Buckets and Bouquets
BOUQUETS to Leo, Liz, Leesa and all at The Pulse radio station involved in helping with the Elvis night. Bouquets also to everyone who...
Roll up, roll, Circus Oz to hit Geelong
By Paul Millar
THE CIRCUS is coming to town but not as it’s traditionally known. Circus Oz, an alternative to big-top shows with caged animals as...
NDIS fails to meet costs for disability support providers
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
DISABILITY support agencies are still losing money supplying the NDIS despite an increase in their rates, according to the boss at...
Surf Coast backs marriage equality
SURF Coast Shire has joined the marriage equality campaign, voting this week to tackle MPs and authorities on the issue.
Led by Cr Eve Fisher,...
Surf Coast vetoes giant caravan park
By Noel Murphy
PLANS for a massive caravan park outside Torquay have been rejected by Surf Coast Shire.
More than 200 objections and concerns the scale...
OS tourists shun the Surf Coast
By NOEL MURPHY
OVERSEAS tourists are shunning the Surf Coast, according to new statistics.
Overall international visitor numbers fell from 28,731 in 2012 to 25,833 last...
Cruise ship bumped to berth at Corio wharf terminal
A CORIO freight terminal will host a flagship cruise ship as Geelong seeks funding for a new pier, mayor Darryn Lyons has revealed.
MV Funchal...
Amit masters Caltex servo trade as alternative to IT career
By NOEL MURPHY
WHAT did the master in IT say to the sparkie? Do you want fries with that?
Sure, it might sound like a bad joke...
Police closing on ‘ice addict’ over suspected murder
By Paul Millar
POLICE believe the net is closing around an ice addict on the run in Corio over the alleged abduction and probable murder...
Anglesea River gets the acid blues
By NOEL MURPHY
ANGLESEA River acid levels have increased following winter rains, causing a blue tinge in some areas of its estuary.
No fish deaths have...
$320m farm jobs’ fast-track to delivery
A FUTURISTIC $320 million farm promising 1000 jobs for Geelong is on a fast-track to reality, according to its proponent.
Sustainable Farms welcomed a council...
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Egan claim
FORMER star Cat defender Matthew Egan has taken legal action over a foot injury that prematurely ended his career.
Egan sought damages and costs...
Mussel Festival delights large crowd
Independent photographer Ivan Kemp went to Portarlington Mussel Festival on Saturday 10 January to capture these images.
