Duo wins gold at championships
Erin PearsonGEELONG’S newly crowned disabled athletics world champions will return home with gold medals and records after blitzing their competition in New Zealand this...
‘Novice’ pens top ABC tune
In a flap: Michael Whittle at home in North Geelong. Picture: Tommy Ritchie 59424Erin PearsonA NOVICE North Geelong songwriter has won an ABC radio...
Diane coasts to an Australia Day honour with barbecue at home
Andrew MathiesonWHEN Diane James invited her family around for an Australia Day barbecue they thought it was just in the name of patriotism.
But the...
Golf plan to tribunal
Kim WatersPLANS to redevelop the former Geelong Golf Club have bypassed council and gone to the state planning tribunal, a councillor has revealed.
Stretch Kontelj...
Wane’s Wheels: Bella Vespa
Greg WaneRORY Flynn did the full “Christmas Tree” restor-ation on his 1971 Vespa scooter.
“It means you have to fit as many lights, mirrors...
A garden variety of The Tempest
Erin PearsonENVIRONMENT meets Shakespeare is what Ballarat theatre group OZACT is all about, according to director Bruce Widdop.
With the company set to bring its...
Our flood of goodwill
Erin PearsonGEELONG music fans will have the chance to experience some of the city’s top music acts while raising money for flood victims this...
Model rail enthusiasts on track to city
Andrew MathiesonUNIQUE model train exhibits will arrive into Geelong full of steam for the weekend.
Accompanied by bells and whistles of an Aussie locomotive, 14...
Local Legend: The laugh’s on me
Andrew MathiesonWHOEVER coined the phrase ‘Laughter is the best medicine’ must have had a few hearty souls at Eastern Beach in mind.
Most Saturday mornings...
Activists ‘aim for court ban’
Erin PearsonANIMAL welfare activists have targeted three waterways east of Geelong with a court battle to stop duck hunting.
Coalition Against Duck Shooting’s Laurie Levy...
‘Anger’ at super plan
Andrew MathiesonHIGHTON landowners have paid up to $280,000 for “premium” house blocks only to discover they could end up living next to a shopping...
City’s soaking
Erin PearsonGEELONG has recorded its highest January rainfall in four decades, according to a weatherman.
Geelong Weather Services’ Lindsay Smail said 123mm had already drenched...
St Peters takes the points
Independent photographer Ivan Kemp was at Herne Hill Reserve’s Walker Oval on Saturday to see St Peters defeat Lara on a cold and windy...
