Avalon:1000 new jobs in vegetable farm venture
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Futuristic $320m farming investment unveiled
A PROPOSED $320 million sustainable vegetable farm at Avalon will create more than 1000 jobs for Geelong,...
Exotic, extinct and endangered species in stitches
By NOEL MURPHY
FAUX fur takes a new turn in a wildlife hide exhibition being prepared at Geelong’s National Wool Museum.
Artist Ruth Marshall has replicated...
Scandal as Portia looks at becoming a mum
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG’S Portia de Rossi is set to appear in the next series of US TV series Scandal next month - and could...
Warning on property sales
By NOEL MURPHY
PROPERTY owners thinking about selling to developers as Geelong bulges at the edges need independent advice to avoid being exploited, a property...
Beware invisible cyber-crime: academic
By NOEL MURPHY
INVISIBLE crime is a growing industry as cyber-crooks plot the digital footprint of a growing number of victims, a Geelong academic has...
Truckie trapped in Geelong bypass crash
A TRUCK crash and other incidents are keeping emergency crews busy around Geelong as windy weather lashes the region, according to an SES spokesperson.
Scott...
City’s first autism centre a ‘godsend’ for parents
By Emily Iannello
A “godsend” for families with autistic children has opened in Geelong.
The city’s first Little Learners centre for pre-schoolers provides 20-plus hours a...
Sandbag flood response ‘saves houses’
An emergency sandbagging operation has saved houses from seawater flooding during an “extreme storm” at Portarlington, according to City Hall.
Ward councillor Lindsay Ellis said...
Existing cable ready for NBN
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG’S hybrid fibre coaxial (HFC) network could become part of a local NBN rollout.
Neighbourhood Cable rolled out the high-speed HFC internet...
Our mixed results in Glasgow
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG athletes at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow have enjoyed mixed fortunes.
Netballers Tegan Caldwell and Madison Robinson are part of an...
Triathlete Jack heads for Youth Olympics
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG triathlete Jack Van Stekelenburg has made his first Australian representative team, selected to compete at a Youth Olympics in Nanjing,...
Child abduction fears at Drysdale
By NOEL MURPHY
CHILD abduction fears have emerged at Drysdale after reports of a man trying to entice children into his van.
Online community page Leopold...
Moody steps into assistant coach role
Geelong Venom has appointed Megan Moody as an assistant coach for the upcoming WNBL season.
Moody brings a wealth of experience and success to the...
