FINALLY FRIDAY: Riley’s psyched up for Geelong
Psychic Greg Riley comes to Geelong on June 30.By Cherie DonnellanGREG Riley’s wife jokingly suggested he should enter a psychics reality television show last...
FINALLY FRIDAY: All Cashed up
Cashing in: Tex Perkins in The Man in Black.By Cherie DonnellanJOHNNY Cash seemingly comes back to life in the rich baritone of Tex Perkins.
But...
JOIN THE CLUB: A kick in the brass
Having a blast: Geelong West Brass Band’s Jacqui Adcock, Jeff Steele and Ross Quaife.By John Van KlaverenIT MAY not have a boogie woogie bugle...
State boosts $1m project for city disabled services
Boost: Gateways’ Rosemary Malone and Member for Western Victoria Region David O’Brien inspect plans for the new facility.By Holly RoskoschA GOVERNMENT funding injection will...
Geelong producing more graduate doctors than available places: Dr training shortfall ‘critical’
By John Van KlaverenA SHORTAGE of post-graduate training opportunities is creating a doctor shortage in Geelong, according to a Deakin University leader.
Medical school head...
Strong future for ‘papers like Indy’
EditorialVICTORIAN regional newspaper like the Independent are “alive and very much kicking”, according to their industry association.
Victorian Country Press Association said the papers’ relevance...
Housing produces ‘160 pools’ of dirt
Dirty talk: CCF Victoria’s Wayne Huntley, EPA Victoria’s Myles Whelan and Barwon Regional Waste Management Group’s John Burgess and Enzo Bruscella at the forum.By...
‘Major development’ proposed: Port ‘to triple’
Simulation: Stuart Christie with the port simulator behind.By John Van KlaverenA PROJECTED tripling of trade will mean major development of Geelong’s port, a computer...
Coast group set to take on shire
Branching out: Jan Juc’s Sid Pope.By Cherie DonnellanA NEW Surf Coast residents association will bridge the “disconnect” between council and its community, according to...
State’s ‘silent’ on cuts
By John Van KlaverenSTATE Government is acting “abominably” in refusing to detail regional public service job cuts in centres like Geelong, according to a...
Faithless leap in new census
Keeping the faith: Father Kevin Dillon outside St Mary’s Basilica.By Cherie DonnellanGODLESSNESS has recorded Geelong’s biggest increase in religious affiliation, according to new census...
News Ltd: Advertisermanager’s redundant
By John Van KlaverenRETRENCHMENTS have begun at the Geelong Advertiser, starting with general manager Wayne Buttner.
News Limited announced on Monday that it had made...
Shandelle seeks new musical horizons
Shandelle Cooke is one of Geelong’s best-loved performers, but the chanteuse is not content to rest on her laurels.
This month Cooke launches two new...
