City Hall to light up for Christmas
CITY Hall is set to be lit up like a ... well, like a Christmas tree, this festive season.
Animated light projections by artists Nick...
Record cruises bypassing city
By EMILY IANNELLO
GEELONG is missing out on Victoria’s busiest cruise season yet.
Eighty-five cruises will visit but only three will arrive in Geelong, which lacks...
Special effort makes everyone a winner in games team
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Members of a Barwon region Special Olympics team have all claimed medals at a national games held in Melbourne.
The 14 athletes...
Federal MPs’ bad week
By Paul Millar and John Van Klaveren
IT WAS a case of ‘Cup that!’ for federal MP Sarah Henderson in parliament this week as Corio...
Torquay kids get a Thingle for safety out of mascot
THINGLE Toodle taught Torquay pre-schoolers to stop, look, listen and think this week.
Victoria’s road safety mascot joined VicRoads colleague Professor Eric Speriment to deliver...
Coalition targets seats with $65m election funding
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE NAPTHINE Government has flooded Geelong with $65 million in election promises in the past two weeks as it targets local...
In brief
Bomb scare
A home-made bomb led to police cordoning off a Corio property yesterday.
A Victoria Police spokeswoman said officers discovered the pipe-bomb during a search...
Jan Juc to ‘retain’ reserve
WHILE the Napthine Government was been throwing money at Geelong, Labor went local on the Surf Coast with a pledge to save Jan Juc’s...
Double Take
One of the region's oldest footy clubs is battling with, of all things, the prosperity of its home town.
Lorne Football Club, established in 1896,...
Cats happy with 2015 fixture
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG has finally received eight home games at Simonds Stadium, including three in the first four rounds.
But only one will be...
Mia’s open garden aiming to make a splash for club
Two of Mia Cooke’s favourite pursuits will come together when she opens her enchanting garden to the public as a fundraiser this Sunday.
The Point...
300-plus jobs in $20m mill plans
Almost 300 jobs will flow from a proposed $20 million feed mill at Lara, federal MPs have announced.
Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane and Corangamite MP...
Pedalling towards road safety
Students across Greater Geelong can continue to learn about bike and road safety through a community initiative aimed at saving lives on the road....
