Still taking the plunge
Andrew MathiesonJan Watson’s not your ordinary Clifton Springs’ 82-year-old.
Not content to ease into retirement with the sleepy seaside town’s pleasures of a spot of...
College band to blow away crowd
Melissa Shirley and David Bowden are shining their brass instruments and practicing their chords as they prepare to compete in this year’s Powercor Star...
Housing talks labelled ‘sham’
Andrew MathiesonRESIDENTS and councillors invited to join State Government public consultation on a controversial Moorabool Street residential development have slammed a lack of transparency...
Minister takes on neglected centre Labuan Square’s ‘back in business’
Andrew MathiesonA BAPTIST minister is behind a push to revitalise a rundown Norlane shopping strip.
Labuan Square’s grubby facade had for years attracted regular break-ins,...
Jobs expo to match employers with jobless
Geelong’s council has welcomed plans for a Jobs Expo in the city as lingering affects of the global financial crisis continue taking their toll...
Jobs expo to match employers with jobless
Geelong’s council has welcomed plans for a Jobs Expo in the city as lingering affects of the global financial crisis continue taking their toll...
Homes wait pain for more families
Kim WatersAn “astounding” jump in public housing waiting lists shows the Brumby Government is failing disadvantaged families in the Geelong region, according to the...
Fear signs pointing to repeat of ’60s beach horror
Kim WatersRemoval of a rip warning sign at a Queenscliff beach has sparked fears of history repeating with a spate of drownings.
Long-time residents believe...
Geelong ‘worst’ for dementia
Alex de VosA new report has revealed Geelong has the most dementia sufferers in the state.
Alzheimer’s Australia Victorian chief executive Lynette Moore said...
Laughter best medicine as Ted pays hospital visit
Kim WatersVentriloquist David Strassman spread his magic at Geelong Hospital this week, lighting up the day of sick children and tired parents in the...
Critics slam policy to ban coast wind farms
Kim WatersA sustainability group has slammed the state opposition for vowing to establish “no-go” zones for wind farms on the Surf Coast and Bellarine...
More staff claim underpayment
Andrew MathiesonA COURT case involving former Moorabool Street convenience store operators allegedly owing hundreds of hours in unpaid wages has been adjourned to include...
Around the grounds
We go around the grounds from matches played in Geelong Cricket Association senior women's on Sunday 16 November.
WOMEN’S SENIOR CRICKET
Sunday 16 November
A Grade
Barwon...
