Tag: Geelong
Buckets and Bouquets
BOUQUETS to a pair of men and three young ladies who were so kind and helpful when I fell at Corio Shopping Centre. Bouquets...
Furphy’s a real bottler for brewery
GEELONG’S new home-grown beer has moved from tap to bottle after launching at Little Creatures' South Geelong brewery five months ago.
Furphy's Ale was now...
Heritage kiln in ruins on waterfront
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG’S historic lime kilns have been abandoned to vandalism, graffiti and rubbish.
The heritage-listed brick and bluestone kilns, at Limeburner's Point on the...
Cricketing Cats tumble lower
GEELONG Cricket Club’s season went from bad to worse last weekend when Monash Tigers put the Cats to the sword.
Bowling first, Geelong struggled to...
Phil Manning back with his Chain gang
By NOEL MURPHY
FEW Aussie musicians have been able to eke out a rock music career like blues legend Phil Manning.
The evergreen guitarist, who’s been...
Arcadia: An exclusive art focus on ‘70s surfing
THE SIGHTS, sounds and spirit of surfing in the '70s features in an exclusive exhibition at Geelong Gallery.
The gallery has unveiled Arcadia - Sound...
Big 2015 season stuffs GPAC’s theatre calendar
AN EXCITING variety of Australian and international theatre will come to Geelong next year, according to the city’s leading performance arts venue.
Geelong Performing Arts...
Viva oil refinery dispute over plans to sack ship crews
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
VIVA Energy Australia is embroiled in an industrial dispute three months after taking over Corio’s former Shell refinery.
Maritime Union of Australia...
Cats $250,000 in red
GEELONG Football Club announced its first operating loss in 15 years on Saturday night.
The club blamed falling attendances and a drop in commercial revenue...
Art hub plans for old power station
By NOEL MURPHY
A DERELICT power station at North Geelong could become a community precinct for graffiti and street artists under the plans of Vintage...
Two die in Mount Moriac crash
A FATAL crash in Mt Moriac has claimed the lives of two people.
Investigators believe a vehicle was travelling along Mount Duneed Road when it...
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...
‘ESCAPE’ Corio’s library
Young people across Geelong can put their brains to the test by participating in challenges as they try to ‘ESCAPE! The Library’.
The...
