12 to four wards ‘preferred option’
Geelong’s council could be slashed from 12 wards to four under options put out for public comment.
Four options for fewer but larger wards and...
Double Take
The subject line of an emailed media release might have briefly raised eyebrows - and temperatures - in local newsrooms working last Sunday.
‘Warmer weather...
Hundreds of new jobs for Geelong as DHS HQ moves in with NDIA
Hundreds of new jobs will flow to Geelong when Department of Human Services (DHS) relocates to a new headquarters in the city, according to...
Geelong women wanted for ‘fat talk’ research
Geelong women’s 'fat talk' could help provide insights into body-image issues, according to Deakin University.
One of its researchers wants to find out how comments...
V/line vow ‘mystifies’ PTUA
By ALANA MITCHELSON
The State Government’s assurance that V/Line train services will be back to normal within a week has “mystified” a leading Geelong public...
Surf Coasters ‘prepared to dob in own kids over arson’
Almost everyone on the Surf Coast would dob in even their own child if they were a suspected arsonist, according to a “world-first” study.
Saving...
Biker in footpath hit-run
By EMILY ROBINSON
A dirt-bike rider allegedly ran down a 65-year-old man on a Norlane footpath late Wednesday night, police said yesterday.
The hit-run put...
Boating industry backs $5.2b ’marina lifestyle’ for Geelong
A $5.2 BILLION marina-style residential estate could be a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” for Geelong’s economy, according to a boating industry leader.
The proposed 4000-berth Nelson Cove...
Geelong Gallery announces ‘internationally recognised’ new director
An ’internationally recognised’ arts figure will take over Geelong Gallery from long-time director Geoffrey Edwards, its board has announced.
Jason Smith will start work on...
Bushfires burn traders
By ALANA MITCHELSON
Anglesea traders have felt the heat this summer with a 30 to 40 per cent drop in sales due to Great Ocean...
Barwon mums, babies in food allergies discovery
A solution to Australia’s rocketing rate of food allergies could emerge from a study of babies in the Barwon region.
The study found that babies...
City smokes ‘64% above average’
By EMILY ROBINSON
Geelong's smoking rate is 64 per cent above the state average, according to a Victorian Population Health Survey.
Geelong’s figure of 20.8 per...
Truck driver dies near Meredith
A truck driver was killed this morning after his vehicle overturned on Slate Quarry Road near Meredith.
Emergency services were called to the scene at...
