Gas shortages strike on coast
By NOEL MURPHY
TORQUAY homes are reeling from weeks of chronic gas shortages amid a recent cold spell, leaving residents shivering as vital heaters and...
Anti-coal fight ramps up at Anglesea
By Noel Murphy
ANTI-coal activists are gearing up for a new anti-Alcoa rally at Anglesea this weekend as 80 workers await their fate in the...
Colleges shake up the Bard
By Emily Iannello
Three Geelong colleges for either boys or girls-only have joined forces for a production starring both sexes.
Students from St Joseph’s, Clonard and...
Police hunt Geelong sunnies thief
A FASHION-conscious thief has police on her trail after stealing designer sunglasses worth hundreds of dollars from a Geelong store.
Police allege the woman took...
Rain variable in a record month
Rainfall varied greatly across the region in July.
Some parts of central Geelong received only around 70 per cent of the normal rain for the...
Near-death shock ends in thanks for Phil’s saviours
By NOEL MURPHY
VETERAN marathon runner Phil Sage was shocked when he collapsed with a cardiac arrest during a baseball game at Deakin University two...
Drysdale ‘roads’ study
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
LONG-suffering Drysdale and Clifton Springs motorists have a chance to push their case to VicRoads in a new transport survey.
Community organisations...
Ex-school sites put up for sale
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
FORMER school sites figure prominently on a sales list of government land around the region.
The list was published for the first...
Rabbit nemesis wants our votes
Stamping out rabbits has put a Modewarre woman in line for a national award.
But Mandy Coulson must win an online popular vote to be...
Bullies forgotten as Jordan lightens up for the ring
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
JORDAN Lukies never imagined he would ever enter a kickboxing ring.
The 23-year-old was bullied at school for being fat and, although...
Playwright returns to find her heart still in Geelong
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
PLAYWRIGHT Mary Anne Butler feels as though she has come full circle.
The Darwin author is back in Geelong, where she spent...
Link ‘to cut 20 minutes’ from Melbourne drive
Geelong motorists will save up to 20 minutes driving to Melbourne with East West Link, according to an independent study.
Premier Denis Napthine released the...
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...
