Classic Cats centenarian
By NOEL MURPHY
CATS fans don’t come much more dedicated than diehard Alice Johnston.
At 103 years old, the great grandmother from Queensland’s Sunshine Coast makes...
Louie the fly aims to spread a cure
By NOEL MURPHY
LOUIE the Fly, that Aussie TV fixture of the 1960s, would be thrilled with the work going on at Deakin University right...
Northern breakthrough at new children’s centre
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
A NORLANE-based childcare and family centre set to open in 2015 will be “nothing like the north (of Geelong) has seen in...
Digital televsion makes airwaves as signal winds up
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
GEELONG and Bellarine residents using analog televisions without digital set-top boxes will lose transmission from next Wednesday.
The Digital Switchover Taskforce will upgrade...
Region set for people boom
By NOEL MURPHY
IMAGINE Geelong with a population of 500,000 - twice what it is today.
For many people, this regional megalopolis is something they will...
Buckets & Bouquets
BUCKETS to the driver who left a rude note complaining about my parking skills on my windscreen at Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre. You wouldn’t...
State’s road warriors
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG’S two most senior State MPs are at odds with Geelong’s leading government advisor on its top priority for Geelong - Melbourne’s...
Billion $ boom
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG is undergoing a massive billion-plus building boom as it shakes off its manufacturing doldrums and steers toward a new technology and...
Need for help rising too fast
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
THE region’s housing assistance falls well short of demand, a Barwon homelessness services coordinator has admitted.
Barwon Housing and Homelessness Support Service’s Andrew...
Cattery aims to curb growing feral felines
By NOEL MURPHY
A NEW shelter for stray and feral cats is poised to tackle head-on what animal welfare staff say is a massive and...
McKellar staff car fear
By NOEL MURPHY
A TYRE-slashing “maniac” has staff terrified at the McKellar Centre as a long-running car parking wrangle with Barwon Health remains unresolved.
Workers unwilling...
Workers sacked: Pipe company hits out at city
By NOEL MURPHY
A CORIO pipes company has sacked four workers, blaming a $200,000 special City Hall tax for new road and drain works it...
Councillor Crockett sworn in
Phoebe Crockett is officially the new Torquay Ward councillor for the Surf Coast Shire after she was sworn into the role this week. ...
