Tag: News
App speeds up treatment time: Images for doctors ‘anywhere’
Cutting edge: Dr Chee Keong Chan uses the new app to display a medical image on an iPad.By John Van KlaverenA MEDICAL app trialled...
Response ‘overwhelms’ riding charity
By John Van KlaverenTHE PUBLIC response to an Independent story about thieves raiding a tiny local charity has been “overwhelming”, its executive officer says.
Rainbow...
Tough budget hits sweet spot
By John Van KlaverenTHE BAILLIEU Government has laced a dour state budget with sweeteners for Geelong.
But Gordon Institute of TAFE faces a financial hit,...
‘Stripping’ for dinner: Residents defy council to create roadside gardens
Helen Smith, Sue Hartigan and Len Blacker with a nature strip herb garden on Corio’s Purnell Rd. By Michelle HerbisonGEELONG residents are increasingly turning...
Ford ‘sticks with the battler’
Back to work: Brendan Sexton at Ford’s North Geelong plant. By Cherie DonnellanFORD WILL stick with a parts supplier whose financial problems forced the...
Towns call for rollout
By Michelle HerbisonDRYSDALE and Clifton Springs will submit a formal request to be included in the next rollout of the national broadband network, according...
Cars plan ‘dumped’
By John Van KlaverenSTATE Government has dumped plans to relocate Melbourne’s import-export car trade to Geelong, State Government has confirmed.
Ports Minister Dr Denis Napthine...
The Mitch pitch: Mayor first hand up for direct election
On the run: Mayor John Mitchell at City Hall on Wednesday. By John Van KlaverenMAYOR John Mitchell has announced his nomination for Geelong’s first...
Preference for mayor: ‘Dummies’ discouraged
By John Van KlaverenPREFERRENTIAL voting will choose Geelong’s first directly elected mayor, State Government has revealed.
A spokesperson for Local Government minister Jeanette Powell said...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Wigging out in Hairspray
Hairspray: Lachy Joyce as Edna.By Cherie DonnellanDONNING a wig and heels holds little trepidation for Geelong’s Lachy Joyce.
But the high school drama teacher conceded...
City’s new generation of vets in ‘good day’
Brothers in arms: Rob McClure and Andrew Hanns join forces on Anzac Day at Geelong RSL. By John Van KlaverenEAST Timor servicemen Andrew Hanns...
6000 brave weather to salute Anzac Day
First light: Dawn breaks on Point Danger for Torquay’s Anzac Day service. To see more of Tommy Ritchie’s pictures of the service, search...
Man charged following Bell Park standoff
A Bell Park man has been charged with false imprisonment following a seven-hour standoff with police yesterday.
Officers attended an address at Bell Park’s...
