Art Simone: Queen of the world
Art Simone has won titles, featured in her own series Highway to Heel! and finished runner-up in 2021’s RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under, all...
Open Gardens come to north-east Geelong
Two sustainable, drought-tolerant gardens will open to the public with Open Gardens Victoria (OGV) on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 September.
The two gardens, Yarrabee...
Bianca’s debut book all about imagination
Year 9 student Bianca Bignoux is having a very special Book Week this year as she celebrates the launch of her first picture story...
Blue: A taste of melancholy
Australian musical theatre star and cabaret chanteuse Queenie van de Zandt brings her award-winning show BLUE: The Songs of Joni Mitchell to Geelong Arts...
Cash injection for public hospital
Barwon Health will receive just under $3 million for upgrades to its emergency department from the state government’s $105 million injection into the Victorian...
Teen acquitted of murder
A teenage boy has been acquitted of murder over a fatal stabbing during a fight at Corio Village shopping centre.
Mohammad Mohammadi died in hospital...
Geelong comes alive After 5
Geelong Chamber of Commerce (GCC) held its latest After 5 event last week to showcase some of the finalists of the 2022 Geelong Business...
LGBTIQA+ advisory committee formed
An advisory committee representing the LGBTQIA+ community has been established by the City of Greater Geelong.
Council said despite increased acceptance and visibility, the region’s...
Backing women in construction
With Geelong’s construction industry booming, last year a group of women came together to form the NAWIC Regional Committee.
NAWIC (National Association for Women in...
Calls for Geelong residents to ‘Get2it’
Cancer Council is calling for all eligible Geelong residents to take part in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) with the return of...
Calls to support Legacy Week
Geelong Legacy Club is calling on the community to buy a badge this Legacy Week, which runs from Sunday August 28 to Saturday September...
Laura Farrington
To celebrate Book Week this week, the Independent asked some of Greater Geelong’s librarians and bookshop staff to share their passion for reading.
Laura Farrington,...
Driving mentors needed
The City of Greater Geelong has put the call out for fully licensed drivers to help young learners get their Ps.
The L2P Program, funded...
