Big field looms for $500K mayor vote
By NOEL MURPHY
A MELBOURNE Cup field of candidates is looming for Geelong’s mayoral election in November.
Nominations open next month but the field of potential...
Man grew dope ‘for retirement’
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
A 69-YEAR-OLD Norlane man grew seven cannabis plants so he would have a supply of marijuana when he moved into a retirement...
Push to save Avalon work
By NOEL MURPHY
MORE than 300 Qantas workers face a bleak Christmas as the national carrier looks to cut more jobs from its Avalon servicing...
$100m apartments bid ‘to create jobs for 1000’
By NOEL MURPHY
A $100 MILLION project of 500 student apartments a stone’s throw from Deakin University’s Waterfront campus is the latest big-ticket building project...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Jury’s wild ride
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
THE Soul Rectifiers gigs are like "rollercoaster rides", according to vocalist and guitarist Wayne Jury.
“Sometimes we go to places that get a...
SPORT: Kennett quiet
By NOEL MURPHY
HAWTHORN hoodoo Jeff Kennett was uncharacteristically quiet ahead of the preliminary final clash between the Cats and the Hawks.
With this week’s game...
JOIN THE CLUB: Cricket caught out for umpies
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
ANYONE who ever wanted to be in the middle of Melbourne Cricket Ground might find the pathway begins at Geelong Cricket...
KP lights in ad bid
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A PROPOSAL for advertising signage on Simonds Stadium’s light towers will go to a planning panel.
Geelong’s council and the Cats want...
State ‘putting girls’ regatta at risk’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
STATE Government "stalling" on a $250,000 funding commitment is putting at risk Geelong Head of the Schoolgirls regatta, according to Member...
Buckets & Bouquets
BOUQUETS to Geelong Blinds Company’s Shane for fantastic customer service. I visited a few times with enquiries and he was always a pleasure to...
ON THE BITE: Snapper start annual run
By BRIAN LONG
Mid-September is generally when the run of bay snapper begins, with numbers increasing over the past week.
John Pierce landed his first red...
Author ‘feels like Nostradamus’ over fixing
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG author Neil Humphreys feels “a bit like Nostradamus” over Victoria’s A-league soccer scandal.
The central character in his 2010 best-selling novel, Match...
Christmas in the Grove
Ocean Grove's annual street Christmas party Christmas in the Grove was enjoyed by all with the weather cooperating on Wednesday evening. Independent photographer Ivan...
