Joshua’s debut fit for a prince

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN A YOUNG Torquay dancer has scored a title role in a much-anticipated contemporary production alongside two Australian ballet stars. Joshua Hunt will...

V8s rev up for Geelong waterfront

By NOEL MURPHY GEELONG’S waterfront could host a motor racing circuit if Lamborghini-driving Mayor Darryn Lyons and V8 Supercars win state backing. Cr Lyons said talks...
Double Take

Double Take

As if AFL players aren’t under enough empirical scrutiny already, with measurements for everything from possessions to clangers and skin-folds. KRock commentators set a new...

Study confirms we live on top price land

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN LAND prices in the Barwon region are still among the nation’s most expensive despite a 3.7 per cent price decrease, according...

In brief

Truck trial call Geelong council has called for feedback on the progress of the trial restricting trucks travelling through central Geelong, underway since 3 March. Feedback...

Jobless at ‘GFC levels’

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN THE number of unemployed people in Geelong has risen almost 25 per cent even though the jobless rate remains steady, according...

Cartoon duo knows where to draw the line

By NOEL MURPHY COMICS have come a long way from the golden days of last century and proven a great survivor of the artworld. The space...

Government ‘duds north’ over hospital

By NOEL MURPHY LABOR MPs have savaged plans for a hospital at North Geelong after the state budget allocated $3.4 million to the project next...

Canberra feels ‘pier pressure’

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN FEDERAL MP Sarah Henderson has welcomed Mayor Darryn Lyons’s response to her deadline for action on revitalising central Geelong. The Liberal Member...

Rail PSO patrols for Geelong

By NOEL MURPHY PASSENGERS moved along nervously as a man brutally kicked and screamed profanities at his bike at North Geelong station at 6.45 last...

Few surprises left in budget

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN THERE were few surprises for the Geelong region in this year’s state budget, with most major announcements already revealed over the...

Local art sale to fund child safety program

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN GEELONG Art Society is putting the art back into Bravehearts with an exhibition fundraiser to protect kids. The BraveArt exhibition at St...

Revitalising Geelong

Revitalising central Geelong has been a key focus of my term as mayor, and we are working hard to activate and renew areas within...

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