Cats legend wades in to support Red Cross
Appealing: Doug Wade with Leopold Lodge resident Gwen Pargeter and Red Cross volunteer Gwen Rae. VFL legend Doug Wade kicked a lot...
Expert’s students warning
MICHELLE HERBISONNELSON Park School risks a “backwards step” if senior and junior students combine at its main campus, according to a special education expert....
Tallest timber onto ‘register’
Trunk call: Derek McIntosh with Geelong Botanic Gardens director Annette Zealley and the black walnut set to appear on his register of “big trees”....
Plant industry disease ‘fears’
JOHN VAN KLAVERENA DESTRUCTIVE plant disease is threatening the region’s nursery and forest industries after reaching the Otways, according to authorities.
Department of Primary Industries...
Chefs set to battle for Preston verdict
SIX of the region’s leading chefs will do battle to impress MasterChef judge Matt Preston at this month’s Lara Food & Wine Festival.
Organisers said...
Fundraisers’ clean-out to clean up for SIDS
Appeal: Rebecca Winkler and son Sterling with products for the SIDS fundraiser. ERIN PEARSONA CHANCE afternoon clean-out has sparked a unique fundraising...
Call for spa ‘shift’
MICHELLE HERBISONDEVELOPERS should revive Clifton Springs’ mineral spa site instead of building a new facility in Geelong, according to a community group.
Drysdale Clifton...
Rally opposes cuts to Gordon funding
Big fees: Gordon students Belinda Wilson and Nina Cleary at the rally on Wednesday. JOHN VAN KLAVERENABOUT 50 Gordon Institute of TAFE staff...
Coast towns plan bid for cheap power
MICHELLE HERBISONBARWON Heads and Ocean Grove residents are banding together to bulk-buy electricity, according to a community spokesman.
Ocean Grove Community Association’s Michael Harbour...
Work begins on weir to tap Otways water
MICHELLE HERBISONWORK has begun on an Otways weir to pump extra water into Geelong’s supply.
Barwon Water capital projects manager Paul Northey said Dewings...
Compere Rob gets in the swing for McKellar Centre’s golf day
Three to fore: Rob Gaylard, at right, stocks up for the golf day with Peter Toyne and organising committee member Kerry O’Sullivan. ...
Creek ‘clear of fibres’
ERIN PEARSONTESTING has cleared soil in Jan Juc Reserve of potentially deadly asbestos fibres, according to RACV.
The insurance giant revealed the results of its...
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...
