‘It’s not safer at home’: Fire danger sees daycare close, school relocate
Surf Coast schools and daycare centres are scrambling to relocate and close due to fire danger on Thursday – but not everyone is convinced it’s safer.
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February 12: Deakin University graduation
Deakin’s nursing and midwifery students celebrated their graduation at the waterfront on Tuesday. See all the photos.
‘Lucky’ waterfront burglar narrowly avoids return to jail
A drug-addicted burglar busted with a stash of sawn-off shotguns is “lucky” to avoid jail, a judge warned him not to let down the people around him.
‘I’m going to slit your throat’: Enraged ex stabs wife in neck
A Geelong man was so enraged after being served an intervention order he stabbed his ex-wife in the neck the very next day, a court has heard.
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Pride and pain: Geelong Australia Day events show stark divide
Barbecues and celebrations ran alongside rallies and “truth-telling” with a stark divide in how our region marked the Australia Day weekend.
‘Movie scene’: Huge bikie gang, dozens of cops at coast pub
More than 100 members of an outlaw motorcycle gang took over a Surf Coast pub as police officers and vehicles lined the surrounding street in what locals and holidaymakers described as “surreal” and “initimidating” scenes.
Anglesea balcony collapse: Four victims released from hospital
Four of the eight people hurt in the sudden collapse during a Saturday lunch were released from hospital on Sunday.
Anglesea balcony collapses injuring eight people
Anglesea balcony collapses injuring eight people
Full list: Geelong region’s 2025 Australia Day Honours recipients
A married couple are among the Geelong region residents being celebrated for their dedication and achievements across a range of fields in this year’s Australia Day Honours. SEE THE LIST
Tragic Lara forklift accident was avoidable, judge says
A tragic Lara forklift accident that left a man dead could have been prevented if “simple steps” had been taken, a County Court judge has said.
Geelong couple claim man ‘ran toward us with a knife’
Residents in a pair of inner-north Geelong suburbs have reported several instances of a middle-aged man acting in a threatening manner – the latest involving a knife.
‘Thank you’: North Geelong pizza restaurant set to close
The owners of a North Geelong pizza restaurant have decided to close their doors after almost a decade.
Detectives investigating North Geelong blaze
Another suspicious fire has caused significant damage at a North Geelong public housing complex, with the Saturday morning blaze forcing two occupants to flee.
Veterans vow to fill City Hall after ‘killing machines’ remark
An even larger group of veterans will attend Geelong council’s January meeting after being on the receiving end of what they say was “disgusting” abuse.
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