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Inspect a gadget keeping Deb on the road despite MS

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN A NIFTY gadget on her car’s steering wheel has made a world of difference to Belmont’s Deb Haygarth. With multiple sclerosis gradually...

Double Take: Cats, heads, Yuletide …

THE Cats appear to have borrowed a play from the black art of politics to announce their $250,000-plus loss. They revealed the figure by emailed...

$90m Cats stadium upgrade plans to start immediately

PLANNING and design on Simonds Stadium’s stage-four expansion will start immediately following the election of a new state government, according to Geelong Cats chief...

12-storey high rise set to tower over Myers St

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN A PROPOSED 12-storey office building on a Kings Funerals site in Myers St, Geelong, has earned planning approval. The proposed building aims...

Buckets and Bouquets

BOUQUETS to a pair of men and three young ladies who were so kind and helpful when I fell at Corio Shopping Centre. Bouquets...

Furphy’s a real bottler for brewery

GEELONG’S new home-grown beer has moved from tap to bottle after launching at Little Creatures' South Geelong brewery five months ago. Furphy's Ale was now...

Heritage kiln in ruins on waterfront

By NOEL MURPHY GEELONG’S historic lime kilns have been abandoned to vandalism, graffiti and rubbish. The heritage-listed brick and bluestone kilns, at Limeburner's Point on the...

Anglers target Springs for snapper

Christ Pitman CLIFTON Springs remained the go-to location for snapper over the past week. Mark Sesar and Keith Fry made a daybreak start, anchoring just...

Cricketing Cats tumble lower

GEELONG Cricket Club’s season went from bad to worse last weekend when Monash Tigers put the Cats to the sword. Bowling first, Geelong struggled to...

Arcadia: An exclusive art focus on ‘70s surfing

THE SIGHTS, sounds and spirit of surfing in the '70s features in an exclusive exhibition at Geelong Gallery. The gallery has unveiled Arcadia - Sound...

Big 2015 season stuffs GPAC’s theatre calendar

AN EXCITING variety of Australian and international theatre will come to Geelong next year, according to the city’s leading performance arts venue. Geelong Performing Arts...

Bongo’s on the beat as shuttle for ferry

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN AUSTRALIA‘S first electric tourist shuttle has launched at Queenscliff. The six-seat Bongo Transit will service 400,000 Queenscliff-Sorrento ferry passengers annually. Bongo Transit’s Greg...

Saints battle adversity in stirring win

St Leonards had the worst of the conditions - and the rules - but stayed calm and worked hard to defeat Newcomb in a...