Digital televsion makes airwaves as signal winds up
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
GEELONG and Bellarine residents using analog televisions without digital set-top boxes will lose transmission from next Wednesday.
The Digital Switchover Taskforce will upgrade...
Region set for people boom
By NOEL MURPHY
IMAGINE Geelong with a population of 500,000 - twice what it is today.
For many people, this regional megalopolis is something they will...
Buckets & Bouquets
BUCKETS to the driver who left a rude note complaining about my parking skills on my windscreen at Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre. You wouldn’t...
State’s road warriors
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG’S two most senior State MPs are at odds with Geelong’s leading government advisor on its top priority for Geelong - Melbourne’s...
Billion $ boom
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG is undergoing a massive billion-plus building boom as it shakes off its manufacturing doldrums and steers toward a new technology and...
Need for help rising too fast
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
THE region’s housing assistance falls well short of demand, a Barwon homelessness services coordinator has admitted.
Barwon Housing and Homelessness Support Service’s Andrew...
Cattery aims to curb growing feral felines
By NOEL MURPHY
A NEW shelter for stray and feral cats is poised to tackle head-on what animal welfare staff say is a massive and...
McKellar staff car fear
By NOEL MURPHY
A TYRE-slashing “maniac” has staff terrified at the McKellar Centre as a long-running car parking wrangle with Barwon Health remains unresolved.
Workers unwilling...
Workers sacked: Pipe company hits out at city
By NOEL MURPHY
A CORIO pipes company has sacked four workers, blaming a $200,000 special City Hall tax for new road and drain works it...
Dylan’s Radar finds success in celebrity news
Geelong’s Dylan Howard could be forgiven a wry smile in his New York office.
Less than five years ago he lost his job in Melbourne...
Joe in the Twilight
By MICHELLE HERBISON
JOE Camilleri loves playing golf in the company of kangaroos at Anglesea Golf Course, even if the creatures do seem a bit...
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...
From the Archives
16 years ago
July 10, 2009
Residents and local politicians fear the “Leopold pong” emitting from Lake Connewarre could have a huge impact on the natural...
