Brittany back in the swim …
By NOEL MURPHY
BRITTANY Nunan’s been out of the limelight while studying and travelling but she’s getting back in the swim of things.
The former state...
Small car big on value
By ELISSA FRIDAY
ON MY travels in South Geelong this week I spotted Mike Hanneysee Car Sales.
To me it seemed just another used-car dealership on...
Bus cuts objectors wary of ‘smoke screen’ in new round of talks
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
OPPONENTS to the scrapping of bus services to Newtown’s hilliest area have won a reprieve because of a delay to the...
Geelong riders on a tour for cancer cure
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A $16 MILLION Tour de Cure cancer fundraiser will include Geelong as part of its signature ride for the first time...
Coeliacs at risk of contamination, says Geelong expert
By NOEL MURPHY
CROSS-contamination during the preparation of gluten-free foods could be savaging the health of more than 2000 coeliac sufferers across Geelong, according to...
Lyons defends planning pace
By NOEL MURPHY
BUILDING permit delays are usually due to application errors, mayor Darryn Lyons has said following industry claims Geelong has millions of dollars...
1300 jobs, $92m value stripped from Great Ocean Road tourism
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE VALUE of tourism fell $92 million in the Great Ocean Road region during 2012/2013, according to new figures.
The region's tourism...
Show blasting into public days
AIRBORNE daredevils, screaming jets and massive fire bombs will kick off the public days of Avalon’s international airshow today.
Organisers expect more than 250,000 patrons...
Free workshops connect businesses with efficiency gains
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
INSULPAK's Robert Hegyesi credits his North Shore company’s sustainability drive as the difference between business booming and being another manufacturing also-ran.
“We...
Land prices fall ‘but still too high’
LAND in the Barwon region has become slightly more affordable, according to new data.
RP Data figures showed the region's median land price had fallen...
Flood of support on Marissa’s ‘list’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE COMMUNITY response for Lara’s Marissa Rhodes has overwhelmed organisers of her fundraising activities.
The 20-year-old has been given months...
Focus on collaborative learning
Students work collaboratively as equals and develop interactive, life-long learning skill while engaging intellectually and spiritually at Saint Ignatius College.
They are challenged to become...
Shandelle seeks new musical horizons
Shandelle Cooke is one of Geelong’s best-loved performers, but the chanteuse is not content to rest on her laurels.
This month Cooke launches two new...
