Geelong show begins with attractions old and new
By PAUL MILLAR
A YEAR after the Eureka rebellion, Geelong began putting on its own show, capturing visitors with traditional pursuits alongside ever-changing attractions to...
Avalon Airport targets Kiwis for first international flights
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A NEW Zealand airline has emerged as the strongest contender yet to begin international flights to Avalon Airport, its chief has...
Pair flees with blonde and bourbon
TWO MEN stole almost $1100 worth of bourbon before fleeing a Geelong bottleshop with a blonde female driver, police have alleged.
Geelong Police issued images...
‘Miss’ Eleni’s biggest wish for national title
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
LEOPOLD’S Eleni Anastasopoulos has reached the national final of Miss Australia International 2016, with judging in Sydney on 7 November.
Ms Anastasopoulos...
Fracking permit faces petition, driller angry
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
AN ONLINE petition has been launched to urge the State Government to refuse any time extension for an onshore gas exploration...
Fast-track, expansion for rollout of NBN in Geelong
MORE THAN 136,000 premises across Geelong will have access to superfast broadband by March 2017 under an accelerated three-year rollout of the National Broadband...
Gun, robbery charges reach court
By PAUL MILLAR
A 35-YEAR-OLD man under hospital guard faced court yesterday on a multitude of charges relating to armed robberies across Geelong.
Police immediately processed...
Terminals reviewing jobs in Geelong port precinct
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
TERMINALS will review its Geelong workforce after the closure of a Laverton-based chemical company.
Australian Vinyls will soon cease manufacturing polyvinyl chlorine...
State gaffe ‘behind Otways koala cull’
By PAUL MILLAR
AN EMBARRASSING gaffe has led to culling of koalas at Cape Otway, according to a conservation group.
Australian Koala Foundation said the state...
Yesterday, when the shoot began at Barwon Heads
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
AN ABC-TV commissioned series based on John Marsden novel Tomorrow, When the War Began filmed scenes around Barwon Heads bridge this...
Double Take
THE STINK only gets worse at Bannockburn over its rubbish collection services, or lack thereof.
Double Take readers might remember the trouble in which Golden...
Extra cash ‘to expand legal help for needy’
By PAUL MILLAR
A GEELONG legal service for the disadvantaged and victims of crime has received a major funding boost.
Barwon Community Legal Service will receive...
Monitoring mozzies
As the weather begins to heat up, people across the Surf Coast are being encouraged to help prevent mosquitoes from breeding around the home....
