Free rides as myki ‘outages’ hit buses
By MICHELLE HERBISON
THE abolition of short-term bus tickets could have caused a recent “spate of outages” on Geelong buses’ myki systems, according to Public...
Landcare awards to ‘invaluable’ volunteers
VOLUNTEERS caring for farmland and natural environments have earned awards from the region’s catchment manager.
Corangamite Catchment Management Authority bestowed its 11 annual Landcare awards...
Trades Hall enters storage stoush
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG Trades Hall could throw its weight behind a campaign against a chemical storage plant proposed for North Geelong.
Trades Hall will vote...
Cow’s eye cancers cost farmer $5000
By MICHELLE HERBISON
A NEGLECTFUL farmer’s two cows with painful eye cancer waited months to be put out of their misery before an anonymous complaint...
Ford shocks Geelong leaders – $40 million fund announced
Ford’s announcement it will cease manufacturing in Geelong has shocked the city’s civic and community leaders.
The company will close its Geelong manufacturing plant in...
Voice of Celts at festival
By MICHELLE HERBISON
WORKING with the “charismatic and passionate” Ricky Martin taught Geelong star Imogen Brough to “always be professional” while rehearsing and performing.
Brough told...
Buckets
BOUQUETS to gay marriage supporters (Buckets & Bouquets, 3 May). I too have fought intolerance and need support because I love fish and want...
Kate living dream
By MICHELLE HERBISON
BRISBANE singer-songwriter Kate Miller Heidke initially regarded a pop career as a “pipedream” but is fast proving herself wrong.
The classically-trained folk-pop...
Jukebox jivers still rocking on
THE preferred music of Geelong Jukebox Rockers might date back to the 1950s but members are quite happy to upgrade to the digital age.
President...
Call for site acquisition rejected
By NOEL MURPHY
PLANNING Minister Matthew Guy’s office has rejected a call for compulsory acquisition of the Ritz Falts for sale to someone willing to...
Animals’ fire plight inspires fund-raiser
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE enduring image of a fire-fighter offering bottled water to a bushfire-ravaged koala is part of the inspiration behind a local...
Launch for Golden Plate Awards
REGIONAL Victoria’s most acclaimed culinary awards will celebrate its 10th anniversary in Geelong this year.
General manager Pamela Jewson said the Golden Plate Awards were...
New chair for KP Trust
Kardinia Park Stadium Trust has a new chair with John Eren bringing valuable experience across tourism, sport and major events.
Mr Eren has been a...
