Tag: Geelong
Deakin breakthrough offers leukaemia hope
By NOEL MURPHY
LEUKAEMIA victims could face a better chance of survival under new technology developed in Geelong.
The Deakin University research into a super-speed stem...
City’s Armstrong Creek charges attacked
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
CITY Hall's Armstrong Creek plans have come under attack again, this time from a group of Horseshoe Bend landowners and developers.
The...
$1.5 million building for Latrobe Tce
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A $1.5 MILLION apartment and office complex has been proposed for Geelong's high-profile intersection of Latrobe Tce and West Fyans St.
The...
Sheriff-clamped car a CBD stall-wart
By NOEL MURPHY
BRIGHT yellow Sheriff’s Office bunting around the clamped rear wheel of a silver Hyundai on central Geelong’s Corio St grabs the attention...
Diorama offers rare panorama of early Geelong
By NOEL MURPHY
IT’S A LONG time since any diorama of Geelong has looked as curious as the five-panel masterpiece of architect John Stuart Jackson.
The...
City Hall ‘obstacles’ keep circuses at bay
By NOEL MURPHY
City Hall obstacles are stopping circuses performing in Geelong, according to booking agent Raymond Deller.
He lashed out at council for using spurious...
Free books put Myers project streets ahead
A “public-use bookshelf” will offer free reading material as part of streetscape works in central Geelong.
Geelong’s council said the weather-proof bookshelf on Myers St...
Our minister with a mission in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is a long way from the Anglican churches of Geelong.
But Geoff Traill is there, bringing Christian care to Australian soldiers as a chaplain...
National park camping fee fury rising
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
New fees to camp in national parks will force caravans and campers to find alternatives, local enthusiasts have warned.
Teesdale off-roaders Shirley...
Double Take: Ford heave-ho
Spare a thought for the 120 workers getting the heave-ho at Ford in Geelong this week, which the company is trying to manage sympathetically.
"Everyone's...
In Brief: Vandals, Bannockburn, Cotton On
Vandal ‘idiots’
“Idiots” have vandalised signalling equipment on Geelong’s rail line, according to V/Line’s chief executive.
Tehor Taifalos said the vandals cut signal cables near Little...
Buckets & Bouquets
Bouquets to North Geelong Transmission Service’s Ivan. He does a quality job and his follow-up service is out of this world.
Anne and Betty, Lara
Bouquets...
Hiking towards connection
People across the Surf Coast region can hike towards connection through a free and casual event.
Matriarch Surf Coast Hikes will host a...
