Coins back Muslim ‘discovery’, says local academic
By NOEL MURPHY
MOVE over Captain Cook.
Likewise, Abel Tasman, William Dampier, Willen Janszoon, Cristavao de Mendonca and Zheng He - the title to Australia’s...
City’s future healthy, say industry leaders
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG is uniquely positioned to become an international centre of excellence in trauma, rehabilitation and injury management, health sector leaders have...
Put DisabilityCare HQ in city centre, says mayor
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
MAYOR Cr Keith Fagg has called for Geelong’s DisabilityCare Australia headquarters to be located in the city centre.
Cr Fagg said the...
City Hall sacks ‘sanger’ staffer
By NOEL MURPHY
MICK Van Beek, fired then reinstated in City Hall’s 2009 steak sandwich controversy, has been sacked again - this time for allegedly...
New farming precinct ‘to create 800 jobs’
By NOEL MURPHY
A NEW agri-business sector on the edge of Geelong could generate almost 800 jobs and inject up to half a billion dollars...
Punch injured officer, court told
By MICHELLE HERBISON
AN alleged punch to the face landed a Geelong police constable in hospital after an arrest warrant turned ugly, a court heard...
City NBN rollout in asbestos snag
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A “SIGNIFICANT number” of asbestos-lined telecommunications pits will affect Geelong’s NBN rollout, Telstra has revealed.
A Telstra spokesman said the company had...
Divers part of vivianite mining bid
By NOEL MURPHY
IT'S CLAIMED to ward off dementia, assist mental clarity, clear chakras and burn away negativity in the body.
It’s also an attractive blue...
Drysdale bypass best in ‘stages’, says study
By MICHELLE HERBISON
VICROADS will recommend a “staged approach” to development of a Drysdale bypass, according to the organisation’s regional roads director.
William Tieppo said VicRoads...
Business shrugs off Ford closure
Small business in Geelong has brushed off concerns about the closure of Ford’s manufacturing operations, according to a survey.
Geelong Chamber of Commerce surveyed members...
Bid to split Torquay between state seats
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
TORQUAY and Jan Juc should both be divided between neighbouring state seats, the Labor party has told a review of electoral...
Duo’s luck of the Irish
By MICHELLE HERBISON
Irish musicians Mick Foster and Tony Allan have made it nearly 40 years as a duo without having an argument.
“We’ve never had...
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Stingaree Bay the hot spot
Another great weekend for fishing with lots of reports coming from Corio Bay with anglers picking up some nice fish.
The inner harbour is...
