Double Take: Manners, robbers and Leary …
WHO says manners are extinct these days?
Politeness is always a virtue and, if you need an example, look no further than the knife-wielding bandit...
Just two calls to City Hall’s bully hotline
By PAUL MILLAR
A HOTLINE to report bullying at City of Greater Geelong has had two calls in its first four weeks.
But a union official...
Zeppelin lands for city tribute
By NOEL MURPHY
THE BIGGEST rock band of the 1970s was never one for a lack of excesses.
Private jets with their own fireplaces, hard drugs,...
Sad auxiliary ladies prepare to depart Port’s rotunda
By PAUL MILLAR
A COMMUNITY group that has provided shorts and T-shirts to forgetful campers for decades will soon lock the doors of its historic...
Speed limits cut, but not here …
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE Geelong region is stuck with speed-limit cuts introduced under a program that the Andrews Government halted over "confusion and uncertainty".
The...
Presence of place … at Geelong’s wool museum
By NOEL MURPHY
ROADWORK signs, fluoro jackets and safety helmets make for an unusual entry to a showcase of early Geelong but, then, the idea...
Buckets and bouquets
BOUQUETS to a man who found my wallet and dropped it off to my house on 3 March. Phone me on 0422 850 277...
Frugal Friday: A piece of cake
DON'T we all love cupcakes?
I found some by chance, specifically white chocolate ones that got me with texture and taste so good I’m going...
Escos all go-go
DJs and disco tragics from a generation ago will reunite later this month to relive the glory days of a former Geelong nightclub.
Organisers said...
Men’s Sheds open up to wider community services
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
MEN’S sheds have become a new community force around Geelong, with 12 now operating and more in the pipeline.
The male gathering...
Workers ‘sacked’ over asbestos fears on $300m development site
By PAUL MILLAR
A GEELONG woman claims she was unfairly dismissed after raising concerns about asbestos removal and contamination at a housing development site in...
Geelong super trawlers ‘threat to dolphins, seals’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
ENVIRONMENTALISTS have hit out at a plan to base a controversial 95-metre floating fishing factory in Geelong.
The Independent reported last week...
Leaders gather for Geelong-India forum
Business, industry, education and government leaders from Australia and India will gather in Geelong next week for a three-day event.
The Geelong-India Collaborative Future Forum,...
