Geelong girls hop into dance finals
Hop to it: Georgia Badham, at front, with the rest of the DIVA’s team.By Holly RoskoschTHIRTEEN Geelong girls will compete in a 2012 Australian...
Guy slashes grassland protection on BW site
By John Van KlaverenPLANNING Minister Matthew Guy has effectively removed an environmental overlay protecting native grasslands at Lara, planning documents reveal.
Landowner Barwon Water asked...
Council ‘to battle government over power to vary rates bills’
By John Van KlaverenGEELONG'S council will fight a push to limit municipal powers for setting differential rates, Mayor John Mitchell has vowed.
“We should be...
New residents’ group set to take on council
Branching out: Sid Pope hopes the residents association will have a “quality relationship” with council. By Cherie DonnellanA NEW Surf Coast residents association will...
Losing our religion: Oh, my godless
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...
‘Super fix’ for growth
By Michelle HerbisonCOUNCIL'S “fixation with shopping” ignores other opportunities to promote economic growth at Drysdale, according to a community group.
Drysdale Clifton Springs Community...
Grove’s community garden springs into life
Green thumbs: Vivian Kershaw and Peter Gumley at work in Ocean Grove’s community garden.By Michelle HerbisonMEMBERS of Ocean Grove’s new community garden hope to...
State-first therapy device thrills patients: A new grip on life
By John Van KlaverenIT'S DOING the little things Dennisse Luna misses the most.
But the Deakin University architecture student and stroke victim said an extraodinary...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Train on track
By Cherie DonnellanEVEN lead guitarist Josh Crawley seems surprised about the appeal of Graveway Train’s combination of horror-themed country-style music.
“It was a bit of...
JOIN THE CLUB: Meals by males
By John Van KlaverenBOYS will be boys, even when they’re men in the kitchen, as a SpringDale Neighbourhood Centre group can attest.
The Thursday morning...
Samaritan for homeless men
By Michelle HerbisonVOLUNTEERS for a new drop-in shelter for homeless men are preparing for the centre’s first tenants.
Samaritan House’s Josephine Barnes hoped to...
Leading economist on Geelong: Amber ail for local economy
By John Van KlaverenAMBER warning lights are flashing on Geelong’s economy, a new report has revealed.
Report co-author and economist Peter Brain said Geelong lagged...
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...
