Three-ring circus time for Geelong’s ringmaster
By NOEL MURPHY
IT’S SHAPING up as Geelong’s biggest party in years – a Gatsby-like circus-cabaret-burlesque show complete with pythons, fire-eaters, contortionists and acrobats.
The guest...
Boycott call as bus, train complaints widen
By NOEL MURPHY
FRUSTRATION with Geelong’s new bus and train services continues as users complain of dangers and difficulties as they dump the routes, opting...
Double Take: Shear cheek of cook, vote, media stunts
BILL Shorten’s performance as a union boss might be under the microscope right now but conditions wouldn’t have been as good as they are...
Ground-breaking work at Fyansford
By NOEL MURPHY
IT’S been a long time in coming but Fyansford’s protracted cement works revamp as a new suburb is becoming a reality.
Siteworks have...
Geelong’s Hewson grabs Archibald shortlist, again
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG artist Sophia Hewson has been shortlisted for this year’s Archibald prize with her controversial painting “Delivered”.
The entry is Hewson’s second shortlisting...
Investigators examine plane death crash site
By PAUL MILLAR
INVESTIGATORS will attempt to determine whether pilot or mechanical error led to the death of an elderly aviator, whose light plane plummeted...
Beauty runs more than skin deep
STAFF members behind Gordon TAFE’s beauty department are not just pretty faces.
They have gone to great lengths to put together a fundraising event aimed...
Grand final, Easter holidays will ‘cost $14m’
By PAUL MILLAR
THE State Government’s decision to push through a pledge to give Victorians an AFL grand final holiday will cost Geelong companies...
Taxing times as scammers strike
By PAUL MILLAR
THE TAX office has issued a timely warning against scammers, with wage earners across the region preparing returns for potential rebates.
Taxation fraudsters...
Dee Dee’s still got that Crystals shine
By NOEL MURPHY
“Well, he walked up to me
“And he asked me if I wanted to dance
“He looked kinda nice
“And so I said, ‘I might...
Buckets and bouquets
BOUQUETS to GAWS who rescued our gorgeous cat Nutmeg three years ago. We believe she’s now one of the happiest cats in Geelong, which...
Geelong’s Egyptian mummy an oriental mystery
By NOEL MURPHY
ORIENTAL artworks on show at the Geelong Gallery right now share a closer link with the ancients of Egypt than many might...
Christmas arrives early at Mirambeena Park
Armstrong Creek’s Warralily Twilight Food and Makers Festival is promising to bring early Christmas cheer to the region.
Hosted by Piccadilly Market, the much-loved twilight...
