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...

Asbestos site fear

By CHERIE DONNELLAN THE disturbance of a Torquay asbestos dump over summer could threaten the health of nearby residents, a landowner fears. Kim Hammond said she...

Office moves create health precinct

By CHERIE DONNELLAN A NEW "health precinct" with a regional lobby group as a tenant will improve services for patients in central Geelong, according to...

Burglars hit firms on Fyans

By NOEL MURPHY TRADERS are reeling after thieves launched a barrage of attacks on South Geelong businesses, stealing cars and tools, cracking safes, damaging premises...

Juggling act for GFNL fixtures

AFL Barwon has announced a 20-round home-and-away fixture for the Geelong Football Netball League following the withdrawal of Lara from this year’s senior footy...