Tag: News
Wanted over Waurn Ponds assault
POLICE have released a grainy image of two men they want to interview about an assault at a Waurn Ponds supermarket in November.
A man...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Self-taught Barbra scratches out the detail
By MICHELLE HERBISON
MARSHALL wildlife artist Barbra Gleeson’s digital camera snapped away as a 60-odd herd of elephants plodded within 10 metres of her safari...
Chamber launches awards
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
POWERCOR Geelong Business Excellence Awards have played a part in the growth and development of businesses throughout the region for almost...
‘Error’ behind red light fines
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A MOTORIST claims VicRoads changed lane markings after he complained about a fine from a notorious red light camera at a...
‘Fighting fund’ in height fight
By NOEL MURPHY
OPPONENTS to plans that would rezone Newtown for four-storey housing are trying to set up a $25,000 fighting fund against the State...
Lights ads an ‘eyesore’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
SIMONDS Stadium’s light towers are “works of art” that should be saved from becoming an “eyesore”, according to objectors fighting a...
Studies hope for arthritis victims
By NOEL MURPHY
A RESEARCH breakthrough in Geelong could help millions of osteoarthritis sufferers.
Deakin University’s Dr Wren Greene has synthetically mimicked cartilage’s lubrication system and...
State Govt to crack down on council leaks
NEW laws are set to crack down on local councillors leaking information to the public or misusing their position.
The laws will target councillors who...
Schapelle needs to keep low profile: Deakin prof
SCHAPELLE Corby will need to keep her head down while on parole in Bali, especially with any lucrative media deals she might strike, says...
That’s no kangaroo … that’s an aardvark
By NOEL MURPHY
That's no kangaroo -- that's an aardvark.
And with that, cold water has been tipped on a New York suggestion the Portuguese discovered...
Athletes all treated as drugs suspects: Deakin academic
By NOEL MURPHY
ALL athletes are treated as suspects, a year after the Essendon AFL doping scandal erupted, says Deakin University law lecturer Martin Hardie.
Mr...
Ford to cut more Geelong jobs, work, as profits soar
FORD is set to cut 300 workers from its North Geelong and Broadmeadows plants from June, along with 13 down days between now and...
Shire gets greener
Winchelsea and Deans Marsh are receiving green and leafy makeovers following the planting of new trees along key roads.
Trees have been...
