Murlocs shiver at FReeZa

By MICHELLE HERBISON RETURNING to Bellarine Secondary College to play with students from their old school will be “scary” for the young members of The...

Coach swinging ‘flexible’ Cats

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN THE flexibility that has already helped the Cats overcome significant deficits in three games this season is no accident, coach Chris...

Plant opens as sale under way

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN AND MICHELLE HERBISON A $94 million sewage treatment plant meant to ween Shell off Geelong’s drinking water has opened a month...

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...

Supersaints aim to shape final four

St Albans/Breakwater captain Damien Biemans is hoping his side can upset a few of the teams vying for GCA4 finals in the final three...

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