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Factory trawler fishing to berth

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN CONTROVERSIAL factory freezer trawler Geelong Star is fishing its way to Corio Bay after arriving in Western Australia from Europe. The 95-metre...

Champ coasts into GOR ride

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN HE WAS once ranked third in the world as a triathlete but Greg Stewart will be just one of the cyclists...

Coroner probing intern death

By NOEL MURPHY THE CORONER is investigating the death of a Geelong hospital intern suspected of suiciding a week after starting work. The man, aged around...

Mature-male job program half full

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN RETRENCHED Geelong workers have less than a week to enrol in a unique program to find them jobs. Coordinator Bernie Cooke said...

Music bar dream hits sour note in city cultural area

By NOEL MURPHY ANDY POBJOY has blamed City Hall red tape for stopping him opening a music bar in central Geelong’s cultural precinct. Mr Pobjoy said...

151 more jobs for Cotton On

By NOEL MURPHY CLOTHING giant Cotton On expects to create 151 new jobs in its Geelong head office next year. The retailer, with more than 1300...

Dad in plea to meet saviours

By NOEL MURPHY A Torquay man has made an emotional plea to meet the strangers who saved him after a heart attack on White's Beach. Sean...

Campers save as axe falls on fees

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN GEELONG region campers have been saved $30,000 after State Government reversed a coalition decision to impose new fees. Environment Minister and Bellarine...

Buckets and Bouquets

Buckets to a cinema where I paid good money for gold-class tickets only to be charged a $5 booking fee for each person when...

Put a freeze on waste of herbs

Wasting food is terrible. So anything we can do to reduce it, especially at home, is great all-round, in my opinion. Household food wastage covers everything...

Troupe takes on A Few Good Men

Geelong actors will appear in play that produced one of the early ‘90s most-iconic drama movies. Greg Shawcross will direct the Geelong Rep troupe through...

Arcare job boost for peninsula

Arcare’s expansion to the Bellarine Peninsula has created hundreds of employment opportunities for locals wanting to build a career in the eve- growing aged...

DUNNO at Geelong Gallery

Geelong Gallery has received a pop of colour to inspire the community to confront what they ‘DUNNO’ ahead of a new exhibition opening next...

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