Shortage of men leaves ladies on sidelines at dances
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
IT TAKES two to tango but senior women are finding themselves frequently without dance partners at Geelong social ballroom classes.
Geelong Ballroom Dance...
Diversitat boss slams changes
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
NEW changes to asylum seeker policy could have a significant long-term impact on Geelong’s refugee resettlement program, according to Geelong’s peak...
Leopold centre ‘set to create 1000 new jobs’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A $100 MILLION shopping centre development will create up to 1000 jobs at Leopold, its developer has told the Independent.
The proposed...
Buckets and bouquets
BOUQUETS to a lady who gave me a lift in her car from Saffron St to Pakington St, preventing me from being late for...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Owen, Lawrence in duet at Corio show
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
Recording Islands in the Stream with country-pop musician Amber Lawrence was "100 per cent perfection" for X-Factor finalist Jason Owen.
He spoke to...
Mill man’s sale bid
By NOEL MURPHY
THE former boss of Geelong’s failed Mills Markets is selling a national landmark Fletcher Jones factory at Warrnambool.
Ian Ballis wants $2.7 million...
Ladder of opportunity for homeless youths
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A YOUTH charity’s establishment in Geelong has brought a $240,000 funding boost for the region’s homeless.
Ladder chief Mark Bolton said the...
Bayfront operator seeks permit: Wheel nod big
By NOEL MURPHY
EASTERN Beach’s Ferris wheel operator wants to return to Geelong’s waterfront for another three years.
Hi Lite Amusements has asked Heritage Victoria for...
Youth program’s success earns extension of funding
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
A new Barwon Youth progam has helped 140 at-risk teenagers “re-engage” with education since January, according to its manager.
Youth Connections program manager...
Deakin ‘cuddle’ chemical study
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
DEAKIN University researchers in Geelong will investigate the interplay of nature and nurture as part of unique research into "cuddle chemical”...
Work uncovers hidden Fyansford riverside
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A HIDDEN part of the Moorbool River at Fyansford has been revealed following a riverbank reclamation project.
Friends of Buckley Falls project...
Sale takes on cement silos: A site for eyesores
By NOEL MURPHY
ONE of Geelong’s most prominent and dangerous eyesores might soon complete years in limbo.
The abandoned cement works silos in McCurdy Rd, Herne...
2025: the year in pictures
Voice photographer Ivan Kemp was out and about across the region throughout 2025. Here are some of his pictures that summed up the year.
