Deakin invisible studies take aim at a warfare edge
By NOEL MURPHY
YOU’VE seen how effective invisible warriors can be in movies such as Arnie Schwarzenegger’s Predator but is it really possible to camouflage...
Avalon gets a new ‘giddyup’ from Daz
By NOEL MURPHY
DARRYN Lyons’ controversial Giddyup billboard has been replaced with another just as loud - a giant pitch to keep Jetstar at Avalon,...
Our ABC ‘facing chop’
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG’S new ABC bureau faces the chop less than 12 months after it opened.
Federal Government cuts of $70 million for the ABC...
Primary kids up to mystery challenge
By John Van Klaveren
Year four and five students from Anglesea Primary School prepared for battle this week.
They gathered at Geelong College’s middle school to...
Health shake-up to cost jobs: Medicare Local
By John Van Klaveren
MEDICARE Locals in Geelong, Ballarat and Warrnambool plan a merger to tender for Federal Government’s new Primary Health Network.
Geelong Medicare Local...
Flasher attracts police attention
A FLASHER has performed lewd acts at a Bell Post Hill public toilet, according to police.
Detectives from a sexual offences and child abuse investigation...
Single parents left homeless, says PWP
By John Van Klaveren
GEELONG desperately needs emergency accommodation for single parents escaping dangerous or stressful domestic situations, according to Parents without Partners Community Services...
Local ALP luminaries celebrate 50 not out
By NOEL MURPHY
ALP HEROES John Cain and Steve Bracks will be among Labor Party faithful celebrating 50 years of continuous state representation in Geelong...
Quiet achievers for women’s issues
By John Van Klaveren
Quiet persistence behind the scenes has enabled the Geelong branch of the national council of women to wield its influence.
But its...
Geelong to be driving jobless
By John Van Klaveren
GEELONG faces job losses of five per cent with the closure of the automotive industry, according to a State of the...
Double Take
Do we really have such trouble recognising celebrities in Geelong?
On rock quiz TV show Spicks and Specks last week, Scared Weird Little Guys' Rusty...
In Brief
Christmas spending
A $2 million spending spree on Christmas decorations will go ahead after Geelong’s council approved the initiative this week.
Mayor Darryn Lyons used his...
Shandelle seeks new musical horizons
Shandelle Cooke is one of Geelong’s best-loved performers, but the chanteuse is not content to rest on her laurels.
This month Cooke launches two new...
