SPORT: Surf teams set to go national
By MICHELLE HERBISON
TORQUAY Boardriders Club has triumphed in an inaugural Victorian round of a surfing competition at Cape Woolamai on Phillip Island.
The Be...
JOIN THE CLUB: Club offering a chance to duel
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
FOR MOST of us, fencing refers to the boundary around our property.
But it does have a connection to swordplay.
Both were part...
SPORT: Cats need victory before break
By JIM TIMBERLAKE
GEELONG Cricket Club will be ruing the introduction of Twenty20 cricket to the Premier League fixture after losing all four of its...
SPORT: Hot tips for fishing action around the Geelong region over summer
By BRIAN LONG
WITH holidays near, now’s the time for a rundown on the best fishing locations around Geelong over summer.
Geelong’s waterfront provides a variety...
New jobs in chems
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG council hopes to ramp up activity in its northern industrial estate following a “land revaluation”, according to deputy mayor Bruce...
Chip in for McKellar Centre, golfers urged
GOLFERS will tee off for the region’s peak rehabilitation and aged care facility at Barwon Heads in March.
Organisers said 13th Beach would host the...
Fund-raiser’s wipe out: Charity dumps surf hero
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A NATIONAL breast cancer charity has withdrawn its permission for Torquqay big-wave surfer Jeff Rowley to use its name in fund-raising.
National...
Mobile ‘hotline’ targets littering
By MICHELLE HERBISON
A NEW anti-litter campaign will encourage witnesses to report lawbreakers via a mobile website, Barwon Regional Waste Management Group has announced.
Group chair...
Punter Tom now all-American
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
ACCOLADES are continuing to flow for Geelong footballer Tom Hornsey after he last week won a prestigious award as American college...
Sophia’s golden service wins Duke’s award
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
HIGHTON over-achiever Sophia McQuillan spent more than 10,000 hours during the past 18 months building cubby houses, planting vegie gardens, learning...
Cirque du runaway’s heading home to Lara
By NOEL MURPHY
CIRQUE du Soleil star and Olympic athlete Trudy McIntosh is heading home to Lara after almost six years touring with the internationally-acclaimed...
Call for bodybuilder syringes
By NOEL MURPHY
CLEAN-syringe programs need to target muscle-building steroid users, a Geelong public health expert has warned.
Deakin University lecturer Matthew Dunn said health services...
Shandelle seeks new musical horizons
Shandelle Cooke is one of Geelong’s best-loved performers, but the chanteuse is not content to rest on her laurels.
This month Cooke launches two new...
