Geelong in world-first trial of new treatment for bipolar depression
Geelong researchers are running a world-first trial of a new treatment for bipolar depression.
The Barwon Health trial will combine compounds believed to affect physical...
Artefacts ‘safe from sale’
A SOCIAL media site’s fears a container of Geelong history and memorabilia was about to be auctioned off was a false alarm, according to...
Stories of identity
REFLECTING on their Jewish identity with a sombre theme amid “ghastly” recent family events inspired a new album by Deborah Conway and Willy Zygier.
Their...
JOIN THE CLUB: Walks on the mild side
USUALLY when we’re told something is a walk in the park, we don’t take it literally.
But in the case of the Heart Foundation’s Green...
Parks blamed over dive in wreck visits
VISITOR numbers to Ocean Grove’s HMAS Canberra have “dropped off” due to Parks Victoria’s failure to rebuild the dive site’s reputation after a three-month...
Local kids in swim benefits study
BABIES and pre-schoolers who learn to swim reach developmental milestones ahead of land-restricted peers, according to a study involving local children.
Griffith University researchers included...
Shared taxis set for city, says boss
A FLEET of maxi cabs to replace Geelong’s Night Rider bus could roll out by March.
Geelong Taxi Network boss Peter Valentine said State Government...
Doctors attack Avalon air show focus on arm sales
DOCTORS have attacked Avalon’s international air show over weapons sales.
The show started this week with a four-day trade fair in military and civilian aircraft...
Six months’ jail for meth dealer
A MAGISTRATE has handed a six-month prison sentence to a Corio methylamphetamine trafficker.
Christopher Chambers, 23, of Moreland Ave, Corio, pleaded guilty in Geelong Magistrates’...
Camera fines fall, revenue up
SPEED cameras on the Princes Fwy are snapping fewer motorists but generating more revenue.
Justice Department figures show that in the past financial year the...
MP offices left in posts probe
CORANGAMITE MP Darren Cheeseman has gone to ground as an inquiry into fake pro-Labor online comments leaves politicians and their staffers as potential sources...
Twenty school crossing supervisors for Geelong
State Government has announced funding to help Geelong's council provide 20 extra school crossing supervisors in City of Greater Geelong.
Roads Minister Terry Mulder said the funding...
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Council supports 24-hour cat curfew
Geelong council narrowly passed a vote to introduce a 24-hour cat curfew throughout the City of Greater Geelong.
The motion, which will require all cats...
