JOIN THE CLUB: Kids find kicks in futsal game
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
FOR the many generations of Aussie kids brought up believing that football involved an elliptical ball on an oval manned by...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Kids’ fun in Kate’s Shed
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
COMEDIAN Kate McLennan set herself a challenge when she agreed to write children’s comedy radio play Super Speedy Sound Shed.
But she was...
Rudd policy ‘dashes hopes’ of reuniting families in city
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
“IT has closed the door on hope.”
Afghan asylum seeker Ali Khan Ahmadi spoke with the passion of a young man who...
Online opponents target ’alien’ redevelopment plans
By NOEL MURPHY
IT’S not exactly the most subtle of responses but, given the alien nature critics see in Torquay’s proposed space-age hotel precinct, it’s...
Shortage of men leaves ladies on sidelines at dances
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
IT TAKES two to tango but senior women are finding themselves frequently without dance partners at Geelong social ballroom classes.
Geelong Ballroom Dance...
Diversitat boss slams changes
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
NEW changes to asylum seeker policy could have a significant long-term impact on Geelong’s refugee resettlement program, according to Geelong’s peak...
Leopold centre ‘set to create 1000 new jobs’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A $100 MILLION shopping centre development will create up to 1000 jobs at Leopold, its developer has told the Independent.
The proposed...
Buckets and bouquets
BOUQUETS to a lady who gave me a lift in her car from Saffron St to Pakington St, preventing me from being late for...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Owen, Lawrence in duet at Corio show
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
Recording Islands in the Stream with country-pop musician Amber Lawrence was "100 per cent perfection" for X-Factor finalist Jason Owen.
He spoke to...
Mill man’s sale bid
By NOEL MURPHY
THE former boss of Geelong’s failed Mills Markets is selling a national landmark Fletcher Jones factory at Warrnambool.
Ian Ballis wants $2.7 million...
Ladder of opportunity for homeless youths
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A YOUTH charity’s establishment in Geelong has brought a $240,000 funding boost for the region’s homeless.
Ladder chief Mark Bolton said the...
Bayfront operator seeks permit: Wheel nod big
By NOEL MURPHY
EASTERN Beach’s Ferris wheel operator wants to return to Geelong’s waterfront for another three years.
Hi Lite Amusements has asked Heritage Victoria for...
Resurgent Cats pile on Tiger pain
Geelong cruised to a 30-point win over Richmond for its second win on the bounce, leaving the battling Tigers 0-5 as the only winless...
