‘The whole place is buzzing’:Geelong’s economy Cat-alysed by flag

‘The whole place is buzzing’:Geelong’s economy Cat-alysed by flag

Geelong’s success onfield has translated to economic success for many businesses in the regional city.

  • byBenjamin Preiss

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How the Geechange effect transformed footy’s one-team town

How the Geechange effect transformed footy’s one-team town

The Cats are no longer guaranteed the affection of every child in Geelong,but the city’s growing appeal has been good for its beloved football club.

  • byRachael Dexter
Geelong laneways:Victoria's other city with a laneway culture

Geelong laneways:Victoria's other city with a laneway culture

Dining and drinking venues are flourishing in a narrow laneway in the heart of Geelong's CBD.

  • byTim Richards
King Charles and the confiscated cigarettes:A Geelong Grammar tale

King Charles and the confiscated cigarettes:A Geelong Grammar tale

A fellow student during Charles’ time at Geelong Grammar’s elite alpine campus says when he was caught smoking by the future king,the royal’s response spoke volumes about his character.

  • bySophie Aubrey
What type of property does $1 million buy you in Melbourne?

What type of property does $1 million buy you in Melbourne?

After rising 17.3 per cent over the pandemic period,Melbourne’s property market is finally turning in favour of buyers.

  • byMelissa Heagney
Murder accused gets bail just in time for birth of first child

Murder accused gets bail just in time for birth of first child

An expectant father accused of murdering a Geelong dad and seriously injuring his brother got bail after a court heard there is a chance he could be acquitted.

  • byErin Pearson
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Leanne Gray has worked for 35 years. Now she can’t find a rental and lives in an unheated ‘tin can’

Leanne Gray has worked for 35 years. Now she can’t find a rental and lives in an unheated ‘tin can’

Regional Victorian workers are sleeping in tents,cars or caravans,after a two-year tree-change exodus from Melbourne pushed competition for rental properties to crisis levels.

  • byMelissa Heagney
Regional Victorians could be first to snap up 2026 Games tickets

Regional Victorians could be first to snap up 2026 Games tickets

Residents in regional Victoria could be given priority access to tickets for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in an effort to match the sellout events in Birmingham,which have drawn record crowds.

  • byRob Harris
‘Phar Lap Tree’ gains heritage protection at St Albans Park estate

‘Phar Lap Tree’ gains heritage protection at St Albans Park estate

A tree on the property where famous racehorse Phar Lap was hidden after an attempted shooting in 1930 has received heritage protection after neighbours objected to a proposed subdivision of the plot.

  • byJackson Graham
Portarlington Grand Hotel review,Bellarine Peninsula,Victoria:Review:Reborn grand hotel a perfect base

Portarlington Grand Hotel review,Bellarine Peninsula,Victoria:Review:Reborn grand hotel a perfect base

The reborn Portarlington Grand Hotel is a triumph of thoughtful restoration and design.

  • byTim Richards
After three years and $71m,Lara’s mountain of rubbish is no more

After three years and $71m,Lara’s mountain of rubbish is no more

It took a mammoth clean-up effort to remove the 286,000-cubic-metre,asbestos-laced pile of waste on the outskirts of Geelong.

  • byCarla Jaeger,Margaret Gordon andChris Vedelago