JOIN THE CLUB: Cheering up the house

A QUILT filled with handprints and personal references on the wall of the lounge area at Geelong’s Anam Cara House encapsulates the spirit of...

Young star helps artist reflect on Archibald

A BELMONT artist’s impression of a young Newtown actor is an entrant in Australia's prestigious Archibald prize. The 36-by-48-inch oil-on-linen portrait of Edwina Royce is...

Buckets&Bouquets

Bouquets to Anthony and company at Urgan Oasis Landscaping for an immaculate job, toiling away in the summer heat to transform our home. Thanks...

FINALLY FRIDAY: Mornings for Love

THERE'S no audience like an Aussie audience, in singer and dancing star Jackie Love’s mind. The internationally-successful Australian told the Independent she was looking forward...

Parking threat to city’s revival

Changes to parking provisions could hamper revitalisation of central Geelong, a council report has warned. The report said State Government's overhaul of commercial zones would...

Guilty plea on insider trades

A BARWON Heads stockbroker has pleaded guilty to two charges of insider trading. Norman Graham, the former managing director of stockbroking firm Lonsec Limited, admitted...

Ford seeks deal to avoid double import tax slug

FORD and other car-makers are seeking a clearer deal on federal tax and customs charges to avoid a double-tax slug under new laws on...

Hotels ‘use dodgy data on gaming’

APPLICATIONS for extra pokies in Geelong have been based on “wobbly data”, according to a Geelong councillor. Cr Jan Farrell said evidence around "transfer spend",...

Leaders call on golfers to play for McKellar Centre

THE leaders of two of the region’s biggest organisations have called for entries to an annual golf day raising money for Geelong’s McKellar Centre. Mayor...

Dogs blamed for plovers’ ‘breeding failure’

A BIRD expert has blamed unleashed dogs for endangered hooded plovers’ seventh consecutive unsuccessful breeding season at Barwon Heads’ 13th Beach. BirdLife Australia’s Grainne Maguire...

Study finds peninsula link to bypass feasible

A $300,000 VicRoads study has confirmed the feasibility of extending Geelong’s ring road to the Bellarine Peninsula. VicRoads regional director south-western region William Tieppo said...

Police chase ’footy thugs’

A GROUP of players from a northern Geelong football club assaulted three people “without provocation” early Sunday morning, according to police. Sergeant Aaron Riches told...

Improved access for TAFE

Geelong students living with a disability will soon have improved access, inclusion and employment outcomes with a new TAFE centre. Construction began...