Council topples Telstra tower plan
By Paul Millar
A DECISION to block plans for a telecommunications tower at Hamlyn Heights, shows that council is listening to ratepayers, according to Cr...
Cats ‘respect’ Power
By Paul Millar
GEELONG coach Chris Scott could well have been listening to tennis great Roger Federer as he prepared this week for Sunday’s top...
Grinder attack on Corio, Ballan Myki machines
POLICE are hunting three men who allegedly tried to break open Myki machines at Corio and Ballan railway stations in October and December.
Two men...
Pressure grows for probe into secret $50m Epworth deal
By NOEL MURPHY
Shadow Health Minister Gavin Jennings and the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association have backed calls for an Ombudsman inquiry into a secret...
Shorten’s anti-union push won’t affect our numbers, says Trades Hall’s Gooden
By PAUL MILLAR
Geelong Trades Hall Council secretary Tim Gooden believes a push by Federal Opposition leader Bill Shorten to distance the Labor Party from...
Wrong-way freeway terror at Lara
By NOEL MURPHY
MARCIA and Glen Wood are thanking their lucky stars they’re alive after a near-miss with a car driving the wrong way on...
Lethbridge airpark taking off with the works
By NOEL MURPHY
An upgraded airfield at Lethbridge is paving the way for a new business precinct on the outskirts of Geelong linking agri-business, tourism...
Mick Fanning now triple Bells winner
AUSSIE surf hero Mick Fanning took out the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach championship ahead of mate Taj Burrow in a nerve-wracking final at...
Leopold crash: Woman, 2 children to hospital
A WOMAN and two children have been taken to Geelong Hospital after the car in which they were travelling flipped over at Leopold this...
Ditto outfitted for new child-protection shows
DITTO, a mascot for child-protection advocate Bravehearts, has a new outfit for his Geelong performances.
Bravehearts supporter Peter Newland, of Advance Record Management, presented Ditto...
New eyes on crime in central Geelong
NEW SURVEILLANCE cameras are watching for crime in central Geelong.
Geelong’s council has used a $110,000 grant from the Department of Justice to install six...
Speedsters sidelined as police impound cars
POLICE impounded four cars over the weekend after their drivers were apprehended speeding.
One incident took place on Melbourne Road in North Geelong where an...
From the Archives
16 years ago
July 10, 2009
Residents and local politicians fear the “Leopold pong” emitting from Lake Connewarre could have a huge impact on the natural...
