Show us an ‘icon’
A HUGE cash prize will drive a competition to design an “icon” for Geelong, organisers have announced.
Geelong Professionals Alliance Network chairman Andrew Senia...
Festival Goes for radio star
Erin PearsonORGANISERS have re-appointed Melbourne radio personality and internet-accredited marriage celebrant Jon Von Goes as patron of Apollo Bay Music Festival.
The zany musician was...
Padman set to ‘do it for girls’
Erin PearsonWORKING “nine days a week” in his record and promotions company while brushing shoulders with the DJ world’s elite is a labour of...
Local Legend: Revealing the seamy side of sport
Insider: Neil Humphreys with his latest controversial novel. Picture: Tommy Ritchie 57657Andrew MathiesonNO ONE knows corruption better in the so-called beautiful game than Highton’s...
Riding on for kids
Easy riders: Children Madeline and Riley, at front, help promote this weekend’s toy run with, from left, Michael Wall, Vicki Humpage, Phil ‘Lucky’ Marshall...
State ‘to audit hospital waits’
Bedside manner: Health Minister David Davis chats with Geelong Hospital patient Iain Macleod. Erin PearsonAN AUDIT of Geelong Hospital’s surgery waiting lists will fix...
Schoolies ‘suspected’ in lights theft
Ruined: Martin Duke with the remnants of Torquay’s Christmas tree decorations. Erin PearsonSCHOOLIES are prime suspects in the theft and destruction of $5000 worth...
City works ‘without permit’
Andrew MathiesonFAILING to obtain a permit for a pipeline project that damaged endangered grassland will cost Geelong’s council $131,000, according to Federal Government.
The Government’s...
Animal society drowning under wave of dumped pets
Unwanted: Kylie Keys with dumped kittens at the animal welfare society’s Moolap pound. Picture: Tommy Ritchie 57855Erin PearsonAN “unprecendented” wave of unwanted pets threatens...
Edgewater ‘gloom’ gives way to tenant purchases
Andrew MathiesonA TENANT who painted a gloomy picture of business at Geelong’s waterfront Edgewater complex paid a seven-figure sum for two of its retail...
Junkie burglar in jail after police car chase
Kim WatersA HEROIN addict is in prison after his burglary spree culminated in a safe being thrown out a car window during a police...
Geelong chosen to test beer as ‘lure into science’
We’ll drink to that: Farmers market chef Virginia Lee-Laurie and Central Geelong Marketing’s Mark Davis study up for this weekend’s beer science session.Andrew MathiesonBY...
Have a bloomin’ beautiful Christmas
Floral arrangements are a perfect way to add some colour and festivity to your home this holiday period.
Here is a list of blooms that...
