Tag: News
Call for help as Corio kids go without breakfasts
Peter FaragoCORIO Primary School needs volunteers to ensure students eat breakfast before the morning bell.
Principal Mary Hutchison said the school’s Red Cross Good Start...
Dam it, says new councillor Katos
Andrew MathiesonState Government should set aside policy to consider building a new dam for Geelong, according to the city’s new councillor.
Liberal Andrew Katos is...
Pier’s owner knocks back cruise ship
Alex de VosCunningham Pier’s owner has poured cold water on plans for a cruise ship’s maiden voyage from Geelong this month, according to the...
Ring road ‘camera-free’
Alex de VosMotorists would enjoy a free run without speed cameras on Geelong’s new bypass, police revealed yesterday.
But authorities warned that bad driving could...
Call for cash from site sale
Andrew MathiesonState Government should plough a multi-million-dollar windfall from the likely sale of a Corio school site back into education in the area, the...
Peninsula in pictures
Andrew MathiesonRENOWNED landscape photographer Ken Duncan has produced several pictorial books depicting his works to international critical acclaim.
But one gave such meaningful insight that...
Trees force change, delay on skate park plan
Jessica BentonFears over potential damage to moonah trees have halted plans for a skate park at Barwon Heads.
Barwon Heads Skate Park committee spokesperson Chris...
Peninsula fears over games loss
Jessica BentonBELLARINE Peninsula community groups have demanded their councillors fight off a Surf Coast bid to host Australian Masters Games events.
The groups fear their...
Catholic kids get cross with icon at Bells Beach
Alex de VosEager Catholic youths gathered at Bells Beach yesterday to kiss a World Youth Day cross when it arrived on the Surf Coast.
The...
Liberties leader slams ‘spy’ plan
Alex de VosOne of Australia’s leading civil rights activists has slammed plans for hidden cameras to spy on men meeting for sex at Torquay’s...
PM in town for medical school
Alex de VosPrime Minister Kevin Rudd visited Geelong yesterday to officially open Victoria’s first regional medical school.
Mr Rudd said the school, at Deakin University’s...
Study: you’re so vain
Vanity is rising in Geelong, a new survey suggests.
The Yellow Directory study of searches on its website for business phone numbers found that users...
Honouring Geelong’s Vietnam Veterans
Hundreds of people came together in Geelong to honour and remember the men and women who served in the Vietnam War.
Vietnam Veterans...
