Kinder funding blame
Kim WatersA “DESPERATE” funding plea for a new Barwon Heads kinder has sparked a blame game over responsibility.
The kinder slashed half its 2011 three-year-old...
Teenage charity walk hits blistering pace
Hit the road: Blaise White and Zac Dodds on their way. Kim WatersWHILE most Geelong students enjoy a hard earned break these school holidays,...
Give me shelter
All aboard: Transport Minister Martin Pakula Andrew MathiesonTWO central Geelong bus stops that cost $1.1 million represent “value for money”, according to the Minister...
Footy history to repeat?
Hoping for a repeat: Former St Kilda ruckman Brian Mynott recalls the 1966 grand final thriller. Picture: Tommy Ritchie. 53813Andrew MathiesonWHEN Barry Breen was...
Bells support grows
Erin PearsonAUSTRALIA'S surfing youth have jumped onboard a push from local surfing legend Maurice Cole to clean up Bells Beach.
Pro surfers Jack Perry,...
Local warns on flesh bug
Kim WatersPOINT Lonsdale residents are calling on health authorities to ramp up research into the transmission of a dangerous flesh-eating bug as infected cases...
Closure vote deferred
Kim WatersFRUSTRATED Point Lonsdale residents fear a decision over a controversial street closure will “never be made” after the matter was again deferred at...
Lost and found
Happy to be home: Billy settled right in after his ordeal. Erin PearsonBILLY the Maltese-shih tzu cross is back at home with his family...
Torquay rates group may fold
Erin PearsonSURF Coast Ratepayers Association could fold unless locals offer their support, according to members.
Acting president Ron Humphrey said last weeks resignation of president...
Study return brings art to the streets
Erin PearsonWHEN mother-of-two Shanon Reid decided to head back to study after starting a family, she never dreamed she’d be organising a city-wide entertainment...
Local Legend: Big personality in a small cafe
Andrew MathiesonFOR traditional Italian barista Michael Quagliara, size really matters.
Neither the number of espresso orders on a busy morning, nor his diminutive frame raises...
Sell out show is busting in
Supported: Mandi Lodge loves audience feedback.Erin Pearson“BE PROUD, celebrate your body and enjoy it,” says Busting Out! front-woman Mandi Lodge. “You’re not the only...
From the archives
17 years ago
October 17, 2008
Ford would slash 450 jobs at its Geelong and Broadmeadows plants under a new round of cuts, the company announced...
