Tag: News
Bus guards ‘bashed’
By Michelle HerbisonA BASHING that put a security officer in hospital is typical of attacks on staff working around central Geelong’s bus interchange, according...
Dredge time ‘terrible’
By Michelle HerbisonA DREDGING project has closed Clifton Springs’ boat ramps with “terrible timing” for the fishing industry, according to an anglers’ representative. ...
Club sets sail for youngsters as sport founders with ageing membership
We are sailing: Paul Wedding, Arthur Irving, Robert Page, John Royle, Dennis Smith and Robert Barker prepare to launch the sailing By Michelle HerbisonST...
Aerobics worked out
Jan Juc’s Tahnee Bratanavicius, 12, and Torquay’s Emily Daniels, 18, are pictured back in training after second placings at an aerobics world championships on...
Shire ‘lacks respect’
SURF Coast Shire should begin treating ratepayers with “decency and respect”, according to a former councillor.
Heather Wellington said her “extraordinarily difficult” experiences trying to...
CSIRO research infecting cinema
Famous: CSIRO “batpack” team members Gennifer Barr and Gary Crameri conduct research at the Moolap facility. By Erin PearsonWORLD-first Geelong research has landed a...
TALK THE TOLL DOWN: Shock tragedy in NT
BY JOHN VAN KLAVERENTHE DRIVER in a crash that killed a 24-year-old Geelong woman apparently committed suicide as a result, according to Northern Territory...
School site for garden
By Michelle HerbisonQUEENSCLIFF'S former high school site will host botanic gardens, according to a council plan.
The plan calls for exotic or indigenous plants...
Demand piles up on our JPs
Under pressure: Volunteer JP Ross Mckenzie signs another document at Geelong By John Van KlaverenTHE WORKLOAD of voluntary Justices of the Peace at the...
Deakin, Gordon face enrolment, funds hits
By John Van KlaverenGEELONG'S two main tertiary institutions are battling falling enrolments and funding cuts, emails to staff have revealed.
Deakin University told staff 2012...
Newtown artist puts club’s first art show in picture
Art attack: Charles Moodie at work in his studio.By Michelle HerbisonGEELONG artist Charles Moodie loves the view from the top of Moorabool St’s hill...
Authorities to counsel students after stabbing
By Michelle HerbisonAUTHORITIES will work with students to prevent violence after a stabbing at Bellarine Secondary College, according to the school’s principal and Victoria’s...