Wharf ‘lost to public’
Ryan SmithKIM WATERSQUEENSCLIFF residents have lost their fight to keep Fishermen’s Wharf out of the hands of developers, according to a council spokesperson.
The...
Call for volunteers to plant ‘almost 6000 trees and shrubs’ along trail
Branching out: Cate Barham, at front, prepares for the planting day with Peter Rees, Margaret Burne and John Fyfe. KIM WATERSGREEN-thumbs will attempt to...
FINALLY FRIDAY: ‘Top-line bands’ set to headline at Queenscliff
ERIN PEARSONAUSTRALIAN bands Eskimo Joe, The Triffids and Gypsy and The Cat will headline this year’s Queenscliff Music Festival, organisers have announced.
Festival director Michael...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Sounds of ’60s
Real things: Russell Morris, Jim Keays and Darryl Cotton play at Geelong’s waterfront next month.ERIN PEARSONTHE late 1960s was a pioneering time in music,...
JOIN THE CLUB: For the birds
In a flap: Morry Iacovella with some of his feathered friends. JOHN VAN KLAVERENFINDING the way home, for we humans, is aided by landmarks,...
Asbestos delays park reopening
ERIN PEARSONDISCOVERY of more asbestos has again set back plans to reopen You Yangs Regional Park, according to Parks Victoria.
The park was due to...
Germany ‘dashes Sandy cell hopes’
Costly fix: Sandy Alvaro is desperate for help to secure stem cell treatment. ERIN PEARSONGERMANY'S closure of a stem cell clinic has jeopardised a...
Country girl’s Maddy about fashion
Winner: Maddy Griffin (left) with Miss Country Girl Junior winner Nicole Mitrov. ERIN PEARSONOCEAN Grove’s Maddy Griffin has stunned judges to win Geelong’s...
Duo agrees to burqa session
ERIN PEARSONGEELONG organisers of a controversial Ban the Burqa protest have agreed to meet women who wear the cover-all Islamic garment.
Bradley Hutchinson said he...
Cheeseman ‘stands by Gillard’ as polls keep falling
Darren CheesemanERIN PEARSONJULIA Gillard should continue leading the country despite falling polls, according to Corangamite MP Darren Cheeseman.
Mr Cheeseman said he remained “100 per...
Abbott hammers tax impact on businesses
Driving home his point: Tony Abbott gets his hands dirty at Breakwater’s Aus Pits this week.KIM WATERSOPPOSITION leader Tony Abbott has vowed to protect...
Mix-ups lead to baby system call
KIM WATERSBABY mix-ups in Geelong hospitals are “far more common” than realised, according to a breastfeeding counsellor who experienced her own accidental newborn switch....
‘Drove him crazy’: man kills scooter rider over affair
A jealous man killed a former close friend after being driven "crazy" over his girlfriend's affair with him.
Following his release from prison for an...
