Policeman faces charge over Geelong assault
A POLICE officer has been charged following the alleged assault of a man in Geelong in 2013.
The male western region senior constable was charged...
WWI warbirds headed for Avalon airshow
A SQUADRON of World War I fighters will attack Avalon’s airshow next month.
The New Zealand-based warbird collection -- including five German aircraft and five...
Anglesea air activist claims, figures at odds
By NOEL MURPHY
POTENTIAL buyers of Alcoa’s Anglesea power plant should be aware its “appalling level of emissions” were recognised at the “highest level” of...
Wetlands plans hurdle for $4b Moolap project
By NOEL MURPHY
A $4 BILLION township planned for Moolap faces its first serious obstacle as environmentalists target the former saltworks site for a wetlands...
Skyhooks’ Bongo reprises Oz’s glam rock
By NOEL MURPHY
GUITARIST Bongo Starkie’s colourful frill-necked lizard collar is one of Australian rock’s more curious 1970s images.
But then, his band, Skyhooks, was not...
Jon’s focus on frank input about Australia
By Ness Jennings
LOCAL cinematographer and photographer Jon Frank is turning his lens to cataloguing modern-day Australia and wants keen-eyed Geelong residents to help.
Jon is...
Fashion freaking out this summer
BRIGHTS colours, bold prints and a dash of bohemian style are putting the heating into this summer’s fashions.
That’s the tip from three of Geelong’s...
Alcoa closes Geelong while flourishing OS, with Ford and aerospace
By NOEL MURPHY
ALCOA is buying up in the aerospace industry and in Ford – two industries once deemed the future of Geelong -- as...
Macdonald’s secret deputy mayor bid fails as Labor turns on its own
By NOEL MURPHY
A SECRET last-minute bid by Rod Macdonald for Geelong’s deputy mayor job was spoiled by the council’s Labor bloc in favour of...
Fire outbreak triggers deadly warning
By PAUL MILLAR
AN OUTBREAK of fires north of Geelong this week has prompted a CFA warning for land owners to be on red alert...
Eastern Park bats pose killer virus risk: expert
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG’S Eastern Park could be harbouring up to 17,000 potential killers if a Medical Journal of Australia warning on bats and lyssavirus...
Double Take: Hogs, garlands, romance and dumb phones
WATERFRONT visitors could have been forgiven for cautiously looking skyward last weekend as a growling rumble echoed through the streets.
But rather than toned-down jet...
GRLC announces acting chief executive
Geelong Regional Library Corporation (GRLC) has named an interim boss while it continues to search for a new chief executive.
In response to sitting chief...
