Three girls have been charged, and police are searching for a fourth, after a 13-year-old boy was kicked in the face multiple times at Geelong’s notorious Moorabool Street bus stop. One witness, who declined to be named, said a group of girls...
An ocean-themed therapeutic sensory mural is calming residents with dementia at an Ocean Grove aged care home, thanks to the Bellarine Women’s Workshop. Homestyle Aged Care Sea Views Manor recently renovated its Memory Support Unit, and...
Older staff could be less prone to stress-induced fatigue than younger workers, a world-first study of Geelong construction workers has revealed. Deakin University researchers looked into not just fatigue management but prevention and control.
Parents are being urged to rethink the school run ahead of National Walk Safely to School Day on Friday. Now in its 27th year and part of National Road Safety Week, the initiative calls on families to build regular walking into kids’ routines.
An 80-year-old man has died following an alleged assault in Drysdale. Emergency services responded to an altercation between two men at a property on Murradoc Rd about 11.20am on May 10. The 80-year-old sustained lifethreatening...
Geelong council is accused of “trading community scrutiny for administrative convenience” as part of a new budget process that has set off alarms bells. The concerns of Geelong Chamber of Commerce boss Jeremy Crawford come as the...
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Two Hoppers Crossing men have faced court after being charged over an alleged machete attack that left two tradies seriously injured in Lara. The tradies, both in their 30s, were taken to hospital with significant injuries to their hands,...
