Pitt and Sacred Heart College’s Dana...
