Paddock art ‘just for laughs’, says Wallington’s mystery commentator
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A SERIES of amusing social statements in a Wallington paddock has entranced motorists on Grubb Rd over the past nine months.
A...
Opera singer’s community choir one out of the Box
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE RANGE from opera to The Beatles is wide but Geelong music teacher and performer Lisa Breen is determined to fill...
Coles creates 120 jobs in Torquay
NEARLY 120 new jobs arrived in Torquay this week with the opening of the region’s newest Coles store.
The company said almost 100 of the...
Energy targets burns Otways guardians
By NOEL MURPHY
BURNING native forest timber should be excluded from Australia's Renewable Energy Target (RET) scheme, according to Otways environmentalists.
“Our native forests and wildlife...
Local experts signing up for wellness event
EXHIBITORS are getting behind a new Geelong event promoting local operators in the $3.4 trillion global wellness and spa industry.
Geelong Community Health and...
Blame game over hospital figures
Noel Murphy
DELAYS treating patients at Geelong hospital have been blamed on the previous state government’s budget cuts.
But the coalition, now in opposition, has blamed...
Double Take: Reliable, back tracking,cheaters …
TRAFFIC chaos erupted during Tuesday’s morning peak as a plumber’s van broke down just over the crest of the Telegragh Bridge heading into Geelong.
The...
Gold rush at Avalon secures future
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
NEW Gold Coast flights will send 65,000 more passengers through Avalon Airport a year, Jetstar has announced.
The daily return service from...
Buckets and bouquets
BOUQUETS to a lady and two gentlemen who came to my aid when I fell in Regent St, Belmont, in early May, especially the...
Humble hero Enright’s 300 reasons to play on
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
FOR a player who has been happy to stay out of the limelight, Corey Enright has been football’s everywhere man this...
Dirty tricks on FTA threaten Geelong jobs: Henderson
“DIRTY tricks” by beleaguered federal Labor leader Bill Shorten’s CFMEU mates could cost Geelong and Australia billions of dollars in job-creating industries, according to...
Normal meals a potential danger for overweight : Deakin
EATING an ordinary meal can trigger dangerous stress hormones in men even slightly overweight, according to Deakin University researchers.
“We found that men who...
CMCA to manage Seagull Paddock
Geelong council’s search for a tourism operator for a large public area site in the city’s north has ended successfully.
The City of Greater Geelong...
