Local pair at home on Parks Vic ranger duty
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A PAIR of locals is among Parks Victoria’s new crew of seasonal rangers working around the region to help out during...
Green hanging high in town centre
By NOEL MURPHY
THE GREENING of Geelong took another leap forward this week as a series of hanging garden planters were installed in the city...
Bus cuts will force us to move: residents
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
PROPOSED bus service cuts would force elderly and unwell Newtown residents to sell up and move, they have told the Independent.
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Alcoa extends search for Anglesea power plant buyer
By NOEL MURPHY
ALCOA’S Anglesea power plant remains on the market with several potential buyers vying for the controversial coal-powered plant despite expectations it would...
Organ restoration hits right note for Queenscliff concert
By JENA MARINO
A NEWLY-restored Fincham organ will sound off at a Queenscliff Uniting Church concert again this weekend after a four-month restoration.
The 54-year-old organ...
Disabled surfers call for volunteers
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE SURFING bug can bite anyone at any time, but a particular band of boardriders derive even greater pleasure from the...
Audemia powers a new rock role for old station
By NOEL MURPHY
NORTH Geelong’s old power station is fast becoming an arthouse playhouse as its shattered and war-torn appearance gives way to new contemporary...
Stroke danger drives Dianne
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
IT’S THE small but emotionally significant difference between empathy and sympathy that makes Highton’s Dianne Speed a great ambassador for the...
Buckets and bouquets
BOUQUETS to Drysdale Smash Repairs for its generosity to a Salvo Resto project last year and especially for helping fix a Holden Barina bequest...
Kick back with INXS at Motor City fest
By Jena Marino
FANS will sing along to their favourite INXS songs at Geelong’s Motor City Music Festival next month.
Tribute band INXSIVE will play the...
Cricket: Cats play Tiger for pride only
JIM TIMBERLAKE
EVERYTHING looked good early when Geelong Cricket Club travelled to Prahran last Saturday for a one-day match, won the toss and elected to...
Snapper, flatties, whiting bagged in ‘shelter’ of bay
by CHRIS PITMAN
CORIO Bay was a real asset for anglers last week as it provided shelter from strong winds.
Pinkie snapper were abundant for anglers...
Saving lives for more than 50 years
A local blood donor has reached an impressive milestone.
Geelong’s Jocelyn McMillan recorded her 600th blood and plasma donation after 55 years of giving blood.
“I...
