Myer Christmas windows coup to raise festive season excitement
By NOEL MURPHY
CHRISTMAS celebrations in Geelong are about to ramp up exponentially with a string of Yuletide features.
A special Myer Christmas Windows showcase in...
Drugs fuel Geelong crime surge
By Paul Millar
DRUG offences in Geelong have soared over the past year, with a local security boss saying “it’s as bad as I’ve ever...
Timber sounds right for Black’s mandolins, banjos
By NOEL MURPHY
MAPLE, red spruce, blackwood, a little ingenuity and a good ear for the sound timber makes when tapped is the secret to...
Double Take: Metro man Jimmy, ISIS, parrots, Macca’s …
CATS star Jimmy Bartel might be spending more time than usual in the change-room after matches to spruce up for his new role.
The Brownlow...
Buckets and Bouquets
BOUQUETS to Leo, Liz, Leesa and all at The Pulse radio station involved in helping with the Elvis night. Bouquets also to everyone who...
Roll up, roll, Circus Oz to hit Geelong
By Paul Millar
THE CIRCUS is coming to town but not as it’s traditionally known. Circus Oz, an alternative to big-top shows with caged animals as...
NDIS fails to meet costs for disability support providers
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
DISABILITY support agencies are still losing money supplying the NDIS despite an increase in their rates, according to the boss at...
Surf Coast backs marriage equality
SURF Coast Shire has joined the marriage equality campaign, voting this week to tackle MPs and authorities on the issue.
Led by Cr Eve Fisher,...
Surf Coast vetoes giant caravan park
By Noel Murphy
PLANS for a massive caravan park outside Torquay have been rejected by Surf Coast Shire.
More than 200 objections and concerns the scale...
OS tourists shun the Surf Coast
By NOEL MURPHY
OVERSEAS tourists are shunning the Surf Coast, according to new statistics.
Overall international visitor numbers fell from 28,731 in 2012 to 25,833 last...
Cruise ship bumped to berth at Corio wharf terminal
A CORIO freight terminal will host a flagship cruise ship as Geelong seeks funding for a new pier, mayor Darryn Lyons has revealed.
MV Funchal...
Amit masters Caltex servo trade as alternative to IT career
By NOEL MURPHY
WHAT did the master in IT say to the sparkie? Do you want fries with that?
Sure, it might sound like a bad joke...
Dinos beat Sharks by five wickets
Newcomb & District enjoyed a five-wicket win against Manifold Heights in Geelong Cricket Association Division 4 on Saturday and Independent photographer Ivan Kemp was...
