Tag: News
Reviews begin after bird flu scare at lab
Jane EmerickGeelong’s animal health laboratory has launched a review of its safety procedures after a bird flu scare this week.
Laboratory director Dr Martyn Jeggo...
Another attack in city area
Hamish HeardDetectives are hunting two men who allegedly raped a teenager in a central Geelong arcade early yesterday morning.
Police said the 18-year-old girl was...
Drug dose in lead up to death was too big
Jane EmerickA 58-year-old Geelong woman died from a lethal cocktail of drugs after a local GP prescribed an “excessive” dose of morphine the previous...
Police charge women over report of rape in the city
Hamish HeardPolice yesterday charged an 18-year-old Grovedale woman over claims she had been raped during a night out in Geelong last week
The teenager had...
Shopping around
Andrew MathiesonSINGING in Geelong has never been the same since a retired bank manager first heard the harmonious sounds of an old-fashioned barbershop chorus.
John...
Riding a cycle of our history
Andrew MathiesonROD Charles has never been busier than in retirement.
Once Geelong West town mayor, the 69-year-old is spending most of his days now uncovering...
Inquiry? No way
Hamish HeardVictorian Premier Steve Bracks has ignored a federal politician’s written request for a judicial inquiry to probe alleged corruption in Geelong.
A spokesman...
Puppy walker horror
Jane EmerickA vicious attack on a dog owner and her pet as they walked along a Torquay beach has left the woman traumatised and...
Business pioneers a new field in farm services
Hamish HeardA new Geelong business is pioneering the integration of farm management consulting with taxation and financial planning services to help region’s primary producers...
Desalination study mauled
Jane EmerickEnvironmentalists have slammed a State Government study of the Surf Coast for a desalination plant to bolster Melbourne’s drinking water supplies.
Geelong Environmental Council...
Blues man surfing to date with The Rose
Jane EmerickAfter featuring in various surf films and playing alongside the likes of Jack Johnson, California’s Todd Hannigan is looking forward to touring Australia.
But...
Council to open up Port
Andrew MathiesonGeelong’s council has redrawn Portarlington’s town boundaries to fit in hundreds of new building sites.
Geelong’s council has voted in favour of expanding its...
Compliments of the season
It’s the most wonderful time of the year when Carols by Candlelight Geelong returns to Johnstone Park next Monday.
The carols are now in their...
