Pair in postie ride on violence
JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
ITtS BEEN a long time since posties rode their distinctive red bikes - the non-motorised kind, at least - but two Geelong...
Cats ‘positive’ as Suns shoulder injury woes
THE CATS remain positive going into this week’s home-game against Gold Coast Suns on Sunday, according to recruit Rhys Stanley.
“We’re really positive and we...
Buckets and bouquets
BUCKETS to parents who can’t or just won’t keep their children under control, whether in a shopping complex or an entertainment venue. Not only...
Beer bottle threat against Geelong taxi driver
POLICE are hunting a man who allegedly threatened a Geelong taxi driver with a beer bottle and damaged his cab.
Victoria Police said the driver...
Vandals’ $40,000 rampage through Geelong Botanic Gardens
VANDALS left a $40,000 trail of destruction in Geelong Botanic Gardens overnight.
Immature trees and plants were destroyed, cacti slashed and statues and bollards vandalised....
Cop’s rape hearing
By NOEL MURPHY
A POLICEMAN charged with rape appeared in Geelong Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Phillip Gordon Shaw, a Western Region Victoria Police Leading Senior Constable, was...
Fanning wins fourth Rip Curl Pro at Bells
Australian Mick Fanning won his fourth Rip Curl Pro to seize an early lead in the world championship chase at Bells Beach yesterday.
Fanning, a...
Jail for flouting orders after robbing cashiers
By NOEL MURPHY
A MAN with numerous convictions for supermarket and convenience store robberies was yesterday jailed for nine months after breaching community correction orders.
Glen...
Anzac legends come to life in Winchelsea trenches
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
STORIES of the Anzacs' sacrifice abound as the Gallipoli centenary approaches.
But what was it really like to be there?
Geelong Military Re-enactment...
Plains ambo times ‘worst’
GOLDEN Plains Shire has the worst ambulance code-one response times in the state, according to an interim report into Ambulance Victoria.
Nine per cent of...
In brief
Board doomed
Barwon Water’s board faces the sack, Water Minister Lisa Neville warned this week.
The Bellarine MP foreshadowed a clean out of water boards around...
Group faces big VCAT loss bill
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A community group faces “unspecified” legal costs after losing its tribunal appeal against plans for a service station at Clifton Springs
Drysdale...
Safety upgrades come to Fischer Street
Road closures are currently underway in Torquay as upgrade works progress to increase safety for pedestrians and cyclists.
Raised priority crossings and dedicated...
