Mates await their mayor
BY JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
NEW Mayor Darryn Lyons faces a smooth induction into City Hall, with two personal friends on council.
Former mayors Stretch Kontelj and...
Golf course aged care rejected
By NOEL MURPHY
SURF Coast councillors have rejected controversial plans to turn part of Torquay’s The Sands into an aged-care centre.
The Handbury Group wanted to...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Japanese duo’s talent for blues
By MICHELLE HERBISON
GEORGE Kamikawa and Noriko Tadano’s appearance on Australia’s Got Talent last year certainly spread the word about the Japanese duo’s unique blues-folk...
JOIN THE CLUB: Bears on base
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
IT'S quite a way from a part-time baseball field at Wallington to US college ranks but a number of Bellarine Bears...
Young tech snoop puts bite on Apple
By NOEL MURPHY
SELF-STYLED teen tech insider Sonny Dickson says he’s taking a break from exposing new Apple products before they hit the market.
The Bellarine...
Risk grounded
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
DANGEROUS power lines in the Otways will be among the first targeted for replacement to reduce bushfire risk, State Government has...
Premier prize for Barwon Health
AN “increased focus on improvement” has won Barwon Health Victoria’s highest honour for regional health-care services, State Government has announced.
The Government said the Premier’s...
Buyer’s link to Bluey, Tutungi
THE BUYER of a house to raise money for two former football stars battling health issues has revealed personal links to both men.
Jessica Hansen...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Footlight’s Lady killer
By MICHELLE HERBISON
THE beloved musical My Fair Lady is returning to Geelong after a 15-year absence thanks to Footlight Productions.
Artistic Director Peter Wills...
SPORT: Snapper snaffled
BY BRIAN LONG
SNAPPER dominated captures again over the past week, with fish taken from Corio Bay’s inner and outer harbours.
Geoff Chambers fished Stingaree Bay’s...
SPORT: Jumper starts excite three new rookies at the Cattery
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE reality of their elevation still hasn’t quite sunk in for the newest additions to the Cattery.
But the three young draftees...
SPORT: Climbing Cats hit fifth
BY JIM TIMBERLAKE
GEELONG Cricket Club was denied a golden opportunity to claim outright points on day two of its match against Richmond last Saturday...
Three-peat for Ocean Grove in thriller
Ocean Grove claimed a stunning three-peat in one of the most memorable Bellarine Netball League A Grade grand finals in history.
A turnover by Georgia...
