JOIN THE CLUB: Fast times on the tiny track
Radio daze: Mark Wolfenden with son Austin, Paul Davis, radio car club president Stephen Hoadley and a selection of their racers. JOHN VAN KLAVERENMOTOR...
Course paints a bright future for refugee Doh
Opportunity: Doh Doo on the job with Simon Viccars.JOHN VAN KLAVERENTHE simple bamboo structures of Doh Doo’s homeland are a far cry from...
Cats legend wades in to support Red Cross
Appealing: Doug Wade with Leopold Lodge resident Gwen Pargeter and Red Cross volunteer Gwen Rae. VFL legend Doug Wade kicked a lot...
Expert’s students warning
MICHELLE HERBISONNELSON Park School risks a “backwards step” if senior and junior students combine at its main campus, according to a special education expert....
Tallest timber onto ‘register’
Trunk call: Derek McIntosh with Geelong Botanic Gardens director Annette Zealley and the black walnut set to appear on his register of “big trees”....
Plant industry disease ‘fears’
JOHN VAN KLAVERENA DESTRUCTIVE plant disease is threatening the region’s nursery and forest industries after reaching the Otways, according to authorities.
Department of Primary Industries...
Chefs set to battle for Preston verdict
SIX of the region’s leading chefs will do battle to impress MasterChef judge Matt Preston at this month’s Lara Food & Wine Festival.
Organisers said...
Fundraisers’ clean-out to clean up for SIDS
Appeal: Rebecca Winkler and son Sterling with products for the SIDS fundraiser. ERIN PEARSONA CHANCE afternoon clean-out has sparked a unique fundraising...
Call for spa ‘shift’
MICHELLE HERBISONDEVELOPERS should revive Clifton Springs’ mineral spa site instead of building a new facility in Geelong, according to a community group.
Drysdale Clifton...
Rally opposes cuts to Gordon funding
Big fees: Gordon students Belinda Wilson and Nina Cleary at the rally on Wednesday. JOHN VAN KLAVERENABOUT 50 Gordon Institute of TAFE staff...
Coast towns plan bid for cheap power
MICHELLE HERBISONBARWON Heads and Ocean Grove residents are banding together to bulk-buy electricity, according to a community spokesman.
Ocean Grove Community Association’s Michael Harbour...
Work begins on weir to tap Otways water
MICHELLE HERBISONWORK has begun on an Otways weir to pump extra water into Geelong’s supply.
Barwon Water capital projects manager Paul Northey said Dewings...
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Pako, South Geelong UDFs progress
Two of Geelong council’s contentious urban design frameworks (UDFs) have moved into new phases, with one wrapping up a final round of public consultation...
