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Police to blitz drivers’ after catching 5000 speeding
Slow down: Senior Constable Darren Kiddle prepares for the big blitz.ERIN PEARSONA POLICE blitz will target speeding and drink drivers across the region over...
Police probing assault ‘leads’: ‘Sensational’ response to appeal for information
ERIN PEARSONGEELONG police believe they are another step closer to catching a man who violently assaulted a university student in the central city area,...
WANES WHEELS: A Dodge or nothing
Dodge nut: Murray Coster admits to being one-eyed about the Dodge since he first saw one 73 years ago. His latest car is...
FINALLY FRIDAY: ’80s enough for a loving tribute
ERIN PEARSONFOUR legends of Australian rock will “bling up” Geelong in a tribute to the ’80s on Saturday night, according to former Kids in...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Fiddler on waterfront
If he was a rich man: Howard Dandy as Tevye with his on-stage wife and daughters in Fiddler on the Roof.HAMISH BROOKSGEELONG Lyric Theatre...
JOIN THE CLUB: Orienteering steps out in city
Walk this way: Orienteers Heather Leslie and John Gavens. JOHN VAN KLAVERENFOR the cartographically-challenged, there may yet be hope.
The sport of orienteering usually elicits...
Pokie debate ‘scares workers’
JOHN VAN KLAVERENAUSTRALIA'S gambling debate has left pub and club staff across Geelong fearful for their jobs, according to Australian Hotels Association president Peter...
One-legged man: I’ll walk Kokoda
ERIN PEARSONGEOFF Chandler’s backpack will be lighter than others next month when he tackles Papua New Guinea’s gruelling Kokoda Trail.
The 50-year-old, who has a...
Alcoa river ‘link’
JOHN VAN KLAVERENALCOA is responsible for a spate of fish deaths in Anglesea River, according to a Geelong scientist.
Frank Parsons said he included his...
Police probing NSW shooting
Shot: An image of Georgia Kirby from her Facebook page.ERIN PEARSONPOLICE have charged a Lara man over an alleged car theft that ended ...
John and Bob in a Heartbeat
Vital signs: Lynne White, John Ellis’s son Michael, wife Wilma and son Garry join Bob Loader’s daughter Fiona Crosby and Heartbeat Geelong member Brian...
Drug, burglary ring ‘busted’, court hears
KIM WATERSPOLICE have busted a “very well-organised” drug and burglary ring in Geelong, a court heard this week.
Jason Davison, Ryan Stalker and Timothy...
Hawks go into break in 3rd spot
A seven goal to two first quarter against the breeze helped Drysdale to a 40-point win against Newcomb at Grinter Reserve on Saturday and...
