Voice of Celts at festival
By MICHELLE HERBISON
WORKING with the “charismatic and passionate” Ricky Martin taught Geelong star Imogen Brough to “always be professional” while rehearsing and performing.
Brough told...
Buckets
BOUQUETS to gay marriage supporters (Buckets & Bouquets, 3 May). I too have fought intolerance and need support because I love fish and want...
Kate living dream
By MICHELLE HERBISON
BRISBANE singer-songwriter Kate Miller Heidke initially regarded a pop career as a “pipedream” but is fast proving herself wrong.
The classically-trained folk-pop...
Jukebox jivers still rocking on
THE preferred music of Geelong Jukebox Rockers might date back to the 1950s but members are quite happy to upgrade to the digital age.
President...
Call for site acquisition rejected
By NOEL MURPHY
PLANNING Minister Matthew Guy’s office has rejected a call for compulsory acquisition of the Ritz Falts for sale to someone willing to...
Animals’ fire plight inspires fund-raiser
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE enduring image of a fire-fighter offering bottled water to a bushfire-ravaged koala is part of the inspiration behind a local...
Launch for Golden Plate Awards
REGIONAL Victoria’s most acclaimed culinary awards will celebrate its 10th anniversary in Geelong this year.
General manager Pamela Jewson said the Golden Plate Awards were...
Council’s advice to shire revealed: Use media against ’eyesore’ buildings
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
PUBLIC embarrassment through the media is the most effective way of convincing “recalcitrant” owners of neglected buildings to take action, a...
Australasia’s ‘best chef’ Ben dreams of local restaurant
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
AUSRALASIA'S best chef could open a restaurant closer to his Ocean Grove home, he has told the Independent.
Ben Shewry said the Geelong...
Fees jump ‘to limit rates hike’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG'S council has increased user-pays fees and charges to minimise its rates increase, according to Mayor Keith Fagg.
Council’s lower-than-anticipated incease of...
MPs spruik roads, Libs slam taxes
THE region’s federal Labor MPs have talked up spending on local roads in the Gillard Government’s budget this week.
Corangamite’s Darren Cheeseman highlighted $7 million...
’Priorities list’ boost for Port harbour, peninsua bypass link
By MICHELLE HERBISON
PROPOSALS to redevelop Portarlington’s harbour and extend Geelong’s ring road to the Bellarine Peninsula have earned places on a new list of...
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...
