Kids ‘read to dog’ in unique Geelong study
By NOEL MURPHY
IT SOUNDS odd but Tony Chalkley swears it works.
And so good is his idea of getting kids to read books to dogs...
Double Take: Homeless, soup strainers, beaks and Blues …
A MERCEDES parked under City Hall with a goodly amount of gear packed to the gunwales inside has surprised staffers.
“We thought maybe someone had...
Labor own goal as it scuttles Bay West port plan
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
LABOR'S plan to lease the port of Melbourne could scuttle its proposal for a second container port between Geelong an Werribee.
A...
Buckets and bouquets
BUCKETS to a female priest who said on the news, “God bless Indonesia” for the execution of two Australians over something the Indonesian president...
City lights up with Aboriginal arts
COLOURFUL Aboriginal artwork is scheduled to light up Geelong’s City Hall tonight.
Councillor Eddy Kontelj announced that the latest projections initiative for the building would...
Car theft blow to struggling charity
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
SUCCESSIVE setbacks have left a Geelong charity appealing for public assistance.
UnitingCare Geelong chief Des Younghusband said thieves had stolen the community...
Palliative project draws out stories
EVERYONE has a life story to tell and it becomes even more focussed when death begins to loom large.
That’s the experience of two Geelong...
On the bite: Apollo Bay missions
By CHRIS PITMAN
KEVIN Hunter set out from Apollo Bay on the hunt for southern bluefin tuna in calm conditions on Sunday.
After covering some...
MP appeals as NBN stalls
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A CORPORATE takeover of the company that owns Geelong’s hybrid fibre coaxial (HFC) cable has stymied the region's NBN rollout.
NBN Co...
Go West for health, wellness options
IMPROVING health and wellbeing will be the focus of a new event at Geelong West Town Hall in July.
Organisers said Geelong Community Health and...
Is your workplace lotto syndicate safe?
By NOEL MURPHY
HOW safe do you think your work’s lotto syndicate is?
Are you sure you’d get your fair share if your numbers came up?
Workers...
Deakin turmoil: Elkadi race claim against VC to court
By NOEL MURPHY
DEAKIN University and its vice chancellor Jane den Hollander face discrimination claims by former head of architecture Hisham Elkadi.
A federal court hearing...
Man charged after firearms found
A man is facing dozens of charges after a bag containing firearms was discovered in Whittington.
A 29-year-old man has been charged and remanded...
