Pets aplenty as parents post pics to GCK page
GEELONG kids are barking mad - and purring potty - for their pets.
That's the only conclusion to be drawn from adorable pictures that local...
Lyons brews up first Oktoberfest for Geelong
MAYOR Darryn Lyons has helped lure one of the world’s oldest and most popular festival traditions to Geelong.
The city will stage its first Oktoberfest...
Hundreds to lose mental health support in Geelong
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE CLOSURE of a dedicated mental health program with experienced nurse clinicians will severely impact 280 patients around the region, one...
Woman wins ‘Lamborghini’ sex case
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A MARRIED man propositioned a female employee for sex, touching her breasts and crotch during three months of sexual harassment at...
City ‘misled on rates’, says MP
UNIONS are misleading Geelong workers with a dishonest scare campaign over penalty rates, according to local Liberal MP Sarah Henderson.
The Abbott Government had “no...
Anger at ‘chainsaw massacre’
By PAUL MILLAR
A tree-shredding exercise along Surf Coast roads was an attack on the area’s biological heritage, according to a local environmentalist.
Bellbrae's Graeme Stockton...
Death without dignity ‘torture’, inquiry hears
By PAUL MILLAR
A government inquiry regarded as a stepping stone to voluntary euthanasia received submissions, advice and recommendations during a sitting in Geelong this...
Costa share price slides after listing reaches target
THE SHARE price of Geelong’s biggest company, Costa Group Holdings Limited, has fallen to $2.10 after listing a week ago with a starting price...
‘Gorgeous’ duo to entertain at Lyons’ 50th
A "GORGEOUSLY talented” pair of violinists will headline Geelong Mayor Darryn Lyons’ 50th birthday party.
Cr Lyons announced today that duo Cooper + Hoo would...
Zilic praises local clubs for backing campaign
By TONIC PRUSAC
LIVERPOOL legend Bill Shankly once said: “Football is not a matter of life or death, it’s more important than that!”.
Well, even the...
Train versus chopper: Malcolm Turnbull’s take
COMMUNICATIONS minister Malcolm Turnbull travelled to Geelong this morning to talk NBN, but pointedly revealed he took the train - not a chopper.
The post...
AFL gives Cats another 4$m for stadium work
THE AFL will give Geelong Cats $4 million towards the fourth stage of the redevelopment of Simonds Stadium.
AFL chief Gillon McLachlan the funding would...
Big fines for illegal dump and burn
Victoria’s environmental protection watchdog has handed a hefty fine to a demolition company for an illegal burn-off in Charlemont.
High Tech Demolition Pty Ltd received...
