Otways koala cull prompts protection bid
By NOEL MURPHY
ANIMAL activists are campaigning for protection laws following a cull of almost 700 starving koalas at Cape Otway.
A two-day private briefing by...
Lyons frustrated over rock giant’s KISS-off
By NOEL MURPHY
A BEHIND-the-scenes campaign to bring rock giants KISS to Geelong’s Simonds has failed to eventuate, drawing a frustrated response from mayor Darryn...
Filmmaker Baard argues Geelong’s case to the world …
CHECK out this promo video for Geelong by Ninja filmmaker Rob Baard.
Baard recently filmed on the Geelong waterfront for his latest Ninja franchise with...
Lara food festival cooking up plenty of fun for kids
KIDS will learn to cook up a treat at Lara Food and Wine Festival this month, organisers have announced.
They said Coles, which recently opened...
Councillor steps in on pet claims
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG Animal Welfare Society needs to take pet claims by the public more seriously, City Hall’s Kylie Fisher said yesterday.
But pet owners...
Back to Back Gladwin’s awkward award
BACK TO BACK Theatre’s Bruce Gladwin admits feeling awkward about his Australia Council Award.
The passionate and compassionate artistic director, who has guided an ensemble...
Double Take: Manners, robbers and Leary …
WHO says manners are extinct these days?
Politeness is always a virtue and, if you need an example, look no further than the knife-wielding bandit...
Just two calls to City Hall’s bully hotline
By PAUL MILLAR
A HOTLINE to report bullying at City of Greater Geelong has had two calls in its first four weeks.
But a union official...
Zeppelin lands for city tribute
By NOEL MURPHY
THE BIGGEST rock band of the 1970s was never one for a lack of excesses.
Private jets with their own fireplaces, hard drugs,...
Sad auxiliary ladies prepare to depart Port’s rotunda
By PAUL MILLAR
A COMMUNITY group that has provided shorts and T-shirts to forgetful campers for decades will soon lock the doors of its historic...
Speed limits cut, but not here …
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE Geelong region is stuck with speed-limit cuts introduced under a program that the Andrews Government halted over "confusion and uncertainty".
The...
Presence of place … at Geelong’s wool museum
By NOEL MURPHY
ROADWORK signs, fluoro jackets and safety helmets make for an unusual entry to a showcase of early Geelong but, then, the idea...
Employment opportunities for drought-affected workers
Local agricultural sector workers affected by ongoing drought conditions can now apply to be part of a temporary employment scheme.
The Corangamite Catchment Management Authority...
