FINALLY FRIDAY: Bangin’ on with Clairy
Attitude: Clairy Browne brings her band, The Bangin’ Rackettes, to Queenscliff this weekend.By Cherie DonnellanVOCALIST Clairy Browne wants to be “today’s answer” to Tina...
JOIN THE CLUB: Road HOGs ride on
High on the HOG: Toy run committee members Craig Martin, Vicki Humpage, Marie Vella and Tim Humpage. By John Van KlaverenTHEY'RE known as HOGs,...
Uni mobile with Cisco
Face off: Peter Brusco demonstrates the new mobile video conferencing system.By John Van KlaverenDEAKIN University’s video conferencing is going mobile with a new face-to-face...
Father furious after playground fault slashes son’s leg: Hole of horror
Horrific: Noah Stevens recovers at home.By Cherie DonnellanA TORQUAY father wants an apology from Surf Coast Shire after his eight-year-old son seriously injured his...
Tax under attack for Lib launch
Launch: Tony Abbott meets supporters in Geelong as Sarah Henderson follows. EditorialFEDERAL opposition leader Tony Abbott has visited Geelong to launch the Liberals’ campaign...
Panel nod for Lonsdale plan
By John Van KlaverenLONSDALE Golf Club has welcomed a green light for major redevelopment but Geelong’s leading community environmental group has slammed the decision.
A...
JPs sign on to help Geelong’s police
Signing on: JP Heather Gold at Geelong Police Station.By Holly RoskoschJUSTICES of the Peace are now signing paperwork in Geelong to take pressure off...
Hill scars probed as funds withheld
Track shock: Barrabool’s John George and Heather Wellington with other angry residents.By Cherie DonnellanGEELONG Motocross Club is under investigation for allegedly breaching its land...
Cats 500 short of membership target amid works
By Vanessa ValenzuelaGEELONG Football Club is 500 members from reaching its 2012 target of 40,000, according to a spokesperson.
The Cats reached 39,456 members this...
Bannockburn rezonings: Preparing to ‘boom’
By John Van KlaverenBANNOCKBURN is rezoning tracts of land to accommodate new arrivals ahead of a forecast population boom, according to planning documents.
The documents...
Cop says unnecessary but…Lara calls for 24-hour force
By Vanessa ValenzuelaLARA RESIDENTS have vowed to continue pushing for a 24-hour police station despite the town’s sergeant saying extended opening hours are unnecessary.
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Tax tightens ‘squeeze on hotel trade’, says Burnett
By John Van KlaverenRISING costs and falling patronage are putting a squeeze on pubs and bottle-shops, according to a prominent Geelong hotelier.
Peter Burnett, Victorian...
From the archives
18 years ago
November 9, 2007
Thugs face life-time bans after Geelong nightclubs rollout permanent ID scanners next week, nightlife association chairman Darren Holroyd told the...
