Anzac legend Roy Longmore, an underground survivor
By NOEL MURPHY
THEY bred them tough a century ago when Aussies threw themselves into the shocking conflagration that was Gallipoli.
The last Victorian veteran –...
Glenn Shorrock back for the Good Times
By NOEL MURPHY
NOT too many Aussie rock stars can lay claim to 10 major hits in the US, a couple of ARIA Hall of...
Anzac Day services guide
ANZAC Day services across Geelong, the Bellarine Peninsula and Surf Coast include:
Geelong
Johnstone Park commemorative service and wreath-laying ceremony, Geelong Peace Memorial, 4:15am
Lara RSL,...
Book to restore WWI vets’ memories
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
WITH the passing of Australia's World War I veterans, keeping their service records straight is more important than ever.
That’s the opinion...
New trawler to ‘minimise’ deaths of dolphins, seals
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
KILLING dolphins and seals was unavoidable but would be minimised, proponents of controversial freezer trawler Geelong Star said yesterday.
Speaking as the...
Geelong artist Streeton and the hidden beauty of Great War battlefields
By NOEL MURPHY
IMAGES of war often focus on the brutal, the horrifying and shocking carnage of ripped and shattered humanity -- mangled bodies, surreal...
Barwon Health faces $640 million ‘cut’, claims Labor
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
BARWON Health would lose $642 million over the next 10 years from federal cuts, Premier Daniel Andrews warned yesterday.
But Federal Liberal...
More Geelong charities axed in crackdown
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A CRACKDOWN on local charities has continued with another five having their charitable status revoked and a further 48 facing the...
Buckets and bouquets
BOUQUETS to the Chans, who recently retired and closed Sun-Bo Chinese Restaurant in Gheringhap St, Geelong. Have been in Geelong for decades, I considered...
FRUGAL FRIDAY: Button upscale
Elissa Friday
WINTER is on its way, so it will soon be time to dig out our coats and jackets from last year to put...
Tough Cat Caddy out to avenge final loss
JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
LAST year's semi-final loss to North Melbourne has tough Cats midfielder Josh Caddy out for revenge at Simonds Stadium on Sunday.
"You never...
Cats face similar Roos
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
ANY number of similarities exist between lower-ladder foes Geelong and North Melbourne ahead of their round-four clash at Simonds Stadium on...
Two dead in Geelong house fire
Police will prepare a report for the coroner following the death of two people in a house fire in Herne Hill on 27 December.
There...
