All-round entertainment on the cards
Australian playwrights, cabaret performers and comedians were at the Potato Shed on Wednesday night to launch its edgy new season.
Geelong Mayor Bruce Harwood urged...
Water company seeks business
Barwon Water has reversed the corporate outsourcing trend, establishing a company to bring maintenance services back in-house.
Barwon Asset Solutions would also seek “further opportunities”...
Libraries service in search for ‘friends’
Geelong Regional Library Corporation is seeking “friends” six months after losing a controversial bid to close three branches.
The corporation launched Friends of Geelong...
NBN backs down after green box pressure
By Luke Voogt
An East Geelong resident has won her battle against the NBN Co to have the site for an “atrocious” green box relocated.
Pam...
Good Fish to go on menu
Surf Coast restaurants have put sustainable seafood on menus nationally after piloting a program to save Australia’s fish stocks.
The Australian-first Good Fish Project required...
Double Take
Why believe the weather forecast for next week when the bureau can’t get tomorrow right?
That’s a common, possibly unfair, refrain among the many critics...
MP weeps as she remembers gay friend
By Luke Voogt
A local MP gave a tearful tribute to her close gay friend as Federal Parliament prepared for the final vote on same-sex...
Catches pick up in weather break
On the Bite, by Chris Pitman
Anglers ducked for cover amid last week’s wild weather but those who picked a break in the weather found...
Ellie’s turn at the top
By Luke Voogt
Barwon Heads grommet Ellie Harrison has become the best under-14 surfer in the country after winning at the Australian Junior Surfing Titles.
Harrison...
Crowds go wild at Hurley show
By Luke Voogt
Jade Hurley’s current audience might not be the screaming fan girls he played to in the '60s, but they still get a...
Mini train ride for gold coin
Locals can climb aboard Portarlington’s most popular mini train for just $2 this Sunday, as it celebrates its second birthday.
But the train would not...
Further upgrades for Newcomb school
Newcomb Primary School students will soon have access to an upgraded playground and undercover area as work begins.
The school playground and undercover...
