Finals beckon after time out
JIM TIMBERLAKE
AFTER a two-week break for Christmas and New Year, cricket returns to local playing fields tomorrow, and while some will already be looking...
Buckets and bouquets
BOUQUETS to Boomaroo Nurseries for giving a gift voucher of free meat and Lara Quality Meats for giving a chicken to St Laurence Park...
Waterfront Christmas tree on the move
GEELONG'S waterfront Christmas tree has been towed from its city site today after six weeks lighting up Corio Bay and drawing thousands of visitors.
The...
Policeman faces charge over Geelong assault
A POLICE officer has been charged following the alleged assault of a man in Geelong in 2013.
The male western region senior constable was charged...
WWI warbirds headed for Avalon airshow
A SQUADRON of World War I fighters will attack Avalon’s airshow next month.
The New Zealand-based warbird collection -- including five German aircraft and five...
Anglesea air activist claims, figures at odds
By NOEL MURPHY
POTENTIAL buyers of Alcoa’s Anglesea power plant should be aware its “appalling level of emissions” were recognised at the “highest level” of...
Wetlands plans hurdle for $4b Moolap project
By NOEL MURPHY
A $4 BILLION township planned for Moolap faces its first serious obstacle as environmentalists target the former saltworks site for a wetlands...
Skyhooks’ Bongo reprises Oz’s glam rock
By NOEL MURPHY
GUITARIST Bongo Starkie’s colourful frill-necked lizard collar is one of Australian rock’s more curious 1970s images.
But then, his band, Skyhooks, was not...
Jon’s focus on frank input about Australia
By Ness Jennings
LOCAL cinematographer and photographer Jon Frank is turning his lens to cataloguing modern-day Australia and wants keen-eyed Geelong residents to help.
Jon is...
Fashion freaking out this summer
BRIGHTS colours, bold prints and a dash of bohemian style are putting the heating into this summer’s fashions.
That’s the tip from three of Geelong’s...
Alcoa closes Geelong while flourishing OS, with Ford and aerospace
By NOEL MURPHY
ALCOA is buying up in the aerospace industry and in Ford – two industries once deemed the future of Geelong -- as...
Macdonald’s secret deputy mayor bid fails as Labor turns on its own
By NOEL MURPHY
A SECRET last-minute bid by Rod Macdonald for Geelong’s deputy mayor job was spoiled by the council’s Labor bloc in favour of...
New president for Torquay Lions
Lions Club of Torquay has a new president.
Colin Bellis handed over the role to Ross Yapp for the 2024-26 year at its changeover event...
