Barbershop group sings out for additional members
By NOEL MURPHY
BARBERSHOP quartets aren’t really quartets. They can be septets, octets or warbling, crooning mobs of many more - and they often are.
The...
Shell buyer in ’suspect’ dealings
By NOEL MURPHY
THE new owner of Geelong’s Shell refinery has been linked to controversial deals with a Serbian war criminal and Iraqi dictator Saddam...
‘No-kill’ group ousted: Activists ‘left animal shelter struggling’
By NOEL MURPHY
BELEAGUERED Geelong Animal Welfare Society is clawing its way back from financial strife after falling from a surplus of almost $1 million...
Calum’s body building demand across US
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
AN invitation to the world’s largest sports festival has further boosted the meteoric rise of Highton bodybuilder Calum Von Moger.
Calum left...
Anti-coal mine forces power up fight over station
By NOEL MURPHY
SURF Coast Air Action is gearing up to fight any sale of Alcoa’s Anglesea coal mine and power station.
“Any potential buyer needs...
Norlane camera investigation
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A CONTROVERSIAL Norlane hotspot for red-light infringements is under investigation, Victoria’s Road Safety Camera Commissioner has announced.
The commissioner, Gordon Lewis, said...
Control lost to big firms
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG’s council has lost its battle with supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths over the design of Armstrong Creek’s town centre.
An independent...
Camping fee anger
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG region campers face a $30,000 fee hike if State Government goes ahead with plans to introduce charges in national parks,...
‘Mix-up’ probe: Bible mag sex lessons
By NOEL MURPHY
A CHRISTIAN education agency will visit Torquay to figure out how sexually explicit Biblezines were handed out to sixth-grade children.
Students at Torquay...
Mental program ambassador Vardy positive, says Costa
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
IF ANYONE has a reason to be depressed, it’s Geelong AFL footballer Nathan Vardy.
The talented ruckman forward has only just recovered...
Staff slam uni parking: $450 fee, ‘no guarantees’
By NOEL MURPHY
PARKING strife at Deakin University is under staff attack as the new year’s courses begin.
Staff have slammed $450 annual fees that fail...
Creek bid to Guy
By NOEL MURPHY
CHRISTIAN College has re-lodged its controversial bid to build a campus at Torquay’s Spring Creek.
Surf Coast councillors voted this week to send...
A cry for truth
A Geelong rally and march will share First Nations history along with the reasons behind calls to change the date of Australia Day. ...
