25 jobs lost on Alcoa clean-up
By PAUL MILLAR
A MOOLAP operation pinning its hopes of survival on processing Alcoa’s landfill will close its doors next month.
Alreco, employing up to 25...
Fairfax buys real estate paper
GEELONG real estate publication The Weekly Review has been sold to Fairfax Media.
The sale was part of Fairfax acquiring 100 per cent all Weekly...
Anger as Deakin slugs students on parking
By NOEL MURPHY
YET another furore has erupted over parking at Deakin University as students are denied full-year parking permits until April.
The latest parking uproar...
Penning Ormond, a Geelong colonial giant
By NOEL MURPHY
THE HILLTOP grave at East Geelong Cemetery makes for an impressive monument but 120 years after receiving its esteemed inhabitants it’s rarely...
Medicare bulk-bill back-flip welcomed
By PAUL MILLAR
THE HEAD of one of Geelong’s major medical centres believes an embarrassing bulk-bill back-flip by the Federal Government on Medicare reforms was...
Geelong con victims lose $1000s
By PAUL MILLAR
TRAVELLING conmen, who target the elderly and most vulnerable in the community, struck at least 14 times in the Geelong region last...
Frugal Friday: Daddy’s looking cool in bargains
Elissa Friday
WHEN a men’s store is named Blue Suede, it’s impossible to just drive past. So while I was in Highton I had to...
Cirque work hits the zone
By NOEL MURPHY
THE BIG TOP is the perfect way to describe Cirque du Soleil, the Canadian-based outfit that’s rewritten the rules on circus shows...
Eurogliders and Grace Knight still flying high
By JENA MARINO
FROM singing on the high seas to sell-out crowds all around the world, star of '80s pop band Eurogliders, Grace Knight is...
Buckets and Bouquets
BOUQUETS to Headspace Corio, doing a wonderful job helping our troubled youth. Special thanks to Kirsten for caring for my grandson. We have seen...
Cricket: Surge to finals narrows down
By JIM TIMBERLAKE
WITH the inclement weather around late last week, an early decision was made by Cricket Victoria to cancel the first week of...
No worries for Skillaroo Anthony Leban
By TONCI PRUSAC
TALENTED North Geelong Warriors attacking midfielder and rising local star Anthony Leban has been selected for Victoria’s elite Skilleroos squad.
The up and...
Mayor raises school bus concerns
Geelong’s mayor has called on the state government to address a “systemic failure” in ensuring the region's students are able to safely travel to...
