Chisel tribute going places
By Justin Flynn
Who doesn’t love belting out Keh Sanh, Flame Trees or Choir Girl during a night out with friends?
The classic Cold Chisel hits...
Music to young Afghani ears
By Mandy Oakham
Music not machine guns will be the mantra for a special symphony concert to be held this month at Geelong College.
The concert...
Car show laced with music
By Justin Flynn
Organisers of Geelong’s second ever Rat’s Tatt’s n’ PinUp’s are confident they can exceed last year’s mammoth crowd.
The 2016 event was held...
Crafty men mark silver
A crafty bunch of Lara residents has celebrated 25 years of putting their combined handiwork to good use for various community causes.
Lara Woodworkers members...
Freeway’s guides to crash survival
A history of deadly “run-off“ crashes has prompted the State Government to instal 140km of wire rope barrier on the Princes Freeway between Waurn...
Winter follows well-worn path
Under the Weather, by Lindsay Smail
Geelong has completed a very average July, with most weather figures falling well within the normal range.
Daily minimums across...
Double take
A Deakin University multi-campus exhibition is set to puzzle patrons when it combines art with scientific enquiry in Geelong next month.
The show, Art and...
Sacked councillors ‘face new probes if re-elected’
Any Geelong councillors investigated for alleged bullying before their sacking in April will go straight back under investigation if they return at October’s elections,...
Art meets at the iron wall
High school students have helped create two Aboriginal art murals installed as a feature on a corrugated iron wall at Waurn Ponds’ Leisurelink.
The group...
Tree planters dig in
Green thumbs will dig deep for a community planting day in Geelong on Sunday.
Planet Ark will run the event as part of its National...
Land clash risk for jobs ‘boom’
A forecast jobs boom at Geelong’s port faces challenges from unrelated businesses taking up land next door.
The port could create more than 3000 jobs...
Admins’ ‘vision’ expects future councils to follow
Geelong is now on course to a “clever and creative future”, according to the city’s council administrators.
And they expect that subsequent elected councils will...
Opposition for Point Lonsdale Coles grows
Geelong mayor Stretch Kontelj has spoken out in support of community members opposing a proposed Coles supermarket at the gateway to Point Lonsdale and...
