Tag: Geelong
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...
Lyons to race Ferrari on waterfront
GEELONG'S Ferrari-driving mayor will race his sports car on the city’s waterfront during an annual celebration of classic vehicles.
Darryn Lyons will be among hundreds...
Jobs tumble as Jetstar flights are cut
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
JETSTAR sometimes reduced its flights from Avalon to three a day during last winter, an election forum has heard in Geelong.
Avalon...
$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...
Headless Edward statue returns intact to CBD
IT’S nice to know Geelong’s headless monarch is about to be re-ensconced in the CBD’s waterfront precinct.
Old Edward VII, whose regal statue once graced...
Police arrest alleged divvie van escapee
UPDATE:
Geelong Crime Investigation Unit detectives arrested and charged a man yesterday evening after he allegedly escaped from police custody in Geelong on 13 November.
Shannon...
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...
Ambulance ice call-outs spiral upwards
By Paul Millar
ICE-RELATED emergency ambulance call-outs have spiralled in Geelong, with a state union leader warning the drug could take hold of entire suburbs.
Steve...
Retailer Trevor Elsworthy dies
HIGH-PROFILE Geelong retailer Trevor Elsworthy has died.
Mr Elsworthy, synonymous for the catchphrase “Just ask Trev”, headed up the family business Elsworthy’s Retravision on Moorabool...
Geelong loses as Ford, Alcoa prosper in US
ALCOA’S Geelong workers might be gearing up for another 300 Christmas job losses but in the US the aluminium-maker's F150 pick-up trucks with Ford...
Frugal Friday: Shed houses bargains
ON MY usual travels, which I call ‘mooching’ around the region, I came across a rather large shed.
Not the type you might find full...
State of the ‘art’ city
Geelong has so much colourful and vibrant public art – if you know where to look.
Across our city murals and street art breathe life...
