Tag: News
GPAC’s taste of Marmalade
Getting loose: Trevor Marmalade and Russell Gilbert.By Michelle HerbisonCOMEDY fans can expect a laugh a minute for 100 minutes at Geelong Performing Arts Centre...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Andrew’s blind snap at fame
Puppy love: Andrew Follows with guide dog Eamon.By Cherie DonnellanFROM the other side of a lens, Andrew Follows looks like just another photographer.
Except...
JOIN THE CLUB: Club’s deep roots
How their gardens grow: Harry Webb, Gaetan and Pauline Limsowtin and Roger Wileman inspect another discussion point for Australian Plants Society. By John Van...
Crew fired up for dragon boat titles
Enter the dragons: Geelong team members Neil McArthur, Ross Parker, Lauren Vallance, Aileen Phillips and Rob Chester.By John Van KlaverenSIX Geelong paddlers have been...
Big queue for $45m project
By John Van KlaverenCONTRACTS for Geelong’s $45 million library and heritage centre project have attracted large fields of contenders, according to City Hall.
The City...
Growth forces code shake-up
By John Van KlaverenINTRODUCTION of new suburbs around Geelong has prompted an Australia Post review of postcodes for the region, according to the organisation.
A...
Donations ‘overrunning’ aid program
Foreign aid: Bill Pratt, Bill Gibson and Anton Van Doornik pack a container at the Rotary depot. By John Van KlaverenA ROTARY club depot...
Geelong in Facebook trial: ‘Digital eye’ to keep watching
By Cherie DonnellanNEIGHBOURHOOD Watch’s Geelong branch is embracing the digital age, according to the program’s police liaison officer.
Senior Constable Andrew King said he created...
Top of city set for investment
By John Van KlaverenST JOHN of God Hospital’s major redevelopment is aimed at “reactivating” the top end of Moorabool St, according to hospital chief...
Immigrants set to deliver ‘economic windfall’
Input: New multiculturalism advisory council members Gary Thompson, Michael Martinez and Eddy Kontelj. By John Van KlaverenGEELONG'S economy is poised to thrive on immigration,...
Parents must control children, says top cop
Priorities: Inspector Gary Bruce settles into his role as the region’s new top cop at Geelong Police Station. By Michelle HerbisonPARENTS who fail to...
Fear public sector cuts could ‘hammer’ Geelong
By John Van KlaverenSTATE Government cuts could “hammer” public sector jobs in regional centres like Geelong, a union fears.
Community and Public Sector Union secretary...
Singing through history
A group of men from Greater Geelong are helping spread the history of music by singing at nursing homes and retirement villages.
Members...
