Tag: Geelong
Road safety to earn two kids leadership of Cats
STOP, look, listen and think. This road safety advice could earn two local youngsters the chance to lead the Cats onto Simonds Stadium before next...
Double Take: Spin, sink and NDIS
THE iron curtain closes soon on adverse publicity for the NDIS.
That’s the implict warning from public service spin doctor Julie Lawrence, apparently on her...
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Surgeons visit
Specialist surgeons will travel to Geelong for operations on children, saving families trips to Melbourne, Health Minister David Davis has announced.
Mr Davis said...
Hollywood film figure’s road rage story
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A PAIR of 1950s Holdens battle it out on the treacherous Great Ocean Road, the precipitous drop looming as the desperate...
Expert: City property trends up
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG is set to buck the trend of languishing property values despite looming manufacturing job losses, a property research expert predicts.
Knight...
My cancer warning to women
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG mum of six Misty Wells is pretty blunt these days.
“I tell my family and friends directly to stop procrastinating and...
Weather: May’s dry days
A disappointing month for rain delivered the Geelong region only half to three-quarters of its normal totals for May.
The latest 30-year average for May...
Young pianist shines in Star Search quest
STAR SEARCH, the region’s premier talent quest for young musicians, has been taken out by a young pianist barely into his teens.
Highton’s Kelvin Liu won...
See The Angels’ faces again
By SAM BRIMACOMBE
Rick Brewster is adamant The Angels will continue rocking after four decades on the Australian music scene.
“We’re looking forward to getting out...
Ocean Grove sports pavilion plans released
PLANS for a new $5.5 pavilion to house the Ocean Grove Football and Netball Club, Surfside Waves Soccer Club and Ocean Grove Cricket Club...
Old Ned, gold, ghosts, The Don and Chinese footballers mark museum’s new direction
By NOEL MURPHY
THE SEARCH for Geelong’s missing link -- a defining aspect to its history -- is turning up some diverse and curious stories...
Teen louts attack, rob disabled woman on scooter at Corio
POLICE are appealing for the public's help after three teen thugs attacked and robbed a woman on a mobility scooter in Corio. The 57-year-old Norlane...
Different role beckons for Grove star
Star Ocean Grove playmaker Zanna Woods is expecting to spend more time at wing attack when she returns from an elbow injury.
Woods broke a...
