Store breaks barrier to win customer service award
By Editorial
A CLEVER solution to a communication barrier between a wheelchair-bound customer and his deaf parents has earned Geelong West’s Tiger-$2 a customer service...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Whitley ‘chilled’ for Geelong gig
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
THE stars were certainly unaligned when Lawrence Greenwood attempted to return to recording music.
The Melbourne singer-songwriter dumped his moniker Whitley, under which...
JOIN THE CLUB: Club activates member base
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
MOST clubs or groups have a single purpose, a principal reason for existing.
Such simple aims are not for Geelong’s Life Activities...
New MP seeking projects funding
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
FUNDING for two key development projects in the region could be saved with the support of new Member for Corangamite Sarah...
Jail for mum’s assault on lover of ex-partner
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
A NORLANE mother who assaulted her ex-boyfriend’s new love has been handed a suspended jail sentence.
Geelong Magistrates’ Court heard Angela Millar, a...
City barista titles brew excitement
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
WINNERS of the first barista championships in Geelong this week will compete for a spot in a Victorian championship.
The competitors gathered...
FISHING: Local anglers’ ideal action
By BRIAN LONG
PERFECT conditions last weekend lured plenty of anglers onto the water, with some awesome fish caught.
Darren Doyle boated a 9.6kg snapper as...
City to expand fund’s ‘review’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG'S council will conduct a “root and branch review” of its entire budget process, according to finance portfolio holder Stretch Kontelj.
Cr...
Backyards source of food relief as demand surges
By Editorial
BACKYARD gardeners could help feed battlers going hungry in Geelong, according to deputy mayor Bruce Harwood.
He urged households growing fruit and vegetables to...
Mayoral candidate: move to ’Homotopia’ – Anger over gay Tweets
By NOEL MURPHY
HOMOSEXUALS should establish their own homeland, Geelong mayoral hopeful Buddy Rojek has argued on Twitter.
Buddy Rojek’s suggestion to model the country on...
Artwork heist a city ‘first’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A CENTRAL Geelong gallery has lost a distincitive artwork in the gallery’s first theft, according to the owner.
Robert Avitabile said his...
Chemical store ‘moving ahead’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
PROPONENTS of a controversial chemical storage facility in North Geelong’s Roseneath Ave are pushing ahead under the terms of existing permit...
Janice a local hero
A Geelong woman has been recognised with a national award for more than three decades of providing meals to people in need.
Janice...
