Tag: News
Local Legend: Bob’s ‘big time’
Andrew MathiesonBIG Bob Wiltshire limps slowly into the dining room, crutches guiding the ageing 77-year-old to the comfort of a waiting chair.
He casts a...
Sports festival ‘set to rival airshow’
A NEW major event featuring various sports over three days in Geelong could grow as big as Avalon Airshow, according to Mayor John Mitchell.
He...
Cop boost ‘to miss us’
Kim WatersGEELONG and the Surf Coast will be “the biggest losers” under a State Government plan to reshuffle police, according to an Upper House...
National baseball team plan
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG could be a home of Melbourne’s new national baseball team under a plan to utilise Victoria’s best facility for the sport, officials...
Winners Perfect for stage
Erin Pearson"DRUMMERS get all the chicks”, according to Perfect Fit, but it took each member of the young band to win Geelong’s FReeZACentral Escape...
Airport crash heroics end in bravery award
Kim WatersTHOUSANDS of sky-dives over 36 years have blurred together in the mind of Torquay parachute instructor Ralph Hamilton-Presgrave but saving a colleague from...
Pretty lights to celebrate a young survivor
Andrew MathiesonCANCER survivor Matilda Pretty may be young but the Geelong seven-year-old is wise beyond her years.
She’s joining mum Kylie to urge the community...
Our dams near 50%
Kim WatersBARWON Water is reviewing stage three restrictions as the region’s storages creep toward 50 per cent capacity following heavy rain.
A spokesperson said levels...
ALP failure ‘ex-Liberal’
Andrew MathiesonA DISGRACED Labor candidate was a former Geelong Young Liberal, according to party members.
Adrian Schonfelder campaigned for Labor in the lead-up to the...
Miller defends chamber over crook appointment
Andrew MathiesonA RECRUITING company was responsible for hiring disgraced Geelong Chamber of Commerce boss Greg Rowe, according to long-serving predecessor Lawrie Miller.
Rowe, 54, resigned...
Libs cash fails to win bookie nod over ALP
Erin PearsonBETTING agencies have backed Labor to win Corangamite despite the Liberals pledging almost $60 million more in funding commitments for the seat.
Sportsbet on...
‘Deal’ fear on golf club land
Andrew MathiesonCOMMUNITY lobbyists fear State Government and Wool-worths have done a “backroom deal” to develop a former North Geelong golf club site.
Greening Geelong West...
Community views needed on neighbourhood house upgrade
Members of the public have the chance to help shape the City’s newest community centre.
The City of Greater Geelong has called on the Geelong...
