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Laughs on Kate in new GC mag

By Editorial LIFE'S a laugh for funny girl Kate McLennan. The Belmont-raised comedian has forged a sparkling career on stage and screen with a rare talent...

FINALLY FRIDAY: Opera all jazzed up

By CHERIE DONNELLAN AN opera singer and a jazz pianist walk into a restaurant - it sounds like the beginning of a joke but when...

SPORT: ‘Too old, too slow’ and still too good

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN AN all Hawthorn-Geelong weekend looms as the respective AFL and VFL teams prepare to meet each other in highly-anticipated clashes. The Cats’...

Ruff justice: Dogs’ day in court

By CHERIE DONNELLAN A CHARITY hopes to save two Geelong stray dogs from death row in a legal precedent. The charity has retained a lawyer to...

It’s not easy being Smith – but common

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN BEING a Smith means never having to spell your name. Your surname, at least - Bannockburn’s Cherry Smith still has to tell...

Local speed, traffic light camera figures: Fines fall, revenue up

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN SPEED and red-light cameras are catching fewer suburban drivers in Geelong but they are paying more in fines, according to new...

Big field looms for $500K mayor vote

By NOEL MURPHY A MELBOURNE Cup field of candidates is looming for Geelong’s mayoral election in November. Nominations open next month but the field of potential...

Man grew dope ‘for retirement’

By CHERIE DONNELLAN A 69-YEAR-OLD Norlane man grew seven cannabis plants so he would have a supply of marijuana when he moved into a retirement...

Push to save Avalon work

By NOEL MURPHY MORE than 300 Qantas workers face a bleak Christmas as the national carrier looks to cut more jobs from its Avalon servicing...

$100m apartments bid ‘to create jobs for 1000’

By NOEL MURPHY A $100 MILLION project of 500 student apartments a stone’s throw from Deakin University’s Waterfront campus is the latest big-ticket building project...

FINALLY FRIDAY: Jury’s wild ride

By CHERIE DONNELLAN THE Soul Rectifiers gigs are like "rollercoaster rides", according to vocalist and guitarist Wayne Jury. “Sometimes we go to places that get a...

SPORT: Kennett quiet

By NOEL MURPHY HAWTHORN hoodoo Jeff Kennett was uncharacteristically quiet ahead of the preliminary final clash between the Cats and the Hawks. With this week’s game...

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Erin takes to the stage

An Armstrong Creek woman is being recognised for her passion and dedication to return to the performing arts after surviving two strokes. Erin...