Labor chips in with promises
STATE Labor teed off on the Bellarine Peninsula this week with promises of funding for a golf tournament and a private school.
Leader Daniel Andrews...
Geelong buckling to traffic woes: RACV
GEELONG is buckling under traffic congestion and crowded public transport, an RACV report has found.
RACV public policy manager Brian Negus said the city was...
Call for transport debate before election
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG voters need a debate on Liberal and Labor transport policies before election day, according to Committee for Geelong chief Rebecca...
Double take: Re-headed, elephants, solidarity
A GEELONG visitor to the Hills district in western Sydney must be wishing he stopped at a caravan park instead after a recent close...
Makeover wow factor for Waurn Ponds Reading cinema
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A YEAR after unveiling an Australian cinematic first with state-of-the-art digital sound and projection, Reading Cinemas Waurn Ponds is undergoing a...
Port ferry pledge raises new hope
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A PROMISED full study on a proposed Portarlington ferry has “dramatically increased” the chances of developing the service, according to a...
Shorten Port rape claim: lawyer’s paper chase
By NOEL MURPHY
RAPE claims levelled against federal opposition leader Bill Shorten following an alleged assault at Portarlington in the 1980s could be revived under...
MPs trade barbs over family day care
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG's federal MPs have clashed over claims fees will rise for family day care and that local centres face closure.
Corio's Richard Marles...
City Hall set to light up for Xmas
Geelong's City Hall is set to lit up like a Christmas tree this festive season.
Artists Nick Azidis and Amanda Morgan will transform the Gheringhap...
Hope’s alive in Norlane fest
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
WORDS like hope and transformation are part of the Norlane conversation again but it has little to do with the millions...
Bonzer bonsai display
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE ancient and mysterious Oriental art of the bonsai will be revealed at a show featuring more than 100...
New tech for CBD parking meters
CAR PARKING in Geelong is undergoing yet more changes – this time with new solar-powered meters, updated security for credit cards and an app...
Absurd and risqué comedy
Kate Hanley Corley will compare histories of parenting while exploring her Geelong roots in her signature absurd and risqué style of comedy.
The...
