Produce ‘key to our jobs future’
By NOEL MURPHY
SENDING clean, green produce to domestic markets and Asia could be a boom industry for the Geelong region, according to Frank Costa.
Southeast...
Exercise sheds weight, by George
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE onset of the years crept up on George Acheson-Thom, with the weight layering on until he hit almost 135 kg.
The...
MAV hit baulked
GEELONG'S council has baulked at paying almost $80,000 toward a state-wide campaign for constitutional recognition of local government.
Councillors voted this week to launch their...
Call to unite Barwon Heads and Ocean Grove
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE “twin towns” of Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads should be together in the state seat of Bellarine, the Liberal party...
Researcher hops into cowboy lore
By NOEL MURPHY
LECTURER Derham Groves, one of Geelong’s finest expert exports, is riding high working on a pet project about one of the world’s...
Riders aged 40 to 59 top local injury data
By MICHELLE HERBISON
SERIOUS motorcycle accidents within Geelong and Surf Coast hospitalised 181 riders in the five years to August last year, according to TAC...
Makeover for Waterworld
NORTHERN Geelong’s iconic Waterworld site is set for a makeover after securing state funding, MP David Koch has announced.
The Liberal Member for Western Victoria...
Ex-mayor honour lost, sign remains
By NOEL MURPHY
HIS Order of Australia Medal has been stripped from him after serving seven years behind bars for stealing millions of dollars but...
Long weekend of various species around the region
By BRIAN LONG
Settled conditions over the long weekend allowed local anglers to chase a variety of species in fresh and saltwater.
Lake Toolondo was a...
Life’s Tweet in the Club
By MICHELLE HERBISON
Montgomery Cooper logged into his band Clubfeet’s Twitter account one morning to find thousands of tweets from fans of a Japanese band...
Percival pointed at peninsula
By MICHELLE HERBISON
Fame and fortune might be by-products of television appearances but 2012 The Voice runner-up Darren Percival has his sights set on other...
Young actors star with GSODA
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
DEBBIE Fraser can name drop with the best of them: Guy Peace, Portia De Rossi, Chrissy Amphlett, Peter Colman-Wright - even...
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. ...
