Tag: Geelong
CBD outrage: Kicked in the face by gutless thug
By NOEL MURPHY
RICHARD Vecoli could hardly have been less prepared for the cowardly boot to the face that fractured his eye socket in two...
Geelong nets inaugural round of new 3X3 basketball nationals
GEELONG will host the inaugural round of a national three-on-three basketball competition.
Basketball Australia chief Anthony Moore said the 2015 3X3 Nationals would begin at...
Heat rising on free speech
By NOEL MURPHY
CLIMATE change friction is heating up in Geelong as opponents clash over free speech and the right to publically express their views.
Man-made...
Overseas buyer welcome, says Costa
By NOEL MURPHY
AN OVERSEAS buyer could be good for Geeong's The Costa Group produce giant, injecting capital, driving growth and underpinning long-term prospects, according...
Local pair at home on Parks Vic ranger duty
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A PAIR of locals is among Parks Victoria’s new crew of seasonal rangers working around the region to help out during...
Green hanging high in town centre
By NOEL MURPHY
THE GREENING of Geelong took another leap forward this week as a series of hanging garden planters were installed in the city...
Bus cuts will force us to move: residents
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
PROPOSED bus service cuts would force elderly and unwell Newtown residents to sell up and move, they have told the Independent.
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Disabled surfers call for volunteers
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE SURFING bug can bite anyone at any time, but a particular band of boardriders derive even greater pleasure from the...
Audemia powers a new rock role for old station
By NOEL MURPHY
NORTH Geelong’s old power station is fast becoming an arthouse playhouse as its shattered and war-torn appearance gives way to new contemporary...
Stroke danger drives Dianne
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
IT’S THE small but emotionally significant difference between empathy and sympathy that makes Highton’s Dianne Speed a great ambassador for the...
Buckets and bouquets
BOUQUETS to Drysdale Smash Repairs for its generosity to a Salvo Resto project last year and especially for helping fix a Holden Barina bequest...
Kick back with INXS at Motor City fest
By Jena Marino
FANS will sing along to their favourite INXS songs at Geelong’s Motor City Music Festival next month.
Tribute band INXSIVE will play the...
Four charged following home invasion
Four people have been charged by Armed Crime Squad detectives following an aggravated home invasion where a shot was fired at Lovely Banks last...
