News briefs: Cats, ocean road rocks, new town
Cats moves
Two more star Cats could be on the move from Geelong following the club shopping around fleet-footed premiership player Travis Varcoe.
The club confirmed...
TAFE skills medal haul region’s biggest since ‘87
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
FOUR Gordon TAFE students can boast they are among the best in Australia after winning gold, silver and bronze medals at...
Buckets and Bouquets
BOUQUETS to Raetains for Curtains for taking care of my drapes when material was faulty.
MD, Belmont
BOUQUETS to a kind gentleman who came to the...
Double Take: U2, Chappie, number-crunching, deep space
LOCAL lass recently holidayed in old Erin, soaking up the delights of the Emerald Isle and its welcoming pubs and constituents.
In one pub she...
Red tape strangling Geelong’s chook future
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
RED TAPE is strangling Geelong's ambitions to become the chicken meat capital of Victoria, according to Victorian Farmers Federation.
Federation chicken group...
Controversial film director has Geelong in the frame
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
FOR SOMEONE wrapped up in the high-flying international world of the film industry, Kelly Dolen loves the grounding that living in...
Backers buoy Corio Bay anti-netters
By NOEL MURPHY
CRITICS of commercial netting in Corio Bay have enlisted new political support in their campaign to replenish the city’s whiting, snapper, calamari...
Prize painting tugs at hearts of all seafarers
A PORTARLINGTON artist’s painting of a tugboat dwarfed by a ship has won a national award for raising the profile of seafarers worldwide.
Judges of...
Work begins on Golden Plains pipeline
By NOEL MURPHY
AGRICULTURAL hopes for the region have taken a key step forward with the start of a 18-kilometre water pipeline to Lethbridge where...
Traffic key for Bellarine votes
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
BELLARINE Peninsula traffic woes are set to play a role in the state election amid pressure from Ocean Grove and Drysdale...
Geelong the worst for mobile phone black spots
GEELONG has among the highest number of mobile phone black spots in Australia, according to a Commonwealth Department of Communications list.
Federal member for Corangamite...
Fish fever rising
HOARD of anglers flocked to the waters of Port Phillip Bay over the past week as snapper fever set in.
Clifton Springs remained one of...
From the Archives
15 years ago
July 2, 2010
Three councillors have called a public meeting to fight plans for redevelopment of Geelong Golf Club.
Eddy Kontelj, Stretch Kontelj and...
