Spin-off plans for movie yet to begin filming
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
PRODUCERS of a local feature film yet to begin production are planning a sequel and television series spin off.
The Chickabees is...
Geelong housing now rated ‘highly unaffordable’
GEELONG’S housing affordability crisis is worsening, according to new research.
Master Builders Association of Victoria found that Geelong housing had declined from unaffordable in 2004...
Local road workers in fear of speeding drivers
SPEEDING drivers are endangering the lives of workers on road projects around Geelong, according to a local industry veteran.
Bill Alford, a Winchelsea father of...
Global Hamlet coup for GPAC
A CULTURAL coup will deliver to Geelong the only Australian performance of a two-year world tour celebrating the 450th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s birth.
London-based...
Man, US visitors saved from bay
By NOEL MURPHY
HIGH winds sent three people overboard when their 17-foot boat flipped on Corio Bay last weekend.
Geelong Coast Guard commander Peter Burrow...
Conmen on way to Geelong, warns CAV
TRAVELLING conmen from New South Wales are targeting the Barwon region, according to Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV).
CAV director Dr Claire Noone said intelligence reports...
Saltworks site set for safety works: Neville
By NOEL MURPHY
CHEETHAM’S dilapidated, asbestos-riddled saltworks site at Moolap would be fixed under a new State Government, according to Bellarine MP Lisa Neville.
The heritage-listed...
Forest change alarms greens
By NOEL MURPHY
BITTER environmental fights would flare in the Otway Ranges again after logging operations came under the control of VicForests, activists warned this...
Geelong researchers warn of bio ‘mega-shock’
A HUMAN disease pandemic is a biosecurity threat for Australia, Geelong researchers have found.
The warning was contained in Australian Animal Health Laboratory's (AAHL) contribution...
Echo of ‘80s in Gateway show
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
FROM Funkytown to G-town, Pseudo Echo will bring its pioneering '80s electro-pop to Geelong this weekend.
Ever since Brian Canham and his...
Bluestone lines up NYE
By NOEL MURPHY
TWELVE-bars, boogies , acoustic and hard-grinding electric rock are about to descend en masse on Geelong’s Sleepy Hollow Blues Club fans.
The club,...
Warming weather provides hot action on snapper in bay and offshore
By CHRIS PITMAN
THE FISHING continued warming up with the weather over the past week.
Snapper remained the main target of most anglers, and for good...
Top beekeper shares expertise
Australian Parliament House’s head beekeeper visits Geelong next month to present a special event on integrating bees into city spaces.
Environmental scientist, public servant and...
