Train driver's nicotine withdrawal blamed for level crossing blunder

Train driver's nicotine withdrawal blamed for level crossing blunder

A transport safety probe found a V/Line train driver missed two stop signals because he had not applied a nicotine patch that day.

  • byMarnie Banger

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Tunnel link mulled for Geelong fast trains

Tunnel link mulled for Geelong fast trains

High-speed trains from Geelong would speed into the city via a new multibillion-dollar tunnel beneath the CBD,under a game-changing proposal being considered by Spring Street.

  • byTimna Jacks
Chinatown accused went to Crown casino after alleged murder

Chinatown accused went to Crown casino after alleged murder

The partner of Geelong woman Natalina Angok,whose body was found in a laneway in Melbourne’s CBD earlier this year,has pleaded not guilty to her murder.

  • bySimone Fox Koob
Give 10 regional towns'priority status'to power the economy:Business Council

Give 10 regional towns'priority status'to power the economy:Business Council

The business lobby has called for regional cities - chosen with strict criteria,not electoral consideration - to be given special status to stimulate the economy.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
Cottoning On to a good thing:Inside one of the most private retailers

Cottoning On to a good thing:Inside one of the most private retailers

Started from the back of a car over 30 years ago,Geelong-based Cotton On has grown into a mainstay of Australian shopping centres.

  • byDominic Powell
Boomers thump reigning champions Canberra

Boomers thump reigning champions Canberra

Melbourne Boomers scored a big win over Canberra Capitals in Geelong on Friday night.

  • byRoy Ward
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Lon Retreat and Spa review,Point Lonsdale,Victoria

Lon Retreat and Spa review,Point Lonsdale,Victoria

You don't need to spend too much time here to be wholly impressed by its quality and setting.

  • byAnthony Dennis
Victorian government urged to ignore cut-price airport rail option

Victorian government urged to ignore cut-price airport rail option

Plans for a budget airport rail link that would scrap a new tunnel to the city are now being considered by the Andrews government.

  • byTimna Jacks
Body of missing elderly man found in park in Melbourne's west

Body of missing elderly man found in park in Melbourne's west

Luigi Di Sante was 86 and suffered from short-term memory loss. He went missing around 12.40pm on Friday in St Albans.

  • byMatilda Boseley
'We are holding on with our fingernails':Victoria's most marginal seat,Corangamite,too close to call

'We are holding on with our fingernails':Victoria's most marginal seat,Corangamite,too close to call

Incumbent Liberal MP Sarah Henderson is trailing behind Labor's Libby Coker but has refused to concede.

  • byBenjamin Preiss
'We don't think it's fair':Cats renew push for home final

'We don't think it's fair':Cats renew push for home final

Geelong will head to the AFL and plead its case to play at GMHBA final if they earn the right to host a final.

  • bySam McClure