ENTERTAINMENT – Shakespeare to rock out in city
Erin PearsonWHILE most children were watching cartoons and listening to the Beatles, English-born Richard Piper was immersing himself in the world of William Shakespeare.
Influenced...
ENTERTAINMENT – Gurus race back with album
Erin PearsonLEGENDARY Australian rock band Hoodoo Gurus is like a “high-performance sports car”, according to frontman Dave Faulkner.
“There’s no point having it up on...
LOCAL LEGEND – Gift of learning
John Van KlaverenIT WAS while teaching Aboriginal children at a remote school on Northern Territory’s Elcho Island that Dr Sandra Lea-Wood first became interested...
Charge over eye
THREE Geelong photographers have won international awards against competition from as far away as Iran, Belgium and Ireland.
Geelong Camera Club’s Jacquie Llaste, John Conway...
Awards put locals in frame internationally
Erin PearsonTHREE Geelong photographers have won international awards against competition from as far away as Iran, Belgium and Ireland.
Geelong Camera Club’s Jacquie Llaste, John...
Public ‘silenced’
Andrew MathiesonNORLANE residents fear State Government has shut them out of public debate on the future of their neighbourhood amid concerns about high-rise public...
Process ‘failed link objectors’
Kim WatersGEELONG councillors have admitted bungling community consultation on controversial plans for a bypass link at Grovedale.
They voted this week to ask VicRoads to...
Youngsters prepare climate summit
Erin PearsonYOUNG Australians passionate about climate change will converge on Geelong in August for a national summit.
The Australian Youth Climate Coalition will run...
City ‘in negotiations for electric car trial’
Kim WatersGEELONG is negotiating to host a trial of electric cars with charging stations around the city, according to council documents.
A report to this...
Volunteers strive to build our first homeless shelter
Andrew MathiesonAN INVALID pensioner is leading volunteers on a mission to raise up to $50 million to build Geelong’s first homeless shelter.
His grand...
Residents backed in fight for ex-golf club land
Kim WatersFURIOUS North Geelong residents have sent Planning Minister Justin Madden 100 letters objecting to plans for a WoolwoRths big-box retail complex in their...
Bring games here
Andrew MathiesonTHE AFL is welcome to shift matches off Docklands’ unsafe playing surface to Skilled Stadium, according to Geelong Football Club president Frank Costa.
Mr...
Ready, set and birdwatch
A free family nature quest will take people on a cycling adventure to spot different species of birds across Indented Head.
The Bike...
