Speaker should resign, says ex-MP
By NOEL MURPHY
BESIEGED Victorian parliamentary speaker Ken Smith should resign his post in Victoria’s Legislative Assembly, according to a Grovedale resident who served as...
Spying ‘normal’, says local expert
By NOEL MURPHY
AUSTRALIA has always spied on Indonesia - and vice versa, says a Geelong academic.
The only startling aspect was that anyone would bother...
Otways timber beaut for ukes
By NOEL MURPHY
BLACKWOOD timber from the Otways is driving a ukulele revolution by Australia’s leading guitar maker.
And at the helm with the Maton Guitars...
Torquay’s $25m Coles work to begin in May
A new $25 million Coles supermarket at Torquay will create hundreds of jobs after construction begins in May, the company has announced.
Coles said the...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Lynch, Psychos star at festival
By MICHELLE HERBISON
LOCAL surf legend Wayne Lynch will help kick off the inaugural Lorne Film festival this weekend discussing a new documentary about his...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Zombies in city cheese
ZOMBIE horror will meld with cheesy variety in a new Geelong stage show.
GSODA Junior Players has announced its production of Showstopper will feature “frightfully...
JOIN THE CLUB: Hydro power’s growing allure
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
LAURIE Cocking says it with a smile but also with a little bit of seriousness.
“We grow legal plants hydroponically”.
The president...
Fagg backs Jarvis as replacement mayor
Former Geelong mayor Keith Fagg has returned from an overseas holiday to back businessman Ken Jarvis as his replacement.
Mr Fagg wrote to the Independent...
College biding time over campus at Spring Creek
By NOEL MURPHY
CHRISTIAN College is holding tight with controversial plans for a school in Torquay’s Spring Creek despite an independent panel suggesting it could...
Anger at report release during mayoral voting
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG’s Trades Hall and acting mayor Bruce Harwood have lashed out at State Government over the timing of a new probe into...
45 milestone at deaf social club
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A RELATIVELY unknown group will quietly reach a 45-year milestone next month but the members of Geelong Deaf Social Group would...
Barwon Water ’fracking’ fears
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
BARWON Water has revealed concerns about fracking potentially contaminating water supplies.
Barwon Water managing director Joe Adamski said the organisation supported the...
Council says no to purple bins
Geelong council has refused to commit to the permanent addition of a purple glass recycling bin to its waste collection service.
Councillors voted against the...
