Girl of the greens
Andrew Mathieson“BOWLS babe” sounds a little too conceited still for Samantha Shannahan’s liking.
The tag also isn’t what most onlookers associate with the genteel sport’s...
Fast vandals ruin family fundraiser
Andrew MathiesonBrazen vandals have trashed the Christmas lights of a cancer survivor who planned to use her display as a fundraiser for charity.
Corio’s Chris...
Stamp duty bites hard on incomes
Jessica BentonStamp duty on houses is costing Geelong region buyers up to 39 per cent of their annual incomes, according to a national survey.
Bankwest’s...
Job seekers and recruiters flocking to local website
Alex de VosMore than 1100 job seekers have flocked to a new employment website dedicated to the Geelong region.
Recruitment agencies have praised geelongjobs.com.au, an...
Geothermal energy bid city sitting on powerful stuff
Jessica BentonHot water flowing under the Geelong region had potential to supply 150 times Victoria’s energy requirements, a company announced yesterday.
Greenearth Energy said the...
New focus for Queenscliff
Jessica BentonA MIX of old and new will take Queenscliff’s council into a new era with pledges to focus on the environment, community and...
Webster set for coast mayor
Alex de VosSurf Coast councillor Dean Webster is set for another term as mayor.
Cr Webster said he would nominate after winning the most votes...
Council to set lead for city’s new mayor
New Geelong Mayor John Mitchell has announced he will strive for consensus on council rather than impose his own “vision”.
But it could be a...
Search for new site gun club homeless
Andrew MathiesonHistoric Geelong Gun Club could be homeless for another year after bulldozers began clearing the last remnants of its Eastern Park site following...
150 jobs Huyck to shut factory
Alex de Vos and Andrew MathiesonAbout 150 workers will lose their jobs when Huyck Australia closes its Geelong factory at the end of March.
Huyck...
150 jobs Huyck to shut factory
Alex de Vos and Andrew MathiesonAbout 150 workers will lose their jobs when Huyck Australia closes its Geelong factory at the end of March.
Huyck...
Schoolies light up quietly here
Alex de VosSchoolies celebrations have had a “relatively” quiet start despite illegal campfires and minor vandalism, according to Torquay police and residents.
Torquay Senior Sergeant...
Beyond chemo, life is different
Breast cancer never made me sick, but the treatment certainly did.
My cancer is gone but now I’m left living with the aftermath of chemotherapy,...
