Cards from MPs waste of money, says birthday boy
Birthday greasings: Andrew Podolak with his offending birthday cards. ERIN PEARSONMOST people relish the delivery of a birthday card straight to their letterbox.
But Lara’s...
Two projects to house students in city centre
MICHELLE HERBISONTWO PLANS promise more than 80 student apartments to lead a revival of central Geelong.
Civic leaders have welcomed the proposals for Malop...
Safety ‘sanitising’ our playgrounds
AUSTRALIAN Safety Standards have “sanitised” Geelong’s playgrounds, according to a councillor.
Andy Richards said council playground upgrades during the past 10 years had focussed on...
Geelong firm’s $1.5m collapse
JOHN VAN KLAVERENA LONG-serving Geelong building supplies company has gone into liquidation with debts of $1.5 million.
Shareholders Leigh and Nigel Robinson voted to wind...
Tasers spark fear for Geelong teens
ERIN PEARSONARMING Geelong police with Taser stun guns could be fatal for teenagers, a legal service has warned.
Smart Justice for Young People’s Tiffany...
Costa urges youths to Read the Play on mental illness
Fair play: Frank Costa, councillor Rod Macdonald and Nathan Vardy launch Read the Play this week. A LOCAL youth health awareness program aims to...
Submissions slam VEC shire option
SUBMISSIONS to a review of Surf Coast Shire’s electoral structure have overwhelmingly favoured introduction of wards.
Most submissions on Victorian Electoral Commission’s preliminary recommendations supported...
Students’ dismay at garden attack
Trashed: Seb Pecar, 12, and Jarrod Winton, 13, inspect the garden damage. MICHELLE HERBISONAN attack on an indigenous garden “devastated” Point Lonsdale primary school...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Rowles about
Goodbye: John Rowles says his final farewell to Geelong at the end of the month.ERIN PEARSONJOHN Rowles was a fresh-faced and fancy free 17-year-old...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Band’s drive for heavy metal
Country boys: Parkway Drive is on a national tour, visiting Geelong this week.ERIN PEARSONA SUBURBAN-sounding name belies the death metal intensity of exciting Australian...
JOIN THE CLUB: Fast times on the tiny track
Radio daze: Mark Wolfenden with son Austin, Paul Davis, radio car club president Stephen Hoadley and a selection of their racers. JOHN VAN KLAVERENMOTOR...
Course paints a bright future for refugee Doh
Opportunity: Doh Doo on the job with Simon Viccars.JOHN VAN KLAVERENTHE simple bamboo structures of Doh Doo’s homeland are a far cry from...
Avalon ready to take off
Melbourne Avalon Airport and its employment precinct are set to play a pivotal role in the future development of Wyndham and Geelong. Jaidyn Kennedy...
