Geelong ‘front’ of fracking
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A STRETCH of farmland between Geelong and Anglesea could become a battleground on the controversial mining practice of fracking.
Proponents and opponents...
Support flows for Swans star
By NOEL MURPHY
A groundswell of support has enveloped South Barwon footballer Casey Tutungi after he sustained serious spinal injuries in a clash against St...
Shop Local customer service award rings the Belles
The service at Wedding Belles was out of the box for Highton’s Grace Rogers.
In fact, the store’s effort to provide her with just the...
AFL backs Cats in bid for $140m
By NOEL MURPHY
AFL BOSS Andrew Demetriou has pledged his support for the Geelong Cats’ $140 million stage four and five redevelopment of Simonds Stadium.
But...
Aged care plan for Torquay resort
By NOEL MURPHY
GROWING competition in Torquay’s top-end tourism market could be behind Handbury Group plans to convert The Sands Peppers Resort to an aged-care...
Freo looms as Cats turn to mechanics
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
CHRIS Scott’s fears of his team stalling became reality against Brisbane last Sunday.
Geelong’s chief mechanic had been telling all and sundry...
City parking up for review
CONSULTANTS will review Geelong’s inner-city car parking problems, City Hall has announced.
The study follows protracted complaints over several years about parking and vehicle access...
Tourism shake-up funding delay
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
An amalgamation of two tourism bodies into a single mega authority covering Geelong to the South Australia border has been delayed...
Heritage museum move
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG Heritage Centre has relocated to National Wool Museum to make way for a new landmark $45 million facility.
The centre, to be...
‘Big names’ in Queenscliff debut
By MICHELLE HERBISON
Queenscliff Music Festival expects an increase of 300 people each day during this year’s November event, according to its director.
Michael Carrucan told...
Thomson dad jailed
By MICHELLE HERBISON
A STRING of drugs, weapons and driving offences has landed a 27-year-old Thomson father in jail for seven months.
David Jones, of Tate...
Keren cuts the line
By MICHELLE HERBISON
GEELONG West printmaker Keren Zorn has found her niche in detailing the lines of older men’s “rougher faces”.
The 23-year-old artist finds images...
Rally for green space
A group of concerned residents will present a petition at the September council meeting in an attempt to save a community space in Belmont.
Geelong...
