Dance festival to go annual
Jessica BentonPORTARLINGTON will play host to an annual old-time dance festival after a successful inaugural event last month.
The Springtime Dance Festival attracted over...
Rabbit day slammed
Alex de VosEnvironmentalists have slammed a festival celebrating 150 years since rabbits were introduced to Geelong.
Hosted by the National Trust of Victoria, The Barwon...
Missing piece in unsolved cases Museum’s human skull seized
Alex de VosA human skull could be the missing piece in a century-old puzzle of unsolved mysteries, according to police.
Forensics have seized the skull...
CEO’s pay revealed
Alex de VosThe City of Greater Geelong’s new chief executive will be paid nearly $300,000 in his first year, just a few thousand dollars...
Cats parade premiership cup
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG premiership parades are fast proving more popular than at Gala time.
There, showbags can be a distraction and cheers behind street barriers...
Let’s hair it for the band
Alex de VosPerth trio Tame Impala might look like 1997 American boy-band Hanson but sound nothing like the siblings behind the one-hit-wonder Mmmbop.
In contrast,...
How I put my life on track
Andrew MathiesonSPITTING out a thick Glaswegian drawl, Chris McMahon has the gift of the gab – and that’s saying something.
The Geelong train conductor walks...
Olympic medals found 24 years later at Corio
Jessica BentonStolen Olympic medals have turned up 24 years later at a Corio home.
Detective Leading Senior Constable Nick Uebergang said a tip-off lead to...
50 pool call for crowded centre
Jessica BentonOCEAN GROVE residents want their public pool expanded after a council report revealed use had “exceeded” expectations.
They have called on council to expand...
Inbreeding leads to attacks on owners nasty dog surge
Alex de VosThousands of pets have been destroyed after a surge of inbreeding around Geelong, according to a new report.
Geelong Animal Welfare Society president...
Oils ain’t oils for award-winning entrepreneurs
Alex de VosWhether petrochemical or home-grown oil, local entrepreneur Joan McGovern is an expert in both.
But this week all eyes were on her Camilo...
Parliament hears bypass noise fury
Jessica BentonA COMMUNITY campaign against noise from Geelong’s bypass has reached state parliament.
Member for Western Victoria David Koch told parliament about the plight of...
Helping hand for Cottage
Darren Allbutt’s Sea & Wood exhibition at Cottage by the Sea late last year was so well received that the fifth-generation Queenscliff resident is...
