Tag: Christmas
Christmas spirit spreads in windows of shops
MORE Christmas window displays are appearing in central Geelong as the festive spirit spreads among traders.
And the best of the crop are vying for...
First look at City Hall Christmas projections
LIGHTING projections are casting giant Christmas images on Geelong’s City Hall at night.
The nightly projections are lighting up the building from 8.30pm to midnight...
Lots to like about window displays
CHRISTMAS is beginning to spread through shop windows in central Geelong.
Myer unveiled its Geelong-first Christmas windows last Friday, while smaller retailers are also adding...
Double Take: Desperate times, Christmas critics …
DESPERATE times call for desperate measures, the saying goes, and a looming state election must qualify.
At least, it does when you're lagging in the...
$38m Christmas tree moves into Geelong waterfront
GEELONG'S glittering Christmas tree has been moved into place on the waterfront overnight.
The 27-metre steel and aluminium structure, with 11,000 moving metal discs and...
Christmas tree takes shape
GEELONG'S controversial waterfront Christmas tree is coming along nicely, says mayor Darryn Lyons.
The $320,000 tree, revealed in this week's Independent, is taking shape and...
First pictures of waterfront Christmas tree
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG’S new floating Christmas tree will become one of the tallest structures along the city's waterfront, secret photographs reveal.
The Independent this...
City windows beginning to look a lot like Christmas
CENTRAL Geelong traders are beginning to dress up their windows with festive spirit as the Christmas shopping season approaches.
Fyans Cottage is one of the...
Christmas spirit comes to Myer
RETAIL giant Myer will unveil its first Christmas windows display in Geelong next week.
The retailer this week supplied the Independent with a sneak-peek of...
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...
Prizes encourage Christmas cheer in the city
PRIZES for Christmas windows will encourage traders to make central Geelong a festive season wonderland this year.
The Independent will give away weekly $1000 advertising...
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...
From the Archives
16 years ago
June 12, 2009
A shortage of police foot patrols has forced City Hall to take the law into its own hands, according to...
