Bartel quietly reaches game 250
By PAUL MILLAR
JIMMY Bartel doesn’t fit the bill of a high profile AFL star preparing for his 250th game.
Something’s seriously missing.
There was no swagger,...
City ‘dismisses servo concern’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG council had been “dismissive” over the Drysdale community's unease at a proposed third service station for the town, according to...
In the spirit
A SEA of green swamped many of Geelong’s leading hostelries as St Patrick’s Day shorted this week for four days for many.
Morrie Pieper added...
Call to halt high-rises
By NOEL MURPHY
CITY Hall’s controversial high-rise rezoning plans should be stopped in their tracks and the council’s legal war chest used to re-start the...
Stress before rebound
By Paul Millar
FORMER Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett believes that Geelong will rebound from massive job losses but families will endure some heavy heartache along...
Students hip-hop into their message of acceptance
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THREE Geelong schools have been ringing to hip-hop beats and rapping rhymes to spread messages of acceptance.
The Stand Up Sisters and...
Making waves
Two young Jan Juc surfers tore up cyclonic waves at the Wahu Surf Camp at New South Wales’ Casuarina Beach, enjoying professional surfing coaching...
Gold Coast style park fear
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
WALLINGTON residents are concerned planned expansion of neighbouring Adventure Park may lead to “Gold Coast style developments” according to a council...
Bronzed winner
Geelong Paralympic athlete, Jessica Gallagher, arrived home this week after her bronze medal winning efforts in Sochi.
She carried off the bronze medal in the...
Wine group buys Scotchmans Hill
By NOEL MURPHY
THE wine sector’s prestigious Casama group is understood to have bought the troubled signature winery Scotchman’s Hill, sold by administrators PwC earlier...
Contenders eye plum seat
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A MELBOURNE Cup field has been predicted to line up for the plum upper house seat to be vacated by Member...
Troubadour Carus gets folks grooving
By MICHELLE HERBISON
IT’S NOT often a folky singer-songwriter gets their audience up and dancing but Carus Thompson has mastered the art.
Thompson quickly realised his...
Person in custody following house fire
A person is in police custody following a house fire at Armstrong Creek this morning.
Emergency services were called to an Abode...
