FINALLY FRIDAY: Lawrie only does it for the Mooney

Absurd: Comedian Lawrence Mooney.By Cherie DonnellanMELBOURNE funnyman Lawrence Mooney confesses to having a “sense of the absurd” – and he thinks Geelong people have...

FINALLY FRIDAY: Sweet on Queenscliff festival

Sweet sounds: Geelong’s Sweethearts in action.By Cherie DonnellanIMAGINE being a Geelong teenager followed around Europe by a film crew. That was the glamorous experience of...

JOIN THE CLUB: Check mates

Game if you are: Ben Kersten at the chessboard. By John Van KlaverenWHEN IT comes to games, chess is just about the grand master...

City demo for sport ‘hi-tech’

By John Van KlaverenSPORTS technology entrepreneurs from around Australia will head to Skilled Stadium next week hoping to win funding for their ideas. Geelong-based...

Mill Markets boss ‘sacked’

Out: Ian BallisBy Michelle HerbisonMILL Markets administrators have sacked former boss Ian Ballis. The Independent revealed in August that Sellers Muldoon Benton had taken...

Back to future with retro fever in Geelong

Back then: National Wool Museum’s Padraic L Fisher with some of the latest retro exhibition.By Noel MurphyRETRO Geelong is in vogue, with exhibitions, online...

Crews complain in city of pay rip-off: A pirates’ ransom

By Noel MurphyA CHINESE ship loading grain in Geelong is being pursued over an alleged refusal to pay crew “pirate danger money” and other...

Minister ‘elevated stadium bid’: Cats get Crean

By John Van KlaverenA LOWLY-RANKED Geelong football club project was favoured for federal funding over better credentialed projects, according to an audit report. Australian National...

Women begin life journey with a little help

New woman: Hamlyn Heights’ Laura Mauri, 18, receives a makeover from Jane Thomas.By John Van KlaverenA GROUP of disadvantaged women gained a new lease...

Sky’s limit for export

By Noel MurphyAVALON Airport is poised to become the transport hub for a new international food bowl. Federal Government approval for Avalon to host international...

Local Liberal boss calls for elections investigation

By Noel MurphyGEELONG’S Liberal Party boss has called on the state branch to investigate whether the party is funding candidates in the city’s mayoral...

EPA ‘silent on noise’

Angry: Patsy Sanaghan and Judith McGinness outside the alleged source of their noise issue. By John Van KlaverenNORTH Geelong and Rippleside residents are frustrated...

A cry for truth

A Geelong rally and march will share First Nations history along with the reasons behind calls to change the date of Australia Day. ...