Back in Black
Legends: Joe Camilleri, second from left, with The Black Sorrows.Erin PearsonMUSIC is a life sentence of love for legendary Australian vocalist, songwriter and saxophonist...
Trio set to shine
QUEENSLAND trio The Lamplights will brighten up Geelong’s Pakington Street this month when they roll into town for the city’s 29th annual Pako Festa.
Promoters...
In tune for waterfront
Cymbal setting: Orchestra Victoria crashes onto Geelong’s waterfront this Saturday.Erin PearsonGEELONG’S waterfront will provide a stunning backdrop to a free concert featuring 65 of...
Local Legend: My enlightenment
Awakening: Genevieve Exton followed Saint Mary MacKillop’s footsteps to Rome. Andrew MathiesonPREACHING with a voice of an angel, 19-year-old Catholic Genevieve Exton sounds out...
Uni forces out bayfront stars
Boo: Michael Ward is angry about the loss of his show venue after eight years. Erin PearsonBY ERIN PEARSON
Deakin University has squeezed some of...
Bike theft robs rider of holiday
Low act: Jan Korolew warns residents to watch their security when running garage sales. Picture: Tommy Ritchie 59993Erin PearsonCRUEL thieves have robbed a disabled...
Ocean road in ‘collapse fear’
Erin PearsonTHE GREAT Ocean Road could eventually “collapse” without at least $500 million in repairs, according to the region’s tourism boss.
Geelong Otway Tourism director...
Housing a ‘threat’ to jobs
A PROPOSED housing development threatens the “viability” of a Corio abattoir employing more than 200 staff, according to Geelong’s council.
Councillors this week voted to...
SES searches for a new blood
Join us: SES members David Brown, Bradleigh Hudgell and Shane Reeves. Picture: Tommy Ritchie 60057Erin PearsonGEELONG’S State Emergency Service is crying out for new...
Scanners ban 100 from night venues
Erin PearsonMORE than 100 troublemakers have lost their access to Geelong nightclubs since the venues adopted ID scanners, according to managers.
They said the technology...
City must embrace future with icon, says professor
Visionary: Professor Hisham Elkadi says Geelong should look beyond sport to find its place in the world. Erin PearsonGEELONG must embrace its future with...
Teenager ‘unknown’ to alleged city rapist
Kim WatersA MAN charged with raping a teenager in central Geelong on the weekend will remain free on bail for more than three months....
From the archives
17 years ago
October 31, 2008
A Geelong community organisation is battling red tape and financial hurdles to rescue five African orphans from war-torn Sierra Leone.
Multicultural...
