WITH a state election imminent, unemployment rising and local business facing all manner of challenges, Geelong Chamber of Commerce had its eye on the ball this week.
Or maybe that should be eye on the meatball because on Tuesday it emailed members its first “Recipe of the Day”, promoting a fundraising range of gourmet accoutrements from welfare agency Karingal.
“Over the next three weeks we will feature a selection of recipes from Seasons by Karingal that are sure to tempt your taste buds,” the chamber announced.
First up: Breakfast Eggs.
“Serve with freshly toasted Turkish bread,” the email helpfully concluded.
Now that’s “serving” your membership.
WHILE vandalism is never to be condoned, some naughty types have been getting creative with the signage of local election candidates.
Some of the female hopefuls seem to have joined the Movember cause, while a couple of the blokes have sprouted unfortunate appendages in the most inappropriate of places.
But it wasn’t so many elections ago taht the partner of a high-profile figure in Geelong was embarrasingly caught defacing the, er, face of a candidate from the other side of politics.
With the spread of CCTV, might history repeat?
We can only hope.
GEELONG ratepayers will soon receive City Hall’s annual calendar, with a special treat running almost the vertical length of pages two and three.
Yes, it’s a picture of Darryn Lyons, resplendent in mayoral regalia and denim jeans beside a 2015 message to his minions.
In fact, it’s the biggest image in the calendar, which was actually intended to highlight the photography of local snappers.
Why couldn’t the mayor have been pictured with an accompanying month?
He would have made a suitable Mr February.
SPEAKING of the mayor, he certainly had a deserved triumph last Friday night with the lighting of his giant floating Christmas tree.
The huge crowd was rapt when the beautiful new waterfront icon lit up in a kaleidascope of colours synchronised to carols played through loudspeakers.
But notable were the faces missing from the crowd: prominent tree critics ranging from MPs to councillors and lesser lights with axes to grind.
In the spirit of the season, they’re cordially invited to visit the waterfront under the cover of dark to sneak a peek.
After all, what’s Christmas without turkeys.
