‘Ice forums’ strategy
A two-day forum will hammer out a strategy to beat ice use in Geelong, according to a leading policeman.
Superintendent Daryl Clifton said the forums...
Quake’s “lucrative” Geelong opportunities
A $45 billion project to rebuild earthquake-ravaged Christchurch offers “lucrative opportunities” for Geelong, according to an engineers network representative.
Kevin Foard said the project had...
Racing club on track with upgrades
By EMILY IANNELLO
A minor revamp will spruce up Geelong’s Racecourse in time for the city’s premier race this year.
Member for South Barwon Andrew Katos...
Builder slams red tape for 12 month delay
By PAUL MILLAR
A FRUSTRATED Geelong builder says decision-makers incapable of making decisions have delayed the construction of a multi-warehouse development at Newcomb.
Ashley Patten said...
Book reveals our fearless De Garis
A Geelong woman's remarkable journey through war in Europe to establishing Geelong's first maternity ward is revealed in a new book.
Dr Ruth Lee’s novel...
New claim on UFO abduction
By NOEL MURPHY
SOLVING one of the Otways’ most abiding mysteries, the disappearance of pilot Fred Valentich, could lie with a farmer who claimed to...
‘Young woman’ indecently assaulted on train
AN INDECENT assault on a Geelong train has sent police hunting a man with a “strong accent”.
Police alleged he sat next to the young...
Geelong water stores hit capacity at West Barwon
THE West Barwon Reservoir has spilled for the third consecutive year.
Located at Forrest in the Otway Ranges, the reservoir supplies the majority of Barwon...
Readers desert Geelong Advertiser as sales fall
THE GEELONG Advertiser lost about 10 per cent of its readers in the 12 months to June, Roy Morgan Research reported today.
Readership of the...
Gordon TAFE finances at risk, warns Auditor-General
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A “pattern of deterioration” has increased financial risk at Gordon Institute of TAFE, according to a Victorian Auditor-General report.
Gordon is among...
Child abduction attempt at Drysdale
By NOEL MURPHY
DRYSDALE Primary School has warned parents to pick up their children from school after an alleged child-abduction attempt last week.
Principal Phil Dunlop-More...
Fake $50s flooding Geelong retailers
By NOEL MURPHY
Crooks are passing counterfeit $50 notes in shops across central Geelong and as far as Waurn Ponds.
Police have warned traders to be...
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...
