Disabled surfers call for volunteers
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE SURFING bug can bite anyone at any time, but a particular band of boardriders derive even greater pleasure from the...
Audemia powers a new rock role for old station
By NOEL MURPHY
NORTH Geelong’s old power station is fast becoming an arthouse playhouse as its shattered and war-torn appearance gives way to new contemporary...
Stroke danger drives Dianne
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
IT’S THE small but emotionally significant difference between empathy and sympathy that makes Highton’s Dianne Speed a great ambassador for the...
Buckets and bouquets
BOUQUETS to Drysdale Smash Repairs for its generosity to a Salvo Resto project last year and especially for helping fix a Holden Barina bequest...
Kick back with INXS at Motor City fest
By Jena Marino
FANS will sing along to their favourite INXS songs at Geelong’s Motor City Music Festival next month.
Tribute band INXSIVE will play the...
Cricket: Cats play Tiger for pride only
JIM TIMBERLAKE
EVERYTHING looked good early when Geelong Cricket Club travelled to Prahran last Saturday for a one-day match, won the toss and elected to...
Snapper, flatties, whiting bagged in ‘shelter’ of bay
by CHRIS PITMAN
CORIO Bay was a real asset for anglers last week as it provided shelter from strong winds.
Pinkie snapper were abundant for anglers...
Police plea on CBD assault
POLICE are appealing for information following an assault in Geelong last weekend.
A 19-year-old Bell Park man was sitting with a male friend outside a...
Fundraising: hospital swears by it
By JENA MARINO
SWEARING and good health don’t generally go well together, but the Belmont Lions Sports Club players have made an exception.
Their swearing and...
Cancer surgery can’t stop Rebekah’s goals
By JENA MARINO
PRIMARY school teacher Rebekah Fewkes is determined that heading into surgery this week won’t slow her down.
The Point Lonsdale resident will undergo...
Double Take: Namatjira, keep on trucking, wet sail …
“AS SLOW as a wet week” took on added meaning with the region copping a bucketing with an average of 42.5 mm of rain.
The...
Cashed-up cruise ships head for Geelong
By PAUL MILLAR
CASHED-UP tourists from America and Europe will cruise into Corio Bay next month on one of the most-highly rated liners in the...
Honouring everyone who served
Australian forces joined the fight during the Vietnam War over six decades ago, with many men being called up by the government to serve...
