‘Odd’ Archibald’s forgotten Geelong tribute
By NOEL MURPHY
AS Australia focuses today on the art world’s prestigious Archibald Prize, it’s a fair bet the stone memorial commemorating its Geelong-born namesake...
Double take: Get to the chopper, vomit comet and meetings
COMMUNITY consternation has greeted the news that Geelong councillors will have an extra Tuesday night off a month.
A majority of them voted this week...
Kontelj, Richards clash over Benz
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG councillor Andy Richards’ claim that his loaned Mercedes is a gift worth less than $500 should be probed by the Local...
Torquay kicks up against ALDI plans
By NOEL MURPHY
TORQUAY’S anti-development lobby is protesting plans for an ALDI supermarket overlooking the start of the Great Ocean Road.
More than 850 people have...
Geelong’s thieves out in the cold
GEELONG’S cold snap failed to deter the region’s criminal for venturing out, with a spate of overnight burglaries and thefts early this week.
Thieves raided...
Op shop helps battlers escape tyranny of postcode
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
RAYNA Hollis is a battler, regardless of her postcode.
The Belmont single mum admits bringing up her two daughters is a struggle.
But...
Charity van found day ahead of replacement
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
POLICE have found a charity’s stolen van used to provide emergency relief to thousands of people in Geelong.
Ironically, the van was...
Buckets and bouquets
BUCKETS to a Hoppers Crossing truck driver whose vehicle struck my wife’s car on Latrobe Tce on 22 June. You are a disgrace to...
Tuning expert wins clients at new Bell Park service centre
RENOWNED engine tuner Paul Farrell has brought decades of experience paired with the latest equipment in a state-of-the-art workshop to Geelong.
The head of Geelong...
Idol musician goes solo man
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
PARTING is such sweet sorrow, if Shakespeare is to be believed, especially when it happens in an Irish pub.
Australia’s adopted Irish...
Zany songbird lyrics write on
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG songbird Younis Clare has a zany knack for lyrics, demonstrated in her unusal latest offering, I Love You Like Kanye Loves...
Doggie ‘firepower’ for Cats at the crossroads
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG'S season crossroads has arrived.
Losses to lower teams either side of a 20-day break and this weekend's threat of a resurgent...
Surf Coast roads reviewed
A speed limit review will help make roads across the Surf Coast Shire safer for all road users, with the community encouraged to have...
