Monster rig a ripping sight in bay

By NOEL MURPHY MONSTERS of the deep rarely show their tentacles but the oil rig chugging through the Port Phillip Heads at Point Lonsdale this...

Cats aim to finish on positive

WHILE Geelong Cricket Club fought bravely to win the first innings of last week’s match against Ringwood, it was unable to sustain the pressure,...

Buckets and bouquets

BUCKETS to a motor-servicing provider. Changing a few spark plugs, spraying about some WD40 and giving the engine a wipe hardly equates to a...

Geelong’s Newman joins legend Bertrand in victory

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN GEELONG sailor Jake Newman has won a 2015 Etchells Australian Championship while crewing on a boat skippered by national sailing legend...

Snapper, mulloway, kingfish provide tantalising targets across region

Chris Pitman TRAVIS Man and son Hunter set out in search of snapper off Clifton Springs, anchoring up just out from the Point Richards channel. The...

Paddington opens new chapter in toy story

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN THE PADDINGTON Toy Library has come a long way since its inception 30 years ago. In fact, many original members might not...

Cats ca$h grab: Will a quarter billion splash pay its way?

MORE than $100 million has been spent revamping Simonds Stadium in an effort to secure AFL games at Geelong -- and there's another $140...

Lyons settles with News on phone hack claims

by NOEL MURPHY   GEELONG mayor Darryn Lyons has received a confidential payout from Rupert Murdoch's News group over the alleged phone hacking of his former...

Letters: Bus fears, scumbags and traders …

Bus fears spreading IT WAS interesting to read in last week’s Independent about the effect proposed bus route changes would have on Newtown residents. Users of...

Buckets and bouquets

BOUQUETS to Nathan, who works in Myer Geelong’s home entertainment division. When a product I purchased had not arrived on time he made a...

Sally making her Marksman in opera

OCEAN Grove soprano Sally Wilson is tuning up for an edgy German opera unseen in Melbourne for 45 years. She will play the lead female...

Miracle girl Billi survives three-storey fall

By PAUL MILLAR A FIVE-YEAR-OLD Geelong West girl has been labelled a "miracle child" after surviving a fall onto concrete from the third storey of...

Grubbers land recruiting coup

Ocean Grove has pulled off a stunning recruiting coup with Gary Rohan set to wear the red and white this Bellarine Football League season. Rohan,...

Cleaning up litter

Convoy for kids