VicRoad ignoring dangerous potholes, says Ansett
By NOEL MURPHY
VICROADS is ignoring potholes across Geelong, leaving City Hall bearing the brunt of community ire, says Lara councillor Tony Ansett.
Key roads in...
Display marks century since Geelong sailed to war with Aussie troops
By NOEL MURPHY
ONE hundred years ago today the first Australian troops headed off from Port Melbourne’s Station Pier to The Great War in Europe...
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Gas blocked
Geelong’s council will seek a permanent ban on tapping the region’s reserves of onshore gas after receiving 447 submissions against it, particularly though...
80 new jobs in local industry
MORE than 80 manufacturing jobs are set to flow from three business investments worth almost $7.5 million, federal Industry Minister Ian McFarlane has announced.
He...
Country Alliance first for new political ‘force’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE COUNTRY Alliance could have called itself the common sense party, according to its Geelong candidates at their campaign launch this...
Flower power to give city new colour
NEW split-level planter boxes are adding splashes of flowery colour to central Geelong.
Workers began installing the boxes in bench seats along Malop, Moorabool and...
Newtown gate to open in fundraiser for botanic gardens
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GWEN Anderson’s plant knowledge is as lush as her garden, overflowing with greens, purples and blues.
Aroha, the garden she and husband...
Chocolate factory for Great Ocean Road
By NOEL MURPHY
A CHOCOLATE factory at Bellbrae has moved a step closer to reality after earning Surf Coast Shire planning department approval.
The department said...
Buckets and bouquets
BOUQUETS to Jamie Oliver’s Ministry of Food courses. How sad my 10-week course has ended. Everyone enjoyed the inexpensive, informative and healthy course, not...
Local surfers in Noble pursuit to win Victorian title
A PAIR of local surfers will try to overtake a Phillip Island rival to win a Victorian open men’s championship at Bells Beach this...
Will the real Mitch Clark please stand up?
By NOEL MURPHY
MEET Mitch Clark ... the other Mitch Clark that is.
He might not be 200cm or 100-plus kilos, or a key AFL forward,...
Hold the lagerphone: Pearse’s mutant instrument for family concert
By NOEL MURPHY
'THE lagerphone has been around for years,
'To make one, you drink a lot of beers,
'You shake it up and down,
'Or you beat...
Stengle out, Cat to debut
Star Geelong forward Tyson Stengle is out of Saturday's AFL game against Richmond for family reasons, with George Stevens to make his senior debut.
The...
