ABC mini-series of The Secret River filming under way
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG’s film industry is kicking another goal with production of an $8.7 million ABC mini-series under way at the You Yangs near...
Ongoing battle for Portia with her ‘devils’
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG’S Hollywood star Portia de Rossi, reportedly in rehab for a month recently, has been suffering from cirrhosis of the liver and...
Geelong Golf Club set to return after sell-off scandal
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG Golf Club is set to be resurrected as a nine-hole course more than a decade after it was sold for $1.85...
My plan for Geelong
By The Hon Tony Abbot, Prime Minister of Australia
GEELONG is a great part of Australia to work and live.
Sure, Geelong has some challenges...
Auskick, VCFL kicked out of Geelong stadium
AUSKICK kids have been booted from Simonds Stadium to save its turf surface.
Geelong’s council has also put the ground off limits for a Victorian...
Cats, council, back gay marriage campaign
By John Van Klaveren
Geelong’s football club and council have waded into the gay marriage debate with supporting statements for a local campaign on the...
Last of the holidays
Geelong Regional Library Corporation youth services coordinator Amelia Dew helps holiday program participant Angelle with her project at Corio as school holidays wind down...
408 deaths on region’s roads
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Local roads recorded 408 fatalities in the past 25 years, Transport Accident Commission statistics reveal.
But most accident categories were trending downward...
Charities delisting risk
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A $250,000 TAFE student support fund is among 26 local charities facing deregistration for failing to meet their obligations.
The Trustee for...
Luke all fired up for appearance in charity calendar
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A GEELONG fire fighter has been the driving force behind a $1.2 million fundraising calendar to be published in Victoria for...
In Brief
Prison blast
An explosion has forced a partial evacuation of Barwon Prison, near Lara.
Police described the blast on Saturday as “small”, with all staff and...
Sheedy backer of 16-flags bid
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
AFL legend Kevin Sheedy has backed a Cats push to rewrite the beginnings of football, lifting Geelong's haul of premierships from...
Grovedale snares two premierships in Saturday Senior Pennant grand finals
Grovedale had the best representation in Tennis Geelong’s Saturday Senior Pennant grand finals, participating in four finals and being successful in two.
It would...
