FINALLY FRIDAY: Cast off to Europe
Four score: Geelong’s Cast Iron Pinata.By Cherie DonnellanCAST Iron Pinata’s European tour luggage allowance had been reduced to “hair gel only”, joked bassist Jim...
JOIN THE CLUB: Branching out in a small way
Small wonder: club member Antonio Tali at work on a specimen..By John Van KlaverenTHE WORLD has gradually become a smaller place.
Technology has bridged gaps...
TALK THE TOLL DOWN: Speeder’s smashed ute ‘to educate’ young Surf Coast drivers of...
Message: Surf Coast SES, police and civic figures launch the new display at Torquay.By Cherie DonnellanTORQUAY police and emergency services officers have unveiled a...
Bay West proposal ‘ignored’
By John Van KlaverenSTATE Government ignored confidential Department of Transport advice to investigate a Bay West container port option, a briefing document reveals.
The briefing,...
Hopes up at Ford for ‘reduced cuts’
By Noel MurphyFORD workers are set to receive formal redundancy offers in the next fortnight as the car-maker moves to cut up to 220...
State ‘could earn $45m’: UFC hero: make cage fights legal
By Noel MurphyLEGALISED cage fighting could earn Victoria $45 million from a major tournament, according to a Geelong professional.
Mixed martial arts (MMA) exponent George...
A beer festival for Geelong? We’ll drink to that!
Cheers: Michael Ward and Keiran Blood toast the launch of Great Australian Beer Festival.By Michelle HerbisonBEER lovers and craft brew devotees will rejoice in...
Bunnings coy on Corio: Store intrigue
Launch: Geelong Mayor John Mitchell, Victorian Governor Alex Chernov, Geelong Legacy Club president Frank Thornburgh and Frank Costa rub shoulders at the annual opening...
Deakin stresses lower premium
By John Van KlaverenDEAKIN University’s stress-related insurance claims for the past 12 months were “significantly” less than $500,000, according to a spokesperson.
The Independent reported...
BAYFRONT ‘BOMBSITES’ CLEAN UP THE WATERFRONT: Calls for bay ‘action’
Build it and they will come: Fran and Rolf Kohnert at RipplesideBy Noel MurphyCORIO Bay needs a master plan to help repair and revive...
‘Big part’ of Cats history gone with Bert Worner
By Noel MurphyGEELONG’S Cats will don black armbands in honour of former premiership player Bert Worner when they take on Fremantle in Saturday night’s...
Children dicing with death in disused silos
Deathtrap: The crumbling silos, bearing the handiwork grafitti artists.By Noel MurphyGEELONG’S abandoned cement works silos have become a dangerous playground for teenagers and graffiti...
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Tolhurst steps down
Isabelle Tolhurst has resigned as Borough of Queenscliffe’s mayor, with councillor Ross Ebbels stepping in to take her place.
Cr Tolhurst announced her resignation as...
