Residents urged to finger arsonists
By PUAL MILLAR
POLICE will monitor local firebugs over the long weekend as Crime Stoppers and firefighters join forces to raise an awareness of...
Geelong among first ports of call for liner
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A NEW ultra-luxury small cruise ship has included Geelong on its maiden Australian voyage.
The Seabourn Encore will dock in the city...
Power costs ‘rose’ after carbon credits lost
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE ROLE of the carbon tax on the closure of Alcoa’s Point Henry smelter has come under question after partner Alumina...
MP, City wrangle over mobile phone black spots
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
CORANGAMITE MP Sarah Henderson has clashed with City of Greater Geelong over money to fix mobile phone black spots.
Ms Henderson said...
Top WorkSafe duo sacked ahead shift to Geelong
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
WORKSAFE is in chaos ahead of its promised move to Geelong after Premeir Daniel Andrews sacked its chair and chief executive...
Risk ‘outweighs value’ of increasing pursuits
By PAUL MILLAR
GEELONG'S growing number of police pursuits are not worth the risk or trauma, according to a veteran road safety expert.
John Lambert has...
Council jobs, services at risk as revenue dries up
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE REGION'S councils could cut jobs, services and infrastructure development as higher levels of government restrict their revenue sources, a municipal...
Summer ends in February storms
Areas of the Geelong region enjoyed average or above-average rain in February.
The only exceptions were the southern Otways and a couple of locations southwest...
Controversial trawler to ‘bring jobs’, faces MUA opposition
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A CONTROVERSIAL 95-metre floating fishing factory will bring jobs and investment when it makes Geelong port its home base later this...
Cats legend Wade suffers stroke in Asia
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG Cats legend Doug Wade has suffered a mild stroke overseas, according to unconfirmed reports.
Details were sketchy on the condition of the...
Tri team homing in on advantage
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE NEWEST addition to Geelong’s strong triathlon tradition is already making waves.
The Geelong Performance Coaching team is second in the Gatorade...
Brittany back in the swim …
By NOEL MURPHY
BRITTANY Nunan’s been out of the limelight while studying and travelling but she’s getting back in the swim of things.
The former state...
Geelong High dux thanks school community
Matt Aidt earned himself a near-perfect ATAR score, but believes he wouldn’t have achieved his goals without the support of the school’s community.
Matt was...
