City’s first autism centre a ‘godsend’ for parents
By Emily Iannello
A “godsend” for families with autistic children has opened in Geelong.
The city’s first Little Learners centre for pre-schoolers provides 20-plus hours a...
Sandbag flood response ‘saves houses’
An emergency sandbagging operation has saved houses from seawater flooding during an “extreme storm” at Portarlington, according to City Hall.
Ward councillor Lindsay Ellis said...
Existing cable ready for NBN
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG’S hybrid fibre coaxial (HFC) network could become part of a local NBN rollout.
Neighbourhood Cable rolled out the high-speed HFC internet...
Our mixed results in Glasgow
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG athletes at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow have enjoyed mixed fortunes.
Netballers Tegan Caldwell and Madison Robinson are part of an...
Triathlete Jack heads for Youth Olympics
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG triathlete Jack Van Stekelenburg has made his first Australian representative team, selected to compete at a Youth Olympics in Nanjing,...
Child abduction fears at Drysdale
By NOEL MURPHY
CHILD abduction fears have emerged at Drysdale after reports of a man trying to entice children into his van.
Online community page Leopold...
Cops taser man at Winchelsea
A MAN has been hospitalised after being tasered by police at Winchelsea on Tuesday night.
Police said the man was hospitalised due to concerns about...
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...
Tragic tale of young Anzac
Ocean Grove singer-songwriter Vin Healy has released a new music video telling the story of a young Anzac just in time for Remembrance Day.
Mr...
