Tag: Geelong
Fire breaks out at K Park before Cats-Crows clash
FIRE has broken out at Kardinia Park just hours before the Geelong Cats are scheduled to clash with the Adelaide Crows.
The fire, which started...
Cloud over NDIS
By NOEL MURPHY
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott must clarify the future of Geelong’s NDIS headquarters - and its 300 jobs - in the face of...
Bartel quietly reaches game 250
By PAUL MILLAR
JIMMY Bartel doesn’t fit the bill of a high profile AFL star preparing for his 250th game.
Something’s seriously missing.
There was no swagger,...
In the spirit
A SEA of green swamped many of Geelong’s leading hostelries as St Patrick’s Day shorted this week for four days for many.
Morrie Pieper added...
Call to halt high-rises
By NOEL MURPHY
CITY Hall’s controversial high-rise rezoning plans should be stopped in their tracks and the council’s legal war chest used to re-start the...
Students hip-hop into their message of acceptance
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THREE Geelong schools have been ringing to hip-hop beats and rapping rhymes to spread messages of acceptance.
The Stand Up Sisters and...
Bronzed winner
Geelong Paralympic athlete, Jessica Gallagher, arrived home this week after her bronze medal winning efforts in Sochi.
She carried off the bronze medal in the...
Contenders eye plum seat
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A MELBOURNE Cup field has been predicted to line up for the plum upper house seat to be vacated by Member...
Ripping kingfish action continues
ANGLERS landed some quality captures in unfavourable weather over the past week.
Once the wind settled many chased kingfish around The Rip area, with sizes...
Exclusive: Bodies of work
Few people really know what their bodies are capable of until put to the test.
JOHN VAN KLAVEREN meets some Geelong men and women who...
Moorabool raid smokes out 35,000 illegal tobacco plants
By PAUL MILLAR
A notorious Lebanese crime clan is believed linked to a massive illegal tobacco plantation discovered on the outskirts of Geelong during a...
Police plea on soccer fan brawl
POLICE have released images of five men they want to speak to after an alleged brawl between opposing soccer fans in Melbourne’s CBD last...
Mind your head: top tips for staying safe during the festive...
The end-of-year holiday period can be heaps of fun – an opportunity to catch up with friends and family and generally celebrate the good...
