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...
City Hall to light up for Christmas
CITY Hall is set to be lit up like a ... well, like a Christmas tree, this festive season.
Animated light projections by artists Nick...
Record cruises bypassing city
By EMILY IANNELLO
GEELONG is missing out on Victoria’s busiest cruise season yet.
Eighty-five cruises will visit but only three will arrive in Geelong, which lacks...
Special effort makes everyone a winner in games team
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Members of a Barwon region Special Olympics team have all claimed medals at a national games held in Melbourne.
The 14 athletes...
Federal MPs’ bad week
By Paul Millar and John Van Klaveren
IT WAS a case of ‘Cup that!’ for federal MP Sarah Henderson in parliament this week as Corio...
Torquay kids get a Thingle for safety out of mascot
THINGLE Toodle taught Torquay pre-schoolers to stop, look, listen and think this week.
Victoria’s road safety mascot joined VicRoads colleague Professor Eric Speriment to deliver...
Coalition targets seats with $65m election funding
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE NAPTHINE Government has flooded Geelong with $65 million in election promises in the past two weeks as it targets local...
In brief
Bomb scare
A home-made bomb led to police cordoning off a Corio property yesterday.
A Victoria Police spokeswoman said officers discovered the pipe-bomb during a search...
Jan Juc to ‘retain’ reserve
WHILE the Napthine Government was been throwing money at Geelong, Labor went local on the Surf Coast with a pledge to save Jan Juc’s...
Double Take
One of the region's oldest footy clubs is battling with, of all things, the prosperity of its home town.
Lorne Football Club, established in 1896,...
Paddleboarders rescued on Christmas day
A woman and a teenager were rescued by police after they drifted from Portarlington to Werribee on their paddleboards on Christmas Day.
A 51-year-old woman...
