‘Call of duty’ against Saints
Andrew MathiesonSEEMINGLY in cruise mode for the first half of the year, Cats coach Mark Thompson has predicted Geelong will have to “go beyond...
Rebuilt from a pile of parts
Greg WaneTHE worst component of the 1923 Buick Roadster is the brakes, according to Roy Cook.
“They’re only rear wheel drum brakes that are...
Galea’s lying still
THE critically acclaimed production Lying Cheating Bastard combines James Galea’s three passions – magic, acting and music.
“It’s also an interesting story,” the award-winning performer...
Joe blows back into Geelong
AT THE age of 62 most rock and roll artists would be thinking about hanging up their guitars for good.
But veteran Australian musician Joe...
The Lion king
Andrew MathiesonIT COULD be a scene played out behind the Vatican walls rather than in another dusty Australian hall.
Wise old heads gather around, interview...
Survey: refugees working out well
A GROUP of Burmese refugees are showing Geelong employees the meaning of a good work ethic, according to a multicultural services provider.
Diversitat said...
City to screen hoons, bogans
Alex de VosGEELONG'S reputation for “car culture” has attracted the premiere of a movie about hoons and bogans, according to its creator.
Writer, producer and...
Ex-coast musician wins APRA award
FORMER Surf Coast musician Ash Grunwald has won one of the Australian music industry’s highest awards.
Grunwald won APRA Music Awards’ Blues and Roots Work...
Posties go vivid after hot-spot trial
A TRIAL of new safety gear on Geelong posties is set to add a dash of vivid colour to mail runs around the state,...
Home of our own
Andrew MathiesonFOR loving siblings Chris and Nicole Jones, life’s fun again, just like when they little kids.
“My bedroom is right across from his,” said...
Residents fighting $77m bypass link
Andrew MathiesonHUNDREDS of Grovedale residents are protesting plans to extend Geelong’s bypass to Surf Coast Highway.
Residents' spokesperson Margarita Kumnick said residents of Bickford,...
Shops seeking to have a blast
John Van KlaverenGEELONG retailers are scrambling for supplies of a cheap, plastic, novelty horn that has blasted its way to infamy at South Africa’s...
Fires ignite across the region
Residents of Meredith and Bamgarnie have been told to take shelter immediately as a bushfire rages towards Lethbridge in a southwesterly direction.
It is too...
