Refugees good sports at breaking down barriers
Getting their kicks: Kamal Ibrahim at the soccer workshop with 21-year-old Afghan refugee Ali Ahmadi.ERIN PEARSONHUNDREDS of refugees are breaking down social barriers in...
Girls’phone terror
KIM WATERSA CONVICTED sex creep stalked three young girls after seeing them in a Geelong newspaper, a court heard this week.
But a...
Conroy ‘discussions’ over earlier digital for coastal towns
Sending a signal: Justin Morris and other Anglesea residents with the petition calling for an early switch to digital television. ERIN PEARSONANGLESEA and Airey’s Inlet...
Sport charge warning
ERIN PEARSONSPORTS clubs have warned they could fold after discovering a council charge scheme to begin on the Surf Coast was costing similar groups...
‘Witnesses’ stun police
ERIN PEARSONPOLICE are “astonished” witnesses failed to report a triple burglary in progress at Torquay, according to a senior Surf Coast police officer.
Detective Sergeant...
Residents’ fury at Moonah massacre
Saw point: Deborah Brearley with other Point Lonsdale residents furious at the loss of the Moonah trees in the area’s playground.KIM WATERSBOROUGH of Queenscliff...
Heads bank snapped up
KIM WATERSINVESTORS bought almost half the shares in a proposed Barwon Heads community bank within days of their release, according to the bank’s steering...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Puppets make a mess of show
Steel crazy: Tamara Rewse, left, with her co-performers in Men of Steel.ERIN PEARSONOLD-school “craziness” will break out in Geelong this weekend when Men of...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Kid rock grows up
All grown up: Nathan Cavaleri, right, with new bandmate Col Hatchman.ERIN PEARSONFROM a knee-high blues prodigy to wannabe rock star, Nathan Cavaleri has heard...
JOIN THE CLUB: The rock stars
Sparkling: Geelong Gem and Mineral Club’s Lynne Bell inspects a polished gemstone. JOHN VAN KLAVERENTHEY have been ascribed healing and spiritual properties and are...
Objectors hit $18m tanks bid
JOHN VAN KLAVERENA BULK liquid storage company plans an $18 million expansion in Geelong to cope with “dramatically increased” demand.
A Terminals spokesman said the...
North homes ‘under stress’
KIM WATERSTHREE of Geelong’s northern suburbs are in Victoria’s top 10 for “mortgage stress”, according to an international ratings agency.
Fitch’s listed North Geelong,...
Upgrades complete along highway
Major works are now complete at a key intersection along Surf Coast Highway, making it safer and easier for people to travel through Grovedale....
