Buckets & Bouquets
BOUQUETS to the guys at East Geelong Men’s Shed. I was frantic to repair and invalid table and they had it done in a...
‘Hundreds’ urge Coppe return
By NOEL MURPHY
FORMER Geelong mayor Ed Coppe says he has fielded hundreds of requests to run for his old job again.
“I’m thinking about it...
Ex-minister stokes concern over Geelong HQ/NDIS ‘demotion’ fears
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) headquartered in Geelong as DisabilityCare could be “torn down”, former Minister for Disability Reform, Jenny...
More homeless despite extra funding, says charity
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
HOMELESSNESS is increasing in Geelong despite government efforts to reduce it, according to a local charity.
Samaritan House Geelong fundraising committee...
100 holes in one day to test limits of golfers
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
AS any weekend hacker will testify, 18 holes of golf can be the world’s most-frustrating pastime.
Try 100 holes - in one...
Local museum ‘under a cloud’
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG might be building a new $40 million heritage centre but its only museum of local collections faces losing its home.
Geelong...
Laughs on Kate in new GC mag
By Editorial
LIFE'S a laugh for funny girl Kate McLennan.
The Belmont-raised comedian has forged a sparkling career on stage and screen with a rare talent...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Opera all jazzed up
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
AN opera singer and a jazz pianist walk into a restaurant - it sounds like the beginning of a joke but when...
SPORT: ‘Too old, too slow’ and still too good
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
AN all Hawthorn-Geelong weekend looms as the respective AFL and VFL teams prepare to meet each other in highly-anticipated clashes.
The Cats’...
Ruff justice: Dogs’ day in court
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
A CHARITY hopes to save two Geelong stray dogs from death row in a legal precedent.
The charity has retained a lawyer to...
It’s not easy being Smith – but common
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
BEING a Smith means never having to spell your name.
Your surname, at least - Bannockburn’s Cherry Smith still has to tell...
Local speed, traffic light camera figures: Fines fall, revenue up
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
SPEED and red-light cameras are catching fewer suburban drivers in Geelong but they are paying more in fines, according to new...
Two more years for music festival
Queenscliff Music Festival (QMF) will be held for at least another two years, the state government announced this week.
The festival will celebrate its 27-year...
