New claim on UFO abduction
By NOEL MURPHY
SOLVING one of the Otways’ most abiding mysteries, the disappearance of pilot Fred Valentich, could lie with a farmer who claimed to...
‘Young woman’ indecently assaulted on train
AN INDECENT assault on a Geelong train has sent police hunting a man with a “strong accent”.
Police alleged he sat next to the young...
Geelong water stores hit capacity at West Barwon
THE West Barwon Reservoir has spilled for the third consecutive year.
Located at Forrest in the Otway Ranges, the reservoir supplies the majority of Barwon...
Readers desert Geelong Advertiser as sales fall
THE GEELONG Advertiser lost about 10 per cent of its readers in the 12 months to June, Roy Morgan Research reported today.
Readership of the...
Gordon TAFE finances at risk, warns Auditor-General
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A “pattern of deterioration” has increased financial risk at Gordon Institute of TAFE, according to a Victorian Auditor-General report.
Gordon is among...
Child abduction attempt at Drysdale
By NOEL MURPHY
DRYSDALE Primary School has warned parents to pick up their children from school after an alleged child-abduction attempt last week.
Principal Phil Dunlop-More...
Fake $50s flooding Geelong retailers
By NOEL MURPHY
Crooks are passing counterfeit $50 notes in shops across central Geelong and as far as Waurn Ponds.
Police have warned traders to be...
Gas shortages strike on coast
By NOEL MURPHY
TORQUAY homes are reeling from weeks of chronic gas shortages amid a recent cold spell, leaving residents shivering as vital heaters and...
Anti-coal fight ramps up at Anglesea
By Noel Murphy
ANTI-coal activists are gearing up for a new anti-Alcoa rally at Anglesea this weekend as 80 workers await their fate in the...
Colleges shake up the Bard
By Emily Iannello
Three Geelong colleges for either boys or girls-only have joined forces for a production starring both sexes.
Students from St Joseph’s, Clonard and...
Police hunt Geelong sunnies thief
A FASHION-conscious thief has police on her trail after stealing designer sunglasses worth hundreds of dollars from a Geelong store.
Police allege the woman took...
Rain variable in a record month
Rainfall varied greatly across the region in July.
Some parts of central Geelong received only around 70 per cent of the normal rain for the...
Pedalling towards road safety
Students across Greater Geelong can continue to learn about bike and road safety through a community initiative aimed at saving lives on the road....
