Race to avert nuclear meltdown
Japan is racing to avert a meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant as the death toll from the disaster on the ravaged northeast coast is forecast to exceed 10,000.
Tradesman leaves trail of trouble
MORE disgruntled customers of a South Geelong garage door provider have told how the elusive tradesman has left them hundreds of dollars out of pocket.
Cats to push ahead with stand plan
GEELONG Football Club is set to push ahead with plans to replace Skilled Stadium's southern Doug Wade Stand within two years.
City bash horror
TWO teenage men have been arrested following a vicious CBD assault that left a 56-year-old man with bleeding on the brain.
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Steve Johnson the centre of attention
ONE of the question marks on Chris Scott's whiteboard over the summer has been which Geelong player or players can take up the midfield role vacated by Gary Ablett.
Tell us now if you're staying, Jimmy
IF Jimmy Bartel wants to stay a Geelong player for life, he needs to end the speculation sooner rather than later.
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Geelong rowers produce oarsome form
GEELONG rowing star Josh Dunkley-Smith continued his push for Australian selection at the national titles in South Australia at the weekend.
Geelong topples Melbourne in high-scoring Premier Cricket final
A MAIDEN Premier Cricket century to Hayden Butterworth and career best bowling figures to Luke Muller highlighted Geelong's convincing quarter final win over Melbourne yesterday.
Golden opportunity
INDIE music lovers will flock to our region this weekend for the fifth annual Golden Plains music festival.
Passion still burns for Jebadiah
JEBEDIAH hopes its upcoming Geelong show doesn't carry the misfortune that befell the band one of the last times it was booked to play here.
Indonesian artist paints pub mural
The much-loved National Hotel has been given a colourful makeover thanks to travelling Indonesian artist Ican Harem.
Maddern is Cats' new top female ticket holder
As far as Rebecca Maddern is concerned, every Geelong supporter can lay claim to being the team's No.1 fan.
Move to list Great Ocean Road
A RENEWED push is underway to have the Great Ocean Road listed on a register of places of national significance.
Questions over fatal beach trip
THE fateful decision to conduct a school snorkelling session in rough conditions off Bells Beach on Thursday has been questioned following the drowning death of teacher Paul Simpson.
EDITORIAL: Reserve raises bubble fears
MORE warnings from the Reserve Bank suggesting an economic bubble driven by Asia's powering growth threaten to unnerve the Australian market and pose a rapidly-escalating challenge for the Gillard Government.
EDITORIAL: Dropping the baton on heritage
A SMALL but important piece of history intrinsically linked to Geelong, to this newspaper and to this state is set to disappear from public view.
 
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