Teen Sarah lights up volunteer of the year award
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A secondary student who brought solar lights to an isolated African village has been named Geelong Volunteer of the Year.
Sarah Kenworthy’s...
$100m listing, new contract for carbon wheel firm
GEELONG’S pioneering carbon fibre wheel manufacturer, Carbon Revolution, plans a $100 million initial public offer to fund an ambitious expansion strategy.
The Waurn Ponds-based company...
Coast and plains growth ‘leave state, feds behind’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
IT’S high time State and Federal governments actually invested in the region’s two peri-urban councils, according to the head of the...
Dual rail track call for ‘choke’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
DUPLICATION of the railway line between South Geelong and Waurn Ponds would remove a “choke point” for local rail services, according...
Clown nabbed
By PAUL MILLAR
A MAN wearing a clown’s mask had no red nose but was left red-faced after being apprehended shortly after robbing a 7-Eleven...
Croatian robot whizzes turn on to Deakin lab’s expertise
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
The expertise of Deakin University's robotics lab electrified a team of young whizzes from Croatia when they visited Geelong this week.
The...
Dirty toilets, litter for tourists
By PAUL MILLAR
FILTHY toilets and overflowing bins could greet thousands of tourists in the region’s state forests and national parks this long weekend as...
Storages lower after dry September
By LINDSAY SMAIL
SEPTEMBER was a disappointing month for rain.
Geelong received only about 60 per cent of its 30-year average, or 32mm compared to 50mm.
Most of...
Cops chase pom-pom hat bandit
By PAUL MILLAR
AN ARMED thief wearing a distinctive pink hat threatened and robbed a service station attendant at an APCO service station in Newcomb...
Queenscliff gardens open to public
KEEN gardeners will be in for a treat when six magnificent Queenscliff gardens, including three never before opened to the public, all open on...
Portarlington locals find missing woman with dog
By PAUL MILLAR
POLICE have located a missing visitor from Malta after a massive search around the Portarlington area.
THE police dog squad, airwing and State...
Barwon Water board flushed: New chair, members, appointed
LONG-standing Barwon Water chair Michael King has been flushed from the board along with five other members.
Water minister Lisa Neville said refreshing all 19...
Addressing the Growing Childcare Workforce Gap in Geelong
On any weekday morning in Geelong, kids are strapped into car seats, parents scramble for missing shoes and everyone rushes to drop their kids...
