NDIS putting lives at risk as disability woes roll on
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Problems plaguing the Geelong-based National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) are risking the lives of disabled people, a parliamentary committee has heard.
Vanda...
Mum’s dementia inspires family to raise awareness
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
DEMENTIA doesn’t have to be the “scary monster” many perceive it to be - and that’s from someone now in their...
$128m to shut Alcoa’s Point Henry smelter
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
CLOSING Point Henry's aluminium smelter cost joint owners Alcoa and Alumina $128 million, according to financial statements.
But Alumina Ltd reported that...
Wolf Reece Mastin to prowl Geelong
By Emily Iannello
TEEN star Reece Mastin is set to prowl Geelong on his Wolf in the Woods tour this month.
Mastin said he would be...
New arrest in missing Leopold man case
UPDATE:
Police have arrested a second person as they continue to investigate the suspicious disappearance of Leopold man Paul Kingsbury. Police executed a warrant at a...
Lion eyes White Rabbit move to Geelong’s Little Creatures
By NOEL MURPHY
HEALESVILLE’S loss could be Geelong’s gain as beer giant Lion considers relocating its White Rabbit brewery to the Little Creatures complex at...
Addy sales plummet … again, and faster
THE Geelong Advertiser’s circulation has continued falling, according to Audit Bureau of Circulation figures for the June quarter.
The bureau said the Advertiser’s average circulation...
City Hall ‘railroads’ Drysdale residents on new servo
By John Van Klaveren
Drysdale residents claim City Hall officers “railroaded” them during a public planning panel hearing into a proposed service station development.
Drysdale Clifton...
Teen girl’s arm slashed in knife scuffle with burglar
By John Van Klaveren
A burglar with a knife slashed a 16-year-old Wallington girl's forearm during an early-morning scuffle in her bedroom, according to Geelong...
News briefs: Jobs, saltworks, Addy, Fyansford, Potato Shed …
Jobs bounce
Geelong’s labour market will bounce back from recent job losses in manufacturing and retail within 18 months, according to new research.
Deakin University’s Geelong...
Lawn tennis club cedes presidency to a female … after 132 years
By NOEL MURPHY
Newtown's Beris Marshall is an energetic, enthusiastic follower of fitness who squeezes three sets of tennis and a couple of gym sessions...
Double Take: Sax, gastro, Lyons, Armytage book
COUGHS and colds ran rampant across Geelong this week as spring arrived in a flurry of rain, wind and fluctuating temperatures.
Bad pun of the...
Stengle out, Cat to debut
Star Geelong forward Tyson Stengle is out of Saturday's AFL game against Richmond for family reasons, with George Stevens to make his senior debut.
The...
