Consistency key to hardware store Shop Local win
CONSISTENCY has earned a Shop Local Geelong Customer Service Award for Fagg’s Mitre 10, according to the company’s boss.
Chief executive officer Mark Edmonds welcomed...
Households blamed for beach ‘dumping’
THE Great Ocean Road is becoming a great ocean dumping ground as illegally dumped household rubbish takes over bins meant for beachgoers, according to...
Buckets & Bouquets
BOUQUETS to a lady who stands up for cats in the Independent. Cats were created by God and, like us, need to eat, so...
Lyric fit for a King
By MICHELLE HERBISON
SINGING, dancing, colourful costumes and sets and an entertaining storyline make Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein’s The King and I an enjoyable...
Off-roaders love their buggies
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THEY can find themselves racing on a variety of surfaces, emulating anything from a rally to speedway, against an assortment of...
Firms ‘lacking NBN capacity’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG businesses are significantly underprepared for the NBN and its 100 megabits of speed, according to a Deloitte Access Economics survey.
The...
Wind and waves lash salmon enthusiasts as trout taken in low lakes
STRONG winds and big waves made surf fishing difficult last weekend, with protected locations the best option.
Troy West fished the high tides in Louttit...
Safety message as Falcons land on stadium
By MICHELLE HERBISON
CATS' star Andrew Mackie has hosted a mentoring session with a road safety message for Geelong Falcons players ahead of their hit-out...
Premier casting first grant
THE first grant from a $15 million Geelong Industry Fund has gone to a company supplying metal products to domestic and overseas companies, Premier...
Look at my new nose, says Brenda
By NOEL MURPHY
BRENDA Hoad wept with relief as the bandages came off and stitches were removed from her wounded nose.
After five months looking like,...
Memorabilia from a Time long ago
By MICHELLE HERBISON
A FAMILY'S historical artefacts and documents have helped Queenscliff Historical Museum commemorate wrecked ship the SS Time.
Ballarat’s Gavin Jamieson said his father...
Homes grant ‘to create 100 jobs’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
CHANGES to a first-home owners' grant will create more than 100 Geelong building industry jobs, according to developers.
Duke Property Group’s Sean...
‘Daisy’ stars in T20 victory
North Geelong’s Dale Kerr blasted Lara's top order off the pitch during the opening round of the Geelong Cricket Association ConnectTel T20 competitions.
Kerr took...
