Winch push to be RV-friendly
By NOEL MURPHY
MOVES to welcome campervans and RVs to Winchelsea could mark a new tourism sector for the Surf Coast.
Tourism chiefs have long rejected...
New rules to boost Geelong grain exports
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GRAINCORP was won relaxed rules governing its Geelong terminal from Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) as it faces increased competition.
The...
New exercise program makes move to improve health of aged and ill
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
AGE or ill health are no longer excuses to get out of exercise, as far as YMCA fitness instructor Tegan Purser...
Buckets and Bouquets
BUCKETS to all the smokers at Moorabool St’s bus stops. I am an elderly pensioner but can’t even sit down at the bus stops...
Druce’s drama
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE BOLD palette of leading local artist John Druce has gone on show with about 60 recent works.
Nominally retired, the 76...
John Denver ‘salute’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
RICK Price has had his own (tambourine) mountains to climb but he has taken on an equally vertically challenging task in...
Simon and Garfunkel: Voices of a generation
By NOEL MURPHY
THEY were the voice of a generation, musician commentators with a lyrical insight into a world of beauty, contradiction and social ills.
The...
MonaLisa treatment now here
THE NEW MonaLisa Touch Laser at Australian Skin Face Body is changing women’s lives.
After going through early menopause in her early 40s, Sue put...
Toll-road plan ‘to ease traffic’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A SURPRISE second Melbourne river crossing project could ease congestion for Geelong commuters.
Premier Daniel Andrews yesterday unveiled Transurban's proposed Western Distributor...
Police hunt Waurn Ponds flasher
POLICE want public assistance after a man flashed a female staff member at a Waurn Ponds clothing store.
They say the alleged wilful and obscene...
Jobs saved, more flights as Jetstar signs $12m ‘deal’ with state
A DEAL to keep Jetstar at Avalon Airport has saved 200 jobs, according to Premier Daniel Andrews.
The agreement will also deliver 700 extra visitors...
Faull hit-run accused charged with murder
By PAUL MILLAR
HOBBLING on crutches, Mark Sheen slumped into a Geelong Magistrates' Court chair yesterday, charged with murdering Corio identity Gary Faull.
The heavily tattooed...
Standing in solidarity
Hundreds gathered together at the break of dawn on July 7 to stand with Wadawurrung Traditional Owners in collaboration with Barwon Coast for a...
