In brief
Bikie raids
A 50-year-old North Geelong man has been bailed on a charge of failing to appear before court after a series of bikie-related police...
Double take
By NOEL MURPHY
PRETTY chuffed crew at Queenscliff’s Vue Grand Hotel where they’ve picked up two bonuses this week.
The first was a pretty fair moniker...
Doyle backs bid for $30m pier
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG’s Yarra St pier plans have won powerful backing from number-one Cats ticket-holder, Melbourne lord mayor and former Liberal state leader Robert...
Port’s 3km pier option
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A LENGTHY offshore port terminal could overcome shallow water issues for a proposed Bay West container facility in Corio Bay's outer-harbour,...
Windy on a Thursdy
Strong winds whipped up quite a chop on the bay this Thursday morning, straining the yachts at their Western Beach moorings.
The windy day had...
Biotech leukaemia breakthrough at Geelong
By NOEL MURPHY
LEUKAEMIA victims could face a better chance of survival under world-first technology being ramped up in Geelong.
Research by biotech company Cytomatrix and...
Geelong’s mayor is getting very cocky ….
HE'S cocky, no doubt about it -- and here's artist Noreen Salt's avian interpretation of Geelong mohawk mayor Darryn Lyons.
Her sulphur-crested cockatoo image features...
Crisp winter break ….
THE sun breaks through the palms along Geelong's waterfront on a crisp Monday winter's morning -- a welcome respite from the chilly climes of...
Council hears US bio trip report
A council bio-tech delegation to the United States has delivered its report eight months after attending a series of industry meetings.
The BioGeelong Network delegation...
Alli dances into spotlight with tango novel
By Emily Iannello
THE TANGO is regarded as the Everest of dance; an addictive mix of pleasure, pain and passion.
Just ask Geelong author Alli Sinclair,...
Woman dies in Great Ocean Road bus crash
A WOMAN has died and two people are critically injured following a bus crash on the Great Ocean Road at Gellibrand Lower.
Police and emergency...
Lyons branches out
Geelong mayor Darryn Lyons joins Chris Beyon to launch the 10,000th tree for Geelong's Greenway project.
The City Hall project will plant 50,000 indigenous trees,...
Revving for charity
Engines will roar as cars and motorcycles roll into Lara on Sunday during an annual show to help raise money for charity.
The...
