Tag: Geelong
Cotton On to spend up in Geelong HQ expansion
RETAIL giant Cotton On’s North Geelong headquarters will undergo an $8.7 million expansion tipped to bring 300 new jobs.
The expansion, backed by a $3.4...
FRUGAL FRIDAY: Cup style only $55
Elissa Friday
TO BE frugal is not be mean but to be economical and savvy.
The spring racing season has arrived and, for many of us,...
First Aussie P-TECH school for Geelong
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG will host Australia's first school involving big business and industry in the education curriculum, Federal Government has announced.
The Government has...
Big Marty defies injury to vie for Paralympics
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
AS A MAN previously defined by his fitness and physical presence, a debilitating permanent leg injury was an eye-opener for Ocean...
Rare albino magpie and babes left homeless
By NOEL MURPHY
WHITTINGTON’S rare white magpie and her new babies have lost their home and nest with the removal of trees to make way...
Geelong Show off to flying start and forecast is for fine weather
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE ROYAL Geelong Show enjoyed a flying start to its 2014 program yesterday, with racing pigs and cooking demonstrations - not...
Double Take: Show fines, Gizzard, pier, frack foil
ANYONE wth outstanding fines might like to stay clear of Royal Geelong Show this weekend.
As of 3pm on day one, sheriff's officers had identified...
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...
Assassins aim for GPAC audience
A TALENTED ensemble of actors, singers and comedians will feature in a new production of Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins at Geelong Performing Arts Centre (GPAC)...
Kapiniaris freaks out for laughs
By PAUL MILLAR
GEORGE Kapiniaris, the comedian who took the sting out of being called a wog with his stories about growing up with a...
Noll in a Corio show for Once
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
IT WAS either a clever or fortunate choice of song titles, translating as it did to a simple but catchy acronym...
Call to expand free wi-fi in region
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
FREE public wi-fi could be rolled out across Geelong if councillor Rod Macdonald has his way.
Whittington became the latest connected suburb...
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