Big Marty defies injury to vie for Paralympics
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
AS A MAN previously defined by his fitness and physical presence, a debilitating permanent leg injury was an eye-opener for Ocean...
Rare albino magpie and babes left homeless
By NOEL MURPHY
WHITTINGTON’S rare white magpie and her new babies have lost their home and nest with the removal of trees to make way...
Geelong Show off to flying start and forecast is for fine weather
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE ROYAL Geelong Show enjoyed a flying start to its 2014 program yesterday, with racing pigs and cooking demonstrations - not...
Double Take: Show fines, Gizzard, pier, frack foil
ANYONE wth outstanding fines might like to stay clear of Royal Geelong Show this weekend.
As of 3pm on day one, sheriff's officers had identified...
Prizes encourage Christmas cheer in the city
PRIZES for Christmas windows will encourage traders to make central Geelong a festive season wonderland this year.
The Independent will give away weekly $1000 advertising...
Assassins aim for GPAC audience
A TALENTED ensemble of actors, singers and comedians will feature in a new production of Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins at Geelong Performing Arts Centre (GPAC)...
Noll in a Corio show for Once
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
IT WAS either a clever or fortunate choice of song titles, translating as it did to a simple but catchy acronym...
Call to expand free wi-fi in region
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
FREE public wi-fi could be rolled out across Geelong if councillor Rod Macdonald has his way.
Whittington became the latest connected suburb...
Moolap drive-in artfully recreated
By NOEL MURPHY
THE great Aussie drive-in theatre tradition is all about car-boot smuggling, deckchairs and ugg boots - even lounge suites, says Geelong fine...
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...
Shandelle seeks new musical horizons
Shandelle Cooke is one of Geelong’s best-loved performers, but the chanteuse is not content to rest on her laurels.
This month Cooke launches two new...
