Buckets & Bouquets
BUCKETS to the driver who left a rude note complaining about my parking skills on my windscreen at Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre. You wouldn’t...
State’s road warriors
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG’S two most senior State MPs are at odds with Geelong’s leading government advisor on its top priority for Geelong - Melbourne’s...
Billion $ boom
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG is undergoing a massive billion-plus building boom as it shakes off its manufacturing doldrums and steers toward a new technology and...
Need for help rising too fast
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
THE region’s housing assistance falls well short of demand, a Barwon homelessness services coordinator has admitted.
Barwon Housing and Homelessness Support Service’s Andrew...
Cattery aims to curb growing feral felines
By NOEL MURPHY
A NEW shelter for stray and feral cats is poised to tackle head-on what animal welfare staff say is a massive and...
McKellar staff car fear
By NOEL MURPHY
A TYRE-slashing “maniac” has staff terrified at the McKellar Centre as a long-running car parking wrangle with Barwon Health remains unresolved.
Workers unwilling...
Workers sacked: Pipe company hits out at city
By NOEL MURPHY
A CORIO pipes company has sacked four workers, blaming a $200,000 special City Hall tax for new road and drain works it...
Dylan’s Radar finds success in celebrity news
Geelong’s Dylan Howard could be forgiven a wry smile in his New York office.
Less than five years ago he lost his job in Melbourne...
Joe in the Twilight
By MICHELLE HERBISON
JOE Camilleri loves playing golf in the company of kangaroos at Anglesea Golf Course, even if the creatures do seem a bit...
Dodgeball city
By John Van Klaveren
TO MOST it’s just the name of a goofy Hollywood comedy but a growing band of Geelongites have brought dodgeball to...
Salmon go big on coast
By BRIAN LONG
EXCELLENT angling conditions over the past week resulted in some brilliant captures.
Surf anglers were treated to huge numbers of quality salmon.
Garry Jennings...
Study to make sensor of wearable industry
By MICHELLE HERBISON
A study into wearable sensors’ ability to drive growth in the Geelong region’s IT sector will enable local companies to become market...