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cotton on

Cotton On makes another boo boo

A social media backlash to a Cotton On range of clothing and accessories featuring quotes from the hit movie Mean Girls has forced the...
esther

Esther Anderson is back on the beat and eyeing the big screen

Esther Anderson has dated Cats skipper Joel Selwood and captivated soapie audiences across Australia but now she’s destined for the big screen in her...
sport

City’s sports short $80m

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN Geelong needs up to $81 million in new sport facilities to cope with population growth, a council investigation has found. Between $28...
gaol

Gaol for sale, just like Kennett firm advised

By NOEL MURPHY Geelong's council has put Old Geelong Gaol on the market, in line with a controversial report last year by former premier Jeff...
fire

Goodness gracious, no balls of fire for mayor Darryn Lyons

By NOEL MURPHY Geelong mayor Darryn Lyons has been wrongly linked to unapproved “exploding” fire extinguishers, according to his Big Group of Companies. Big chief Mario...
Cats

Cats game to kick on with road safety message fun

The Geelong Cats will kick a goal for road safety when they meet St Kilda at Simonds Stadium on Sunday. As part of the club’s...

Hunger no game as relief runs out

By NOEL MURPHY GEELONG’S hunger games are growing so serious the city’s main food relief service is running short of food. Even with greatly increased regular...
NDIS

Bully victim’s support ‘at risk’

By NOEL MURPHY THE mother of high-profile Portarlington bullying victim Elijah Vetma has lashed out at the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which she says...

Our Darwin Defenders live on in college collection

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN MEMORIES of Australia’s Pearl Harbour - the bombing of Darwin in February 1942 - were entrusted to a Geelong school in...
centre

Boss wanted for city centre plan

A “business-focussed” manager on a "generous salaray package" will oversee central Geelong's revitalisation, according to council advertising Advertisements for the new three-year contract position appeared...
Ford North Geelong

120 Ford jobs go next week

By NOEL MURPHY FORD Geelong workers are counting down the days as the company prepares to cut 120 more jobs from the auto plant next...
trade mission

Man on a trade mission

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN A TONGUE-in-cheek remark at an agribusiness conference two years ago has landed Herne Hill’s Chris Walsh a spot on a Victorian...

Tigers, Devils get the points

Independent photographer Ivan Kemp was at Queens Park to see Grovedale defeat Newtown & Chilwell and at Thomson to see Corio beat Thomson on...

Around the grounds

Shire gets greener