Dodgeball city
By John Van Klaveren
TO MOST it’s just the name of a goofy Hollywood comedy but a growing band of Geelongites have brought dodgeball to...
Salmon go big on coast
By BRIAN LONG
EXCELLENT angling conditions over the past week resulted in some brilliant captures.
Surf anglers were treated to huge numbers of quality salmon.
Garry Jennings...
Study to make sensor of wearable industry
By MICHELLE HERBISON
A study into wearable sensors’ ability to drive growth in the Geelong region’s IT sector will enable local companies to become market...
Geelong ‘front’ of fracking
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A STRETCH of farmland between Geelong and Anglesea could become a battleground on the controversial mining practice of fracking.
Proponents and opponents...
Support flows for Swans star
By NOEL MURPHY
A groundswell of support has enveloped South Barwon footballer Casey Tutungi after he sustained serious spinal injuries in a clash against St...
Shop Local customer service award rings the Belles
The service at Wedding Belles was out of the box for Highton’s Grace Rogers.
In fact, the store’s effort to provide her with just the...
AFL backs Cats in bid for $140m
By NOEL MURPHY
AFL BOSS Andrew Demetriou has pledged his support for the Geelong Cats’ $140 million stage four and five redevelopment of Simonds Stadium.
But...
Aged care plan for Torquay resort
By NOEL MURPHY
GROWING competition in Torquay’s top-end tourism market could be behind Handbury Group plans to convert The Sands Peppers Resort to an aged-care...
Freo looms as Cats turn to mechanics
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
CHRIS Scott’s fears of his team stalling became reality against Brisbane last Sunday.
Geelong’s chief mechanic had been telling all and sundry...
City parking up for review
CONSULTANTS will review Geelong’s inner-city car parking problems, City Hall has announced.
The study follows protracted complaints over several years about parking and vehicle access...
Tourism shake-up funding delay
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
An amalgamation of two tourism bodies into a single mega authority covering Geelong to the South Australia border has been delayed...
Heritage museum move
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG Heritage Centre has relocated to National Wool Museum to make way for a new landmark $45 million facility.
The centre, to be...
From the Archives
15 years ago
July 2, 2010
Three councillors have called a public meeting to fight plans for redevelopment of Geelong Golf Club.
Eddy Kontelj, Stretch Kontelj and...
