Tag: Darryn Lyons
Union stunt goes fishing for Lyons complaints
By Noel Murphy
A UNION 1800-hotline fishing for complaints about Geelong mayor Darryn Lyons has been labelled a stunt.
The Australian Services Union free call hotline...
Double Take
Congratulations to the local volunteers of Red Cross Barwon Zone 6, who celebrated the charity's 100th anniversary in Geelong this week.
City Hall hosted a...
Twitter goes to Daz’s head …
He’s a king of social media and it’s … well, it’s gone to his head.
Geelong mayor Darryn Lyons, with more than 1.2 million twitter...
Green light for Corio Bay Christmas tree
By NOEL MURPHY
CORIO BAY is set to be decked with boughs of Yuletide cheer after Geelong's council approved a $1 million Christmas tree on...
Great potential in city centre: urban design prof
GEELONG'S CBD today came under the scrutiny of Melbourne's urban design chief, Professor Rob Adams, and according to mayor Darryn Lyons came up with...
Lyons shock: ‘News Corp phone hacking targeted my calls’
By NOEL MURPHY
Geelong Mayor Darryn Lyons says he is a victim of the United Kingdom’s phone hack scandal.
Cr Lyons told the Independent he was...
Avalon gets a new ‘giddyup’ from Daz
By NOEL MURPHY
DARRYN Lyons’ controversial Giddyup billboard has been replaced with another just as loud - a giant pitch to keep Jetstar at Avalon,...
Goodness gracious, no balls of fire for mayor Darryn Lyons
By NOEL MURPHY
Geelong mayor Darryn Lyons has been wrongly linked to unapproved “exploding” fire extinguishers, according to his Big Group of Companies.
Big chief Mario...
Geelong mayor’s girl Friday hits town …
ELISSA Friday is a rivetting personality – a model, chef, reality TV star, Geelong’s leading lady …
Newly arrived in Geelong, where she’s taking up...
Lyons uncovers historic mayoral robes at heritage centre
By NOEL MURPHY
SARTORIAL splendour at City Hall’s taken a turn for the, er, louder since Darryn Lyons took up the mayoralty - and here’s...
Mayor Lyons’ blitz on council staffers
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG mayor Darryn Lyons has savaged City Hall bureaucrats for putting barriers in the way of business opportunities.
Department staff and some senior...
Cruise ships avoiding Geelong
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG’S efforts to cash in on the cruise ship market needs serious and expensive ramping up, according to new industry findings.
The Tourism...
Farm visit finds birds resting
A few weeks ago, I arranged to conduct my Birdlife Australia ‘Birds on Farms’ survey in Wallington, and when the weather forecast predicted a...
