Popular gym’s closure shock
By PAUL MILLAR
A POPULAR health club in the heart of the city has been forced to shut down after the landlord locked the doors,...
Dangerfield takes first step on return to Geelong
THE FIRST step in the return of Patrick Dangerfield to Geelong has been taken, with the star midfielder informing Adelaide Crows he wants to...
Apollo Bay recluse faces explosives and blackmail charges
By PAUL MILLAR
A LOCAL character living in a bush camp outside Apollo Bay is expected to face the Geelong Magistrates’ Court today on explosive...
Police make Apollo Bay arrest, search for possible bombs
By PAUL MILLAR
THE POLICE dog squad and a specialist team of investigators are combing bushland in the Otways, searching for potentially explosive devices.
Arson and...
Deakin teams with world leading defence firm
ROBOTICS and rapid immersive training will be the features of a new agreement sign by Deakin University with world-leading US defence company General Dynamics.
Deakin’s...
Deakin gets down and dirty
Deakin University medical and sports science students want more people to get dirty.
It’s not for research purposes, though it is for a good cause.
The...
Scammers intimidate retiree with arrest warning
By PAUL MILLAR
HEARTLESS scammers are again targeting Geelong West, with the latest fraudster claiming to be from the Tax Office and about to issue...
Koala cull concerns
A PROPOSED koala cull in the Otway Ranges needs far greater oversight, according to the Australian Koala Foundation (AKF).
AKF chief executive Deborah Tabart said...
ALP rorts allegations referred to police
OPPOSITION leader Matthew Guy will ask police to investigate allegations of ALP rorting of parliamentary allowances.
Lara MP and sports minister John Eren was challenged...
Portarlington harbour project tender call
TENDERS have been called for the next stage of the $15 million Portarlington Safe Harbour development.
Member for Bellarine and water minister Lisa Neville said...
All roads lead to new chocolate factory
BOOSTING tourism at the start of the Great Ocean Rd would help offset job losses with the closure of Alcoa’s Anglesea power station, according...
Phone scam targets elderly
By PAUL MILLER
SCAMMERS are preying on elderly migrants in the Geelong area, promising rebates in exchange for bank details.
The latest in an ongoing list...
From the archives
18 years ago
29 February, 2008
Police hope to find clues to unsolved crimes after authorities hauled 20 dumped cars out of the Barwon River yesterday.
A...
