City dumps ‘zero target’
By John Van KlaverenGEELONG'S council has abandoned its zero-waste target.
Councillors voted this week to shelve the target as part of a wide-ranging review of...
22,537 texts later, Wayne ‘signs off’
Tributes: David Fairbrother with brother Wayne’s Cats memorabilia and, in the inset, ‘Wayne from Geelong’ during his army days. By Cherie DonnellanTRIBUTES have flowed...
Bowl up to us, says ‘old’ club
Inside job: Wallington indoor bowlers Trent Wadey, Helen Castellan, Ivy Harvey and Arthur Wadey venture outside. By Michelle HerbisonWALLINGTON'S indoor bowls club is at...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Rising Rubens ‘ready to rock out’ at Geelong gig
Sudden fame: The Rubens play Geelong on September 14.By Cherie DonnellanTHE RUBENS defied the music industry tradition of bands paying their dues when Grammy-award-winning...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Cast off to Europe
Four score: Geelong’s Cast Iron Pinata.By Cherie DonnellanCAST Iron Pinata’s European tour luggage allowance had been reduced to “hair gel only”, joked bassist Jim...
JOIN THE CLUB: Branching out in a small way
Small wonder: club member Antonio Tali at work on a specimen..By John Van KlaverenTHE WORLD has gradually become a smaller place.
Technology has bridged gaps...
TALK THE TOLL DOWN: Speeder’s smashed ute ‘to educate’ young Surf Coast drivers of...
Message: Surf Coast SES, police and civic figures launch the new display at Torquay.By Cherie DonnellanTORQUAY police and emergency services officers have unveiled a...
Bay West proposal ‘ignored’
By John Van KlaverenSTATE Government ignored confidential Department of Transport advice to investigate a Bay West container port option, a briefing document reveals.
The briefing,...
Hopes up at Ford for ‘reduced cuts’
By Noel MurphyFORD workers are set to receive formal redundancy offers in the next fortnight as the car-maker moves to cut up to 220...
State ‘could earn $45m’: UFC hero: make cage fights legal
By Noel MurphyLEGALISED cage fighting could earn Victoria $45 million from a major tournament, according to a Geelong professional.
Mixed martial arts (MMA) exponent George...
A beer festival for Geelong? We’ll drink to that!
Cheers: Michael Ward and Keiran Blood toast the launch of Great Australian Beer Festival.By Michelle HerbisonBEER lovers and craft brew devotees will rejoice in...
Bunnings coy on Corio: Store intrigue
Launch: Geelong Mayor John Mitchell, Victorian Governor Alex Chernov, Geelong Legacy Club president Frank Thornburgh and Frank Costa rub shoulders at the annual opening...
Triton back in work gear
Back in the day, most utes lived up their ‘utility’ tag, being up for almost anything.
Since then, the tradies’ favoured transport has morphed...
