School overflowing as more students loom
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
HIGHTON’S Montpellier Primary school is full despite an expected influx of enrolments in coming years, according to assistant principal Pam Browne.
Ms...
JOIN THE CLUB: It’s not easy being green
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
WHEN it comes to environmental issues, a familiar name and group is often referred to for comment.
Joan Lindros and Geelong Environment...
Call to shun beds in support of ‘hidden homeless’
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
"COUCH surfers" and people with temporary living arrangements are among a growing population of the "hidden" homeless in Geelong, according to a...
‘Halt’ call over $2b wind farm project
By NOEL MURPHY
A $2 BILLION wind farm aimed at powering the Geelong region appears set for a legal fight as objectors demand a halt...
$60m brewery flowing
By NOEL MURPHY
LITTLE Creatures’ $60 million brewery has made its first ales in the lead-up to opening at South Geelong’s former Valley Mill later...
Buckets and bouquets
BUCKETS to a woman in a Camry for failing to stop at a pedestrian crossing in Highton, nearly running down my son and I...
ABC staffing local bureau
By NOEL MURPHY
THE ABC is about to set up a Geelong multimedia news bureau across radio, TV and social media platforms.
A video-journalist, a producer...
Legal aid fears over NDIS HQ
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG’S DisabilityCare headquarters will ramp up pressure on the city’s legal aid centres, according to Community Law Australia (CLA).
Centres such as Villamanta...
Hospital project finds historic link to Melba
By NOEL MURPHY
BARWON Health’s original Geelong Kitchener Memorial Hospital building might now be gone but its foundation stone - laid by Dame Nellie Melba...
JOIN THE CLUB: Guardians of our hazardous coast
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
IT’S THE nastiest stretch of water in the world when it’s playing up, but the Queenscliff coast guard blokes brave it...
Opportunity beckons in ‘Aviation city’
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
GEELONG has an opportunity to “step up and become an aviation city”, according to a pilot training business owner.
Sky Thrills owner and...
Street art chalks up a surprise
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
MANY tried and failed to pull legendary sword Excalibur from its stone resting place - just like this 3D chalk radish set...
Young singers hit the big time
Local young people will have the opportunity to perform with Australia’s premier opera company this month.
Geelong Youth Choir (GYC) ensemble Cantore Choir will join...
