OS tourists shun the Surf Coast
By NOEL MURPHY
OVERSEAS tourists are shunning the Surf Coast, according to new statistics.
Overall international visitor numbers fell from 28,731 in 2012 to 25,833 last...
Cruise ship bumped to berth at Corio wharf terminal
A CORIO freight terminal will host a flagship cruise ship as Geelong seeks funding for a new pier, mayor Darryn Lyons has revealed.
MV Funchal...
Amit masters Caltex servo trade as alternative to IT career
By NOEL MURPHY
WHAT did the master in IT say to the sparkie? Do you want fries with that?
Sure, it might sound like a bad joke...
Police closing on ‘ice addict’ over suspected murder
By Paul Millar
POLICE believe the net is closing around an ice addict on the run in Corio over the alleged abduction and probable murder...
Anglesea River gets the acid blues
By NOEL MURPHY
ANGLESEA River acid levels have increased following winter rains, causing a blue tinge in some areas of its estuary.
No fish deaths have...
$320m farm jobs’ fast-track to delivery
A FUTURISTIC $320 million farm promising 1000 jobs for Geelong is on a fast-track to reality, according to its proponent.
Sustainable Farms welcomed a council...
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Egan claim
FORMER star Cat defender Matthew Egan has taken legal action over a foot injury that prematurely ended his career.
Egan sought damages and costs...
Review ‘validates’ Bellarine policing concerns
By Paul Millar
POLICE Command will review resources on the Bellarine Peninsula following community outrage about roster changes.
State Government this week announced a six-month review...
Viva to buy Liberty stake to back Geelong refinery
Paul Millar
VIVA ENERGY Australia has entered into an agreement to buy a non-controlling stake in fuel supplier Liberty Oil in an early show of...
Robot dispensing pills at Geelong Hospital
ROBOTICS and pills are unusual new bedfellows set to save Barwon Health $250,000 a year.
Geelong Hospital is the first Australian hospital to install an...
Shorten cleared of Portarlington rape claims
RAPE allegations against federal opposition leader Bill Shorten dismissed by police were laid after a Young Labor Party at Portarlington in the 1980s.
The claim,...
Ebola research brawl
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Geelong research into the deadly Ebola virus has become a political football amid the state launch of science week in the...
From the archives
15 years ago
September 17, 2010
Avalon Airport should have a rail link to Melbourne to ensure Victoria is Australia’s national entry point, according to the...
