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‘Grand plans’

Andrew MathiesonSKILLED Stadium would hold 40,000 patrons by 2013 under the plans of Geelong Football Club’s new board. Building light towers for night matches and...

Internship winners set to experience stages of success

Erin PearsonTWO aspiring Geelong event managers will rub shoulders with the industry’s elite after winning year-long internships. Kelly McDonnell, 22 and Erin Marshall, 21, heard...

Panel review for 4C route

Kim WatersSTATE Government will appoint an advisory panel next week to review a controversial Geelong bypass link to Surf Coast Highway, Planning Minister Matthew...

Gated living ‘arrives’

Kim WatersTHE REGION'S property market is about to enter a new era with its first gated community at Lara, according to developers. National Lifestyle...

A one-man band no longer

Erin PearsonFROM humble beginnings in Canada’s eclectic villages to packed theatres across the world, Dan Mangan has come a long way. Returning to Australia for...

Local Legend: The comedian’s on

Andrew MathiesonHOLDING a conversation with comedian Dave Thornton is like sitting back in one of his audiences. He’s always on no matter what. Having neither...

Crowded night market

Andrew MathiesonORGANISERS are bracing for crowds to double just two years since first launching the Geelong night markets. The inaugural market in 2008 attracted an...

Ex Roo helps vets

Erin PearsonSPORTING great Glenn Archer has signed on to help the Surf Coast Veterans Centre raise “critically needed” funds to stay on the road,...

Tree removal powers “loophole”

Kim WatersPOWERCOR'S removal of hundreds of protected roadside trees without council permission will go unpunished despite the objections of residents on the Bellarine Peninsula...

LA calls local actress

Erin PearsonSURF COAST actress Catherine Hancock will rub shoulders with Los Angeles’ acting elite next week after scoring an internationally acclaimed scholarship. Ms Hancock, who...

Links plans “amicable”

Kim WatersPLANS for residential development and a nine-hole golf course on the former Geelong Golf Club site are likely to be resolved without a...

Taylor’s treasured family time

Kim WatersBIRTHDAY parties are always a treasured memory for parents. But for the Wood family, daughter Taylor’s sixth milestone next week means “so much more”...

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Torquay road to be discontinued

Part of a Torquay road will soon be closed to the public to allow for construction of the Surf Coast Aquatic and Health Centre...