Friends support Geelong photographer in crowdfunding campaign

By ALANA MITCHELSON Overwhelming support for a crowdfunding campaign to replace stolen camera gear worth $10,000 has humbled a South Geelong photographer. Kristian Wild was shocked...

Geelong Indy relaunches with new design

Geelong’s favourite newspaper has a new look and more to read. And it also has a new name with the introduction of the Geelong Indy...

Scientists settled on city as host

The science is settled: Geelong is an ideal conference venue. Well, maybe that should be the scientists are settled, with more than 340 of them...

Stuck dog owner on run from police

The owner of a dog rescued with people power earlier this week on the New South Wales south coast is a former Geelong man...

Disability boss tackling ‘prejudice’ issue

Prejudice against people with disabilities still exists despite “many strides forward” in advocating for their rights, according to the chief of a leading Geelong...

North SKAART Carnival young at heart

Northern Geelong’s 10th annual SKAART Carnival this weekend will be the “biggest event ever”, according to its ward councillor. Patrons could expect activities including a mega...

Legal costs reprieve for Drysdale community group

Drysdale and Clifton Springs Community Association (DCSCA) has been reprieved from its legal costs following a failed Victorian Civil and Administration Tribunal (VCAT) hearing. VCAT ordered...

Images prompt calls to cops about Geelong ‘gang sex attack’ on girl

UPDATE: A Queensland man has been extradited to Victoria over the weekend to face charges in relation to a sexual offence in St Albans Park...

Family business at risk as fishing trawler sinks on bayfront

By ALANA MITCHELSON A FISHING trawler sank while moored to a jetty off Eastern Beach Road yesterday. Owner Steve Vagias said the incident at Stony Point...

MPs brawl over ‘failed’ scheme to create work

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN THE State Government has perpetrated a “cruel hoax” on Geelong’s unemployed with its Back to Work scheme, according to Liberal MP...

Our water ‘100% for .0006 the cost’

A 100 per cent quality rating and a cost almost 1700 times cheaper than bottled competitors are “compelling reasons” to drink local tap water. Managing...

Tornado warning issued for Port Phillip Bay, including Geelong

A TORNADO warning for Port Phillip Bay, including Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula, has been issued by the Bureau of Meteorology. The warning says the...

Portarlington Recreation Reserve now open

There is a new home for football, netball, tennis and cricket clubs in the Bellarine with the Portarlington Recreation Reserve now open. ...