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Lara man missing, hut burned, car empty

POLICE are appealing for public help to find missing Lara man Murray McMillan. Mr McMillan was last seen at his home address on 14 April and...

West link funded

The western section of the East West Link road upgrade has received $1.5 billion of federal funding. Federal member for Corangamite Sarah Henderson said the...

Forgotten hero memorial plan

By Paul Millar GEELONG'S Norm Lane paid the ultimate price in the service of his country. But even residents of the suburb named after him, Norlane,...

Closter kicked on in Vietnam

By Paul Millar FORMER Geelong Cats favourite Wayne Closter spilled blood while serving in Vietnam. But it was on a football field rather than a war...

Our Brendan missing ‘sweetheart’

DRYSDALE’s Brendan Fox is living a lifelong dream as an army “termite” in the Middle East. Deployed to Al Minhad Air Base in the United...

Local heroes typified Anzac spirit

By NOEL MURPHY 'We are the ragtime army, The A-N-Z-A-C, We cannot shoot, we won’t salute, What bloody good are we? And when we get to Berlin The Kaiser he...

Tiny wetsuit a swell gift for George

A TINY Torquay wetsuit could make a mini surfer out of royal baby Prince George. Surf company Rip Curl has produced a size-two neoprene garment...

Butt out, Cats to tell local smokers

GEELONG’s smoking problem has roped the city’s footy team into a campaign highlighting bans on smokers at outdoor sport venues. Health Minister David Davis said...

Uni team abuzz over 2D material

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN AN INNOCUOUS-looking piece of film like flimsy, transparent carbon paper has the science world abuzz. Graphene is a form of carbon now...

Welsh choir to sing for mums

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN THE NAMES Shirley Bassey, Bonnie Tyler and Charlotte Church only scratch the surface of internationally famous Welsh women singers. Not to be...

Harden up for Geelong show

ALTERNATIVE Australian punk rock band Hard-Ons will mark its 30th anniversary with a Geelong gig in June. The group had a strong following in Geelong’s...

Easter fishing action

By Brian Long ANGLERS reported some great captures over the Easter break. Freshwater reports dominated, with Moorabool Reservoir producing four redfin to 2.2kg for Troy Anderson....

No to cottage funding

The state government hs refused to fund the restoration of the historic 1860s Marshall Bluestone Cottage after it was dismantled to make way for...

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