We’re making a lights list and printing it twice
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
IT’S BECOME a long-running tradition for many and a reminder of the approaching festive season for the rest.
Households all over Geelong...
FRUGAL FRIDAY: Super cheap Christmas feasts
By ELISSA FRIDAY
WHERE does time go?
Has someone fast-forwarded the days?
It’s nearly December, the festive season rush is looming again and I’ve got foodie Christmas...
Denis Napthine: why you should vote coalition
ONLY the Napthine Coalition can be trusted to deliver for the Geelong community.
My government has built a strong economy, enabling us to...
Dan Andrews: why you should vote Labor
I'M NOT interested in tired, old negatives.
That’s why Labor has a positive plan for the future of Geelong.
My priorities are clear: we need to...
Coalition promises ‘trump Labor’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE COALITION has significantly outspent Labor in election promises to local voters.
With its four seats, three affected by boundary redistributions, the...
Double Take
WITH a state election imminent, unemployment rising and local business facing all manner of challenges, Geelong Chamber of Commerce had its eye on the...
Joey Gabe winging it with entry in festival
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A MOCKUMENTARY on professional chicken wing eaters taking competition to ridiculous lengths is one of 18 short films entered in Odyssey...
Legal help ‘drying up’ as aid access tightens
By NOEL MURPHY
TIGHTER access to free legal aid is denying Geelong people advice, clogging courts and curbing lawyers’ ability to answer rising numbers of...
Christmas cheer in new windows
FESTIVE spirit is continuing to spread through the shop windows of central Geelong.
Even emtpy shopfronts are adding seasonal decorations with a little help from...
Spin-off plans for movie yet to begin filming
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
PRODUCERS of a local feature film yet to begin production are planning a sequel and television series spin off.
The Chickabees is...
Geelong housing now rated ‘highly unaffordable’
GEELONG’S housing affordability crisis is worsening, according to new research.
Master Builders Association of Victoria found that Geelong housing had declined from unaffordable in 2004...
Local road workers in fear of speeding drivers
SPEEDING drivers are endangering the lives of workers on road projects around Geelong, according to a local industry veteran.
Bill Alford, a Winchelsea father of...
Sustainable Fiji
It’s a short plane ride across the South Pacific for an island getaway on Malolo Island, Fiji.
It’s a place where you are welcomed by...
