Palliative project draws out stories
EVERYONE has a life story to tell and it becomes even more focussed when death begins to loom large.
That’s the experience of two Geelong...
On the bite: Apollo Bay missions
By CHRIS PITMAN
KEVIN Hunter set out from Apollo Bay on the hunt for southern bluefin tuna in calm conditions on Sunday.
After covering some...
MP appeals as NBN stalls
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A CORPORATE takeover of the company that owns Geelong’s hybrid fibre coaxial (HFC) cable has stymied the region's NBN rollout.
NBN Co...
Go West for health, wellness options
IMPROVING health and wellbeing will be the focus of a new event at Geelong West Town Hall in July.
Organisers said Geelong Community Health and...
Is your workplace lotto syndicate safe?
By NOEL MURPHY
HOW safe do you think your work’s lotto syndicate is?
Are you sure you’d get your fair share if your numbers came up?
Workers...
Deakin turmoil: Elkadi race claim against VC to court
By NOEL MURPHY
DEAKIN University and its vice chancellor Jane den Hollander face discrimination claims by former head of architecture Hisham Elkadi.
A federal court hearing...
Dream home nightmare as couple battles run-off hell
By NOEL MURPHY
“THIS was meant to be our dream home,” says Sophie Gizycki, frustrated at her fight over water run-off she claims is ruining...
Bass Strait cable hope alive as $2b wind farm flops
By NOEL MURPHY
HYDRO Tasmania is still interested in a Bass Strait connection to the mainland despite dumping its $2 billion King Island wind farm...
Duck hunters now the hunted
By NOEL MURPHY
DUCK-hunting protesters have slashed the tyres of four hunters' cars in Geelong, a shooter has alleged.
Geelong Field & Game Hunting's Blair Findlay...
Heritage books pop up for sale
BOOKWORMS will be able to learn more about the region while finding bargains at a sale with a difference in Geelong.
Geelong Heritage Centre will...
Geelong service steps up battle against dodgy loans
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG has become a key battleground in the fight against unscrupulous payday lenders with the expansion of a program offering a...
Anglers attack net ban claims
By NOEL MURPHY
RECREATIONAL anglers have hit back at professional fishermen's concerns about netting bans for Corio and Port Phillip bays.
Friends of Corio Bay Action...
No robins in Robyn’s garden
I dropped by one sunny day at my friend Robyn’s property in Wallington to see if there were any robins in her garden.
I...
