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Student beds to fill ‘desperate’ need

By Michelle HerbisonA $48 million project to boost Deakin University Waurn Ponds campus student accommodation by more than 300 beds began construction this week....

Preferences will decide city election: Mitchell in pole poll position

By Noel MurphyGEELONG’S mayoral race is shaping up as a battle of preferences with incumbent John Mitchell positioned well ahead of his chief contenders...

Geelong joins CFA Fiskville cancer class action

Alarmed: Andrew Conlon is worried about CFA health risks. Picture Tommy Ritchie 88186By Noel MurphyANDREW Conlon is one of some 20 Geelong people looking...

Party rules say: Council stooges

By Noel MurphyTHE ALP has been caught red-handed ordering Labor candidates to act as stooges for fellow party members in Geelong’s council election. A letter...

College comment refusals

By Cherie DonnellanTORQUAY ward candidates have slammed Christian College’s attempt to preempt a response on support for development on its controversial Spring Creek site. The...

Queenscliff pub of ‘national importance’: Hotel up for sale

Tender time: Queenscliff Historical Museum president Helene Butler outside the famous pub.By Michelle HerbisonQUEENSCLIFF'S iconic hotel is up for grabs, with its owner confirming...

FINALLY FRIDAY: TZU dwells in the zone

Whose who: TZU brings a dark history to Geelong.By Cherie DonnellanHIP HOP band TZU wanted to produce more prolific music than singing about “being...

History repeats in centre project

By Noel MurphyIT’S NOTHING new to find history repeating itself but as Geelong tries to refashion itself for the future the familiarity of some...

JOIN THE CLUB: Local art heart still beats strong

For arts sake: Tony Bramwell and Lisa Kelly in the Shearers Arms studio. By John Van KlaverenTHE SHEARERS Arm sounds more like a tavern...

Racer doubles sister act target

Fundraiser: Jacinta O’Neill pounds the beach during the race.By Cherie DonnellanTORQUAY'S Jacinta O’Neill clocked the Surf Coast Century race in just 11 hours, but...

Geelong bowser brawls break out

By Noel MurphyA NEW petrol war has erupted in Geelong with Coles and Woolworths/Safeway offering up to 15 cents a litre discounts as prices...

Battling silent killer

BY MICHELLE HERBISON When Nicholas Bottrell was asked to meet with his wife’s doctor he feared the worst. Various tests for Mary’s bloating,...

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New exhibition a meditation on nature

Torquay artist Ingrid Daniell will unveil her latest body of work when her new show Time in Thin Places opens at Boom Gallery next...