School vape warning:Boy,5,unwell weeks after puffing,Merlino says schools on alert
Smoking&vaping

School vape warning:Boy,5,unwell weeks after puffing,Merlino says schools on alert

A Geelong dad is concerned the breathing difficulties that forced his son,aged just five years old,to hospital last week,might be related to the fact the boy tried vaping at school weeks earlier,and he wants tougher laws on e-cigarettes.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola andMelissa Cunningham

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Guy Pearce selling regional hideaway for less than he paid for it
Sales

Guy Pearce selling regional hideaway for less than he paid for it

The home in Beremboke,in between Geelong and Ballan,has been listed for around $50,000 less than what the Australian actor bought it for last year.

  • byMelissa Heagney
‘Energy crossroads’:Gas proposal sparks protests as experts warn of shortfall
Energy storage

‘Energy crossroads’:Gas proposal sparks protests as experts warn of shortfall

The plan for a large gas-import facility on Corio Bay has met some opposition in Geelong,despite Victoria’s appetite for gas and the regulator’s prediction that supplies will be squeezed next year.

  • byMiki Perkins
‘How good are utes?’:Scott Morrison backs Geelong’s big dream
Australia votes

‘How good are utes?’:Scott Morrison backs Geelong’s big dream

The Prime Minister has thrown his support behind Geelong council’s dream of creating a new Big Ute tourist attraction.

  • byKatina Curtis
Novotel Geelong review:Tired hotel's multi-million revamp sees it finally live up to the views
Victoria

Novotel Geelong review:Tired hotel's multi-million revamp sees it finally live up to the views

Forget your preconceived notions of a tired old hotel brand - the Novotel's latest spruce-up is sure to impress.

  • byKylie McLaughlin
Cyclist dies in collision with truck at Geelong
Road Toll

Cyclist dies in collision with truck at Geelong

Emergency services were called to the incident at Belmont about 12.15pm,but the 74-year-old man died at the scene.

  • byCassandra Morgan
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IBAC probes claims police shared new Dani Laidley photo and transphobic comments
Victoria Police conduct

IBAC probes claims police shared new Dani Laidley photo and transphobic comments

The corruption watchdog is looking into claims a photo of Dani Laidley was shared by Victoria Police officers and that transphobic comments were made about it.

  • byCameron Houston
Jail for former Geelong College music teacher who abused student
Courts

Jail for former Geelong College music teacher who abused student

Mark Irwin groped an 11-year-old boy during a singing lesson in 2000,and the following year violently sexually assaulted him when the pair met by chance at a park near the Barwon River.

  • byAdam Cooper
Several regional towns on COVID watch after venues named exposure sites
Coronavirus pandemic

Several regional towns on COVID watch after venues named exposure sites

Geelong,Lorne and Daylesford are among several areas where COVID cases have been detected,just as most of regional Victoria exited lockdown.

  • byRob Sharp
Woman’s body found at Geelong West home
Crime

Woman’s body found at Geelong West home

A woman’s body has been found at a Geelong West property this afternoon.

  • byErin Pearson andAshleigh McMillan
Farewell to ‘King of Geelong’:Frank Costa honoured in state memorial
Vale

Farewell to ‘King of Geelong’:Frank Costa honoured in state memorial

Geelong held its first state funeral for 15 years when the city and its people said goodbye to local legend Frank Costa,who died aged 83 on May 2.

  • byPeter Ryan