Disabled in aged care: NDIS short on funding
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Moving disabled young people out of local aged care facilities will cost an extra $11.2 million above National Disability Insurance Scheme...
Nurses, bosses fight on ratios
By NOEL MURPHY
BARWON Health and a nurses union are embroiled in a propaganda war over cuts to aged care services at North Geelong’s McKellar...
Wards funding backed: Community ‘beneficiary’
By NOEL MURPHY
COUNCIL'S ward funding system might be at the centre of controversial issue but Hockey Geelong boss Alan Climpson is unable to understand...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Let the Cat out
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
Surprising punters with his ability to mimic Cat Stevens singing Father and Son is part of the gig for Darren Coggan.
The singer/songwriter...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Babba Abba yabber
By NOEL MURPHY
POP avatars Babba are heading Geelong’s way with a string of hits and a glittering show reliving the glory days of legendary...
Pokies bid ‘compliant’, says hotel
By NOEL MURPHY
TORQUAY Hotel management has played a dead bat to Surf Coast Shire council opposing the pub’s bid for more pokies.
Council last week...
Flower’s power to go on show at church
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
ORCHIDS, still considered among the most exotic of flowers, were once worth more than money in their own economy.
But local flower...
‘Facing up’ to Dr Perri
Perri Campbell is the new face of Geelong’s emerging knowledge industry.
The Deakin University researcher is one of three local women who reveal their intriguing...
SPORT: Cats return with new coaches
By Jim Timberlake
Local cricketers resume from their winter slumber this weekend, with Geelong heading to Dandenong in the hope a new off-field structure can...
Rough weather offers snapper fishing without pier
By Brian Long
Rough weather fired up the snapper over the past week, with St Leonards Pier firing.
Shane Davies and his family enjoyed success on...
Buckets & Bouquets
By Editorial
BUCKETS to Geelong. I live in Melbourne’s inner-city and was disappointed to find your town doesn’t have a self-serve frozen yoghurt store. There...
Controversial chemical storage: Site bid ‘called in’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A LONG-RUNNING planning permit saga over a chemical storage facility in North Geelong’s Roseneath St has been called in for a...