Tag: News
Independent wins top award with ad
EditorialTHE INDEPENDENT has won a major award for advertising.
Judges awarded the paper Best Advertisement at Community Newspapers Australia Awards 2012 in Melbourne last Friday...
News Ltd casts cloud over future of papers: Melbourne to be ‘state office’, Staff...
By John Van KlaverenGEELONG Advertiser staff face relocation to Melbourne as part of a News Limited “one city, one newsroom” strategy, the company’s boss...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Jazzing up a classic
Lead role: Jazz Laker in costume for Dick Whittington.By Cherie DonnellanBUDDING Geelong actress Jazz Laker will finish her junior theatre career on a high...
JOIN THE CLUB: The gold rush
Detectives: Geelong Prospecting Club’s John Chapman, Alwin Gallina and Joe Pongrac prepare to search for treasures.By John Van KlaverenIF THERE really is gold in...
Action call on dog ‘dangers’
By John Van KlaverenOWNERS of pets subjected to dog attacks want stricter controls from a council review of domestic animal management plan.
St Leonards’ pensioner...
New Deakin program putting teachers on ‘fast track’
Graduated: Deakin teaching course students.By Cherie DonnellanA NEW training program is putting interstate student teachers in classrooms after six weeks of training in Geelong,...
Drunks on streets: Maxi taxis ‘fleet’ plan
By Michelle HerbisonA FLEET of maxi taxis should replace a council-run night bus to reduce the number of drunks on Geelong streets at night,...
Doctors prescribe parks in Victorian first
Constitutional: Keith and Cathrine Alleder participate in Active in Parks program with, at front, Rachael Healy.By Cherie DonnellanGEELONG doctors are prescribing exercise in parks...
Marles rejects carbon tax advice: Local firms ‘safe’
By John Van KlaverenA WARNING Geelong small businesses should budget for a five per cent carbon tax cost increase was based on “gross exaggeration”,...
‘Backflip’ on Bay West bid
By John Van KlaverenA WAR of words has broken out over a proposed new container port for Corio Bay’s northern shore at Pt Wilson.
Ports...
Avalon ranked in world’s misleading airport names
By John Van KlaverenAVALON has been included on a list of the world’s most misleading airport names.
Online flight comparison site Skyscanner cited Avalon for...
Kinky series boosting sales for ‘adult’ shops
Naughty but nice: Sarah Baines with in-demand products at Naughty Gifts.By Cherie DonnellanLOCAL sex shops have reported a surge of customers requesting fetish items...
Community shines blue for River
Geelong will shine blue today as the community rallies to raise funds and awareness for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in memory of River...
