Hardware giants gear up for battle in region
JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
The region’s hardware sector is in for a shake-up, with Woolworths “keen” to secure a site for its new Masters store.
Woolworths renewed...
Rush traded without liquor licence: Club owner fined
KIM WATERS
A Moorabool Street night club owner who served alcohol on his opening night without a liquor license made a “genuine and honest mistake”,...
Volunteer clinic ‘filling void’ in care for poor
Healing hand: Naturopath Janine Castle at the Norlane clinic with Bethany Sandford. KIM WATERS
A free heath care service for low-income earners is filling a...
Toorak duo in $150,000 pay penalty
ERIN PEARSONThe former owners of central Geelong’s 7-Eleven and their company have been fined $150,000 for underpaying international students.
A Melbourne magistrate found Toorak’s Hao...
Police on hunt after robberies
ERIN PEARSON
Police are investigating a spate of violent armed robberies targeting convenience stores across Geelong.
The hunt widened on Wednesday morning when two men armed...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Lurid Graney
Classics: Dave Graney and The Lurid Yellow Mist.ERIN PEARSON
GEELONG’S rock underground is drawing interstate bands to the city, according to Aussie rock legend Dave...
JOIN THE CLUB: Space for star gazers
Sky high: Les O'Neill makes an observation. JOHN VAN KLAVERENThe growth of interest in the heavens has been, well, astronomical.
While doomsday predictions, Hollywood blockbusters,...
More seats in new timetable
ERIN PEARSON
A NEW timetable will add 664 seats to peak-hour trains between Geelong and Melbourne next month, according to Transport Minister Terry Mulder.
Mr Mulder...
70 dancers to ‘turn on energy’ in city
Stepping out: A variety of styles will feature in Short Circuit Dance.ERIN PEARSON
Seventy dancers will perform in Geelong’s fourth annual Short Circuit Dance this...
Study ‘rebuff’ in meters call
JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Central Geelong is dying despite new property research suggesting the city’s heart is beating strongly, according to business operators.
The businesses identified paid...
Work for the disabled wins duo state awards
Winners: Encompass’s Brendan Beveridge and Karingal’s Lee Considine. JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A unique communication initiative and a sport event have won state awards for two...
Wild Walkabout in nature
Greater Geelong community members have a chance to explore the environments around them through free guided events.
Ocean Grove Nature Reserve will host...
