Two in ‘talks’ to buy offices
ERIN PEARSONTWO prospective buyers are in talks to buy Surf Coast Shire’s Torquay offices site, according to its selling agent.
Colliers International commercial property specialist...
Coast knit wits on display in beanie festival
Stitched up: Pat Belton, at front, with, from left, Jeanette Jones, Judith McPhail, Claire Crameri and Tess Cassar.ERIN PEARSONTORQUAY'S Gilbert Street will come alive...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Corio country coup
Gateway gig: James Blundell performs with Catherine Britt next month.ERIN PEARSONCORIO will become a hub of country music next month when two of Australia’s...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Smooth Sayer
One man band: Leo Sayer plays Geelong next week.ERIN PEARSONJULIA Gillard and Barrack Obama should be rock and roll managers, according to international pop...
Golf course plan keeps Lone Pine
ERIN PEARSON AND KIM WATERSA MEMORIAL pine to fallen soldiers will remain in place as work goes on around it to redevelop the former...
JOIN THE CLUB: Shooters have a blast with city’s pistol club
Firing line: Shooters Andrew and Peter, who did not want their surnames published, take aim at Geelong Pistol Club.JOHN VAN KLAVERENMENTION pistol shooting and...
‘Options’ on deputy mayor emerge from consultations
JOHN VAN KLAVERENTHE position of deputy mayor could become a sticking point for introduction of direct mayoral elections in Geelong, according to a State...
‘Casual trend’ in fall of fine dining
Eating out: Darren Holroyd says demand is diminishing in Geelong for fine-dining restaurants. ERIN PEARSONTHE TOP end of Geelong’s restaurant industry is battling...
Parks safety ‘fears’
JOHN VAN KLAVERENA PARKING squeeze at Belmont Common’s popular Sunday market has created safety fears, according to organisers.
The shortage of spaces has forced families...
Continual crashes a ‘sign of traffic mayhem’
Crash through; Betty Tolhurst with the notorious South Geelong give-way sign in the background. ERIN PEARSONA GIVE-WAY sign in the middle of a roadway...
Industry group returns to city
AUSTRALIAN Industry Group has re-established a presence in Geelong, the lobbyist has announced.
The organisation has appointed Pam Mansfield as membership relationship executive for the...
City seeks ‘quick hook-up’ to NBN
Back in town: Australian Industry Group’s Peter Gostelow and Pam Mansfield. JOHN VAN KLAVERENGEELONG is pushing to jump the queue for connection to Australia’s...
Helping hand for Cottage
Darren Allbutt’s Sea & Wood exhibition at Cottage by the Sea late last year was so well received that the fifth-generation Queenscliff resident is...
