Wild winds
Geelong was among a number of bayside suburbs battered by gale-force winds overnight, with more expected today.
The Bureau of Meteorology says gusts reached 133km/h...
Fiery protest
Firefighters concerned that the Fire Service Levy is not being fully spent on community protection will bring their protest to Geelong today.
A banner truck...
Deakin robots in war research games
By NOEL MURPHY
WAR ZONE robots are the latest high-tech pursuit of Deakin University, which is mounting a contest to pit the country’s brightest minds...
State funding warning at DisabilityCare launch
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
BARWON residents enlisting the help of the newly-developed national disability insurance scheme could fall victim to the scheme’s “teething problems”, according to...
Author ferrets out new book
By NOEL MURPHY
CHOCOLATE biscuits and bras - watch out for the household items pet ferrets take a liking to: you could lose some of...
Upcycling means business for local artists
TO most of us, recycling means heaving bottles and cans into a big yellow-topped bin - but to three creative Geelong women, it means...
Stage set for curse game’s theatrics
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
IN myths and legends, curses last a lifetime.
In football, streaks always come to an end, although Geelong’s winning streak against Hawthorn...
You Yangs go for a record
by NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG property continues to fetch some of the highest prices on the market - the art market that is.
The $2.287 million fetched...
Streets ahead in urban art
By NOEL MURPHY
STREET art has been controversial ever since Stone Age graffiti was daubed across cave walls.
Spray can and stencils characterise the...
Fight for your right to retire
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
OUR baby boomers are no longer babies nor boomers, but they still have some fight left in them.
As research, surveys and...
Marina encores her prior engagements
By MICHELLE HERBISON
MARINA Prior refuses to meet friends for coffee if they have even a hint of a cold.
Such is the rigorous health routine...
FINALLY FRIDAY: A rollocking romp
By MICHELLE HERBISON
CHEMISTRY came easily for Red Stitch Theatre’s Ella Caldwell and Ben Prendergast when they first worked together intimately in a romantic comedic...
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Cypress Lane goes to VCAT
A retirement village development in Torquay’s Cypress Lane will soon appear before the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).
VCAT will consider the amended planning...
