Cats primed for Hawthorn blockbuster
By John Van Klaveren
FOOTY'S back - but Geelong fans will have to wait the entire long weekend before getting a pointer on the Cats...
Deaths mystify police
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
The violent deaths of two men at Whittington have baffled homicide squad detectives.
The pair, friends who lived together in a Thatcher...
In brief: Boat knockout; health closure; guns stolen; Anzac lighting; Easter lock-up
Boaties’ knockout
Police have discovered three people unconscious on a boat circling out of control half a kilometre off St Leonards.
Police believe the two men...
Stiff: Coffin thief faces grave charges
By NOEL MURPHY
A GEELONG man will face court next month over the bizarre alleged theft of 17 coffins from a Melbourne warehouse earlier this...
Spit spat brings back shellfish
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
CORIO Bay’s “functionally extinct” oyster reefs and mussel beds are being rebuilt in an Australian-first shellfish restoration project.
Wilson’s Spit reef, in...
New fund for city’s facades
Council cash is pouring back into central Geelong months after the axing of a scheme to fund community projects in the suburbs.
In the latest...
Intern death in ‘perfect storm’
By NOEL MURPHY
THE SUICIDE of a medical intern at Geelong hospital has highlighted concerns about workplace harassment and the mental health of medical students,...
Naomi’s garden secrets revealed to the public this weekend
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
AUSTRALIA is known as the dry continent, with some parts drier than others.
But it hasn’t stopped Naomi Benney from establishing...
‘P-Tech’ in state talks
Geelong will be the first recipient of a Pathways in Technology Early College High (P-Tech) School, Prime Minister Tony Abbott confirmed while visiting the...
Drysdale seeks ‘regeneration’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A BOLD community proposal seeks the “regeneration” of Drysdale's main street.
Drysdale Clifton Springs Community Association wants High St between its two...
PM visits Geelong to announce jobs system shake-up
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott made a surprise visit to Geelong this week to launch a national $5 billion jobs scheme.
Jobactive is...
Police raid’s murder link
By NOEL MURPHY
A MAN will be charged with minor offences following a police raid on an Armstrong Creek house last weekend.
Homicide Squad police raided...
Living with the bag
The Geelong Independent looks back on our best Friday features for 2025.
Ocean Grove’s Nicole Trimboli, 51, has survived cancer twice and now...
