Tag: Geelong
Prized orange-bellied parrot’s Tassie triumph
By NOEL MURPHY
A RARE orange-bellied parrot has been sighted near Anglesea after being released to the wild in Tasmania late last year.
The first captive-bred...
GLBTI OK by COGG on IDAHOBIT
GAY AND transgender flags have flown over City of Greater Geelong’s headquarters for the first time in support of various sexualities.
Council hoisted the flags...
Freo faces fresh Cats
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A FRESHER and fitter Geelong flies west to take on recent nemesis Fremantle at Pattersons Stadium on Saturday evening after enjoying...
Tuna to trout caught
Local anglers had success on everything from tuna to trout over the past week.
Justin Rayner ventured down the Surf Coast in search of Australian...
Alcoa’s new $5m to train workers facing sack
ALCOA will cough up $10 million for job training scheme for workers to be sacked from its Geelong and Yennora, NSW, plants.
This will include...
V8s rev up for Geelong waterfront
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG’S waterfront could host a motor racing circuit if Lamborghini-driving Mayor Darryn Lyons and V8 Supercars win state backing.
Cr Lyons said talks...
Double Take
As if AFL players aren’t under enough empirical scrutiny already, with measurements for everything from possessions to clangers and skin-folds.
KRock commentators set a new...
Canberra feels ‘pier pressure’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
FEDERAL MP Sarah Henderson has welcomed Mayor Darryn Lyons’s response to her deadline for action on revitalising central Geelong.
The Liberal Member...
Rail PSO patrols for Geelong
By NOEL MURPHY
PASSENGERS moved along nervously as a man brutally kicked and screamed profanities at his bike at North Geelong station at 6.45 last...
Few surprises left in budget
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THERE were few surprises for the Geelong region in this year’s state budget, with most major announcements already revealed over the...
Local art sale to fund child safety program
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG Art Society is putting the art back into Bravehearts with an exhibition fundraiser to protect kids.
The BraveArt exhibition at St...
Paying up for broadband wait
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Telstra is asking Geelong broadband customers to pay for internet connection before telling them whether it's actually available, according to federal...
A track of success
Brian Cook did not know what he wanted to do until he was in his 20s, leading him down a career path of success....
