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Green light for Corio Bay Christmas tree

By NOEL MURPHY CORIO BAY is set to be decked with boughs of Yuletide cheer after Geelong's council approved a $1 million Christmas tree on...

Studios set for homeless kids

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN A LUXURY $79,000 one-off caravan is housing homeless youths around Geelong. But they don’t get to call the unique seven-metre caravan home...

T&G to house student apartments

Geelong’s T&G Building is set to house students after Deakin University spent almost $3 million to buy the city-centre icon. Deakin Vice Chancellor Professor Jane...

Feeling fine

Rachael Salmer enjoys a brief respite of fine weather this week with Isabella, Amy and Jasmine as part of City of Greater Geelong's Leopold...

CFMEU local embroiled in unions probe

By Noel Murphy A Geelong union figure has been embroiled in a controversial Royal Commission stand-off over secret tapes and alleged leaks to media outlets. The...

Costs threat over park

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN Legal costs have been threatened against an Ocean Grove Park Association member trying to prevent development of a performance space in...

Stangel, Dallimore reunion for classic guitar anthems

Geelong's The Voice sensation Michael Stangel and local guitar legend John Dallimore will perform together for the first time in 20 years this Friday...

T&G set for $8m Deakin student housing

DEAKIN University has bought the iconic Geelong landmark, the T&G Building, to utilise for student accommodation. The sale, understood to have fetched $2.9 million, was...

Man wanted over city store armed robbery

POLICE have a released a security photo of a man they want to interview about an armed robbery in a city shop last month. Geelong...

Explosion at Barwon Prison forces evacuation

AN EXPLOSION at Barwon Prison has forced a partial evacuation at the maximum security jail. "There was no physical damage, no injuries, but police and...

Epworth Hospital creating jobs at Waurn Ponds

By NOEL MURPHY THE $277 million first stage of the Epworth Geelong hospital under construction at Waurn Ponds has generated 250 jobs and 30 apprenticeships,...

Jason Trickey jail sentence appeal fails

By NOEL MURPHY The former administrator of a popular Geelong history Facebook page, Jason Trickey, has lost an appeal against a four-month jail sentence for...

Community calendar

Austrian Club Geelong Rock and roll cabaret, 20 Plantation Rd, Corio, Sunday September 21 from 5pm. Featuring Tony Rebeiro & the Bureau. ■ Karl 0412-205...