Tag: Geelong
Hulsman is dead set to tour album
By Sam Brimacombe
A gardening job at a deceased estate has become a dive into the music industry for Geelong's Tim Hulsman.
He told the Independent...
Fishing: Big trout, redfin surprise
Wurdee Boluc Reservoir produced exceptional fishing for trout and redfin in the past week.
Jake Connelly worked his way along the east rock wall last...
Angry political brawl over ambulance wait as patients die
A “NEW LOW” exploiting family distress with inaccurate claims is how the State Government has described ambulance waiting time allegations by the Opposition.
The Opposition...
Cotton On makes another boo boo
A social media backlash to a Cotton On range of clothing and accessories featuring quotes from the hit movie Mean Girls has forced the...
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...
Bourne brings back The Big O, Roy Orbison
By SAM BRIMACOMBE
A childhood listening to ’50s rockers tuned Dean Bourne into the music of Roy Orbison.
Now he’s travelling Australia playing the music of...
City sell-off job fears
JOB fears have been raised by the Australian Services Union in the wake of City Hall’s budget plans to sell off $11 million of...
Police rescue kayaker at Indented Head
POLICE are winching a missing kayaker to safety near Indented Head.
Police have been told the kayaker, a man aged in his 50s left...
Geelong cruise ship visits up as Melbourne peaks
CORIO BAY is set to host seven luxury cruise ship tours in 2015, up four on previously expected.
Geelong’s cruise visits had dropped to three...
NDIS Geelong is hurting users, says health expert
By NOEL MURPHY
A LEADING health economist has accused Geelong’s NDIS trial centre of deliberately cutting clients from services and funding, denying their rights and...
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...
NDIS trial leaves clients worse off
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG’S NDIS trial is proving disastrous for people with disabilities as it cuts their existing services and refuses to provide new assistance.
“They’ve...
Schools kicking goals with wellbeing program
Geelong schools are reaping the benefits a year after the launch of a groundbreaking mental health program.
The Resilience Project (TRP) has released a new...
