Frank’s men to vote on proposal
Andrew MathiesonCouncillors who accepted campaign donations from Geelong Football Club president Frank Costa have vowed to vote on his controversial proposal for a homemaker...
Cats in unfamiliar territory
Andrew MathiesonA NEW ground and unfamiliar surroundings provide the biggest threats to derailing Geelong’s early season momentum.
The Cats have bounced back from an earlyseason...
TV channel all go as hits on website build
Hamish HeardGeelong’s first TV station has won recognition as a world leader in internet television broadcasting a month after its launch.
GOTV director Adam Tribe...
Butts targeted as indoor ban approaches
By Geelong Story UpdatesA new campaign hopes to combat an expected surge in cigarette butt litter across the region when a ban on smoking...
Society could become history without home
Karen HartTORQUAY Historical Society could fold if it fails to find a permanent home soon, according to its president.
Spencer Leighton said members were “dropping...
Kindy ”lunch Nazis”
Hamish Heard“Lunchbox Nazis” are confiscating snacks such as fruit juice and muesli bars from kinder kids’ lunchboxes in a pilot program enforcing healthy eating.
An...
He’s putting some pork on our forks
Andrew MathiesonPOMP and ceremony is all in a night’s work for Erik Hemmann.
The owner and head chef at the Rheingold cellar restaurant changes into...
CFA warning of horrific bushfires this summer
Hamish HeardPREDICTIONS of a horrific bushfire season around Geelong have sparked fears of a deadly summer, the region’s fire chief has warned.
Country Fire Authority...
Sensis: opportunity on the menu at Lara
Hamish HeardEntrepreneurs hoping to open a restaurant in City of Greater Geelong should start scoping vacant sites at Lara.
That was the advice Sensis...
Plans for market and museum at Rose site
Karen HartTHE operator of North Geelong’s Mill Markets wants to set-up shop on the site of Jan Juc’s Rose Restaurant.
Ian Ballis said his...
Leaked memo: Nude dune fence
Hamish HeardA leaked Surf Coast Shire email reveals secret plans to fence off a sand dune behind one of Torquay’s nude beaches to stop...
Buy Local our prize campaign
Hamish HeardOrganisers of the region’s Buy Local campaign this week unveiled an $80,000 prize pool as the latest weapon in the region’s war on...
Washouts prove costly
Tennis Victoria’s Associations Junior Pennant (AJP) had an unusual end to the season this week, with several finals washed out for a second time....
