Tag: Geelong
Double Take
Amid all the aggro directed at Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s ill-fated visit to Geelong this week was at least one speck of humour.
Geelong’s Trades...
Lehpamer on lookout for young talent
Rising Australian stage star Amy Lehpamer will return to her hometown to host Geelong’s premier annual talent quest for young musicians.
Lehpamer recently finished an...
Coles, Kmart create 350 jobs at Waurn Ponds
New Coles and Kmart stores have opened with 365 jobs as part of a Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre expansion.
Phase one of the $90 million...
Taxi marshals set to ‘capture info’
New technology will capture passenger “information” at taxi ranks in Geelong, according to MP David Koch.
The Member for Western Victoria said the portable technology...
Broadband despair puts Chinese customers at risk
A FYANSFORD IT business stands to lose valuable international customers because it's unable to obtain a broadband connection.
Greg Dale, of Easy As PC, has...
Police rally against staff ‘shortages’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Off-duty police have taken a "big step" to rally against staff shortages in the Geelong region, according to their union.
About 200...
Taylor made for fame
By SAM BRIMACOMBE
Ceres' Taylor Henderson is coming home six months after wowing audiences and capturing Australian hearts on TV’s X-Factor.
The 21-year-old said he was...
Frenzal brews
By Sam Brimacombe
Australian punk band Frenzal Romb will play in Geelong as part of an Australian tour coinciding with Good Beer Week.
The quartet has...
Bay anglers land pinkies, flathead
Corio Bay produced flathead and pinkie snapper for anglers over the past week.
Dylan Pace fished the sheltered waters of the grammar school lagoon on...
Wrong flood zones hitting insurance and building costs: architect
By NOEL MURPHY
HUNDREDS of Geelong residents face higher insurance, building and renovation costs because of inaccurate flood zones designated by City Hall, according to...
Mayor Lyons’ blitz on council staffers
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG mayor Darryn Lyons has savaged City Hall bureaucrats for putting barriers in the way of business opportunities.
Department staff and some senior...
In Brief
Waits ‘slashed’
Geelong Hospital’s waiting list for elective surgery has recorded a “healthy drop”, according to Victorian Health Minister David Davis.
He said the March quarter...
Bill’s service to Geelong
The name ‘Bill McFarlane’ is synonymous with racing in Geelong.
Mr McFarlane received an OAM on Monday June 9 for services to the Geelong Racing...
