$250K to stand for mayor vote
By John Van KlaverenA “SERIOUS” campaign for Geelong’s first direct mayoral election will cost at least $250,000, according to a fomer Melbourne Lord Mayor.
Kevin...
Jazz in a Flap!
All that jazz: Flap! plays Torquay Bowls Club this month.By Cherie DonnellanCAUGHT in the jazz groove, a punter reproduced his very own Roaring ’20s...
JOIN THE CLUB: Historic camera club thriving in digital age
Framed: Geelong Camera Club members, David Rendle, Heather Prince, Brien Cohn, Frank Kennedy and Ken Organ.By John Van KlaverenPHOTOGRAPHY has em-erged from the darkroom...
Warning over ‘silent killers’
Deadly: James Sanderson Inspects an old gas heater. By John Van KlaverenUP TO 60 per cent of local gas heaters need servicing to avoid...
Port’s bigger future
By Michelle HerbisonA TREND to bigger ships presents “major challenges” for Geelong’s port, according to a maritime consultant.
Thompson Clarke director Sandy Galbraith said...
City ‘left with Port Bellarine headache’: $2m clean-up bill
By John Van KlaverenGEELONG ratepayers face a $2 million bill to rehabilitate the site of an ill-fated Port Bellarine development, according to a state...
First snow trip set to teach leadership to northern kids
Happy campers: Students Ethan Diprose,Tom Davis, Natasha Savic and Nathaphon Imsombuh prepare for their trip.By Michelle HerbisonA GROUP of high school students from Geelong’s...
Kids Aspire to uni: Degrees of success for Corio students
Brighter future: Student teacher Anna Darcey and Jordan Humphreys. By Cherie DonnellanUNIVERSITY was never an option for Jordan Humphreys as he considered his future...
‘War’ on red tape declared
By John Van KlaverenA CAMPAIGN against red tape has begun in Geelong, business leaders have announced.
Geelong Chamber of Commerce executive officer Bernadette Uzelac said...
Volunteer Tyler charitable despite disability
Willing and able: Tyler Rassiello, at right, in the op shop with John Kirk and Tracey Bourke.By John Van KlaverenTYLER Rassiello would typically be...
Quarry in geo bid
By Cherie DonnellanA MORIAC quarry will be the testing site for a multi-million-dollar geothermal energy project, according to a company running the trial.
Director...
Land price up, housing ‘stalls’
By Michelle HerbisonGEELONG'S land prices grew more than other parts of western Victoria last year, according to a researcher.
PRDnationwide research analyst Mark Corboy said...
Find your new best friend at GAWS
Geelong Animal Welfare Society (GAWS) has reminded potential cat buyers that kittens are not just for Christmas.
The not-for-profit organisation, which received nearly 60 kittens...
