Homicide Squad charge Indented Heads man over Kingsbury disappearance
HOMICIDE Squad detectives have charged a 36-year-old man following the suspicious disappearance of Leopold man Paul Kingsbury.
The Indented Heads man was arrested in Portarlington...
Union stunt goes fishing for Lyons complaints
By Noel Murphy
A UNION 1800-hotline fishing for complaints about Geelong mayor Darryn Lyons has been labelled a stunt.
The Australian Services Union free call hotline...
Did the lost WW1 first shot land on a Lonsdale farm?
By NOEL MURPHY
THE Allies' first mortar fired in World War I landed in farmland west of Point Lonsdale rather than in Port Phillip Bay,...
‘European city’ plan for centre
Central Geelong could be “just like the best cities in Europe” with a new planning system to slash red tape, according to Mayor Darryn...
$2b island wind farm on hold
By NOEL MURPHY
A $2 BILLION 200-turbine wind farm to power Geelong is on hold while Federal Government reviews its Renewable Energy Target (RET) scheme.
Hydro...
More Portia woes with Ellen fight video claims
By Noel Murphy
MORE bombshell claims about Geelong Hollywood star Portia de Rossi have emerged, claiming she secretly filmed fights with wife Ellen DeGeneres...
Carbon tax death a win for region, says Henderson
GEELONG households will be on average $550 a year better off after today’s scrapping of the carbon tax, according to Corangamite MP Sarah Henderson.
She...
Foul food fury
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
The food at Barwon Health’s McKellar Centre is so bad that it's sometimes inedible and resembles excrement, according to recent rehabilitation...
Cafe serving up musical menus for Corio oldies
By Emily Iannello
A gold coin donation guarantees elderly patrons a morning of entertainment at a new Seniors Café in Corio’s Cloverdale Community Centre.
The initiative...
In brief
Kylie fever
Pop star Kylie Minogue has drawn hundreds of fans to Geelong’s Cunningham Pier for a promotional appearance.
Minogue and Ocean Grove’s Johnny Rollins visited...
Double Take
Congratulations to the local volunteers of Red Cross Barwon Zone 6, who celebrated the charity's 100th anniversary in Geelong this week.
City Hall hosted a...
Carbon tax ‘cost 90 jobs at Boral plant’
By NOEL MURPHY
The carbon tax led to the loss of 90 jobs at Boral’s Waurn Ponds plant, MP Sarah Henderson has told federal parliament.
“While...
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...
