Tayla’s made for her place among stars
A BACKGROUND in Geelong theatre has set Tayla Johnston on course to stardom.
Now studying at Victorian College of the Arts, the Newtown beauty leads...
JOIN THE CLUB: Flower’s power
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG has a couple of world-renowned clubs - think the Cats and Geelong Pelargonium Club.
A local flower club? World famous?
Indeed, the...
Surfers ID board, return to owner
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
OCEAN Grove’s Jon Willard is “indebted” to a pair of surfers who returned his unique surfboard after confronting an alleged thief.
Mr Willard...
Enid’s art illustrates plant diversity
By NOEL MURPHY
KIDNEY weed, skullcap, swamp-mat, bladderwort, hound’s-tongue…Enid Mayfield’s latest book reads like a witch’s shopping list.
Many of the species would probably go very...
Perry good result for local in Bells pro event
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
JAN JUC surfer Jack Perry was a big winner in the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach over Easter.
Perry finished first in...
‘We’ll fix your face’
By NOEL MURPHY
A GEELONG woman left feeling like a “sideshow freak” when she was unable to pay for post-cancer nasal surgery could soon have...
Best friends awarded for ‘hanging out’ with elderly
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
BEST friends Grace Chatterton and Ruby Treloar never expected a parliamentary award for “hanging out” with aged care residents at Grovedale.
The girls...
Buckets&Bouquets
BOUQUETS to Powercor for always being available to fix faults at Indented Head, where stormy and windy weather sometimes cuts our power supply. ...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Sisters bring hotel harmonies
By MICHELLE HERBISON
THE exquisite blending of three sisters’ voices that shot the McClymont sisters to fame six years ago will highlight the trio’s next...
Region’s rain-belt ’moving south’
By NOEL MURPHY
FARMING across south-western Victoria will need to change as the rain-belt moves, according to the head of a scientific team studying lakes...
Report on Geelong rail: Future electric
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
PUBLIC Transport Victoria plans to electrify the Geelong rail line in the next 20 years, according to its latest transport blueprint.
Electrification...
Study highlights growth pains
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG needs another 3.1 billion litres of water, 220 hospital beds, 7430 school places and 90 weekly train services to cater...
Big fines for illegal dump and burn
Victoria’s environmental protection watchdog has handed a hefty fine to a demolition company for an illegal burn-off in Charlemont.
High Tech Demolition Pty Ltd received...
