Tag: News
JOIN THE CLUB: All stitched up
Pointy end: Embroidery club members Marjorie Kavanagh, Berry Millard, Hilde Brenner, Gillian Norris, Jo Britt and Sue Patterson with examples of their work. ...
Children to race Thomas for charity
On track: Shaun and Orlanda look forward to taking on Thomas the Tank Engine.ORLANDA and Shaun are kids on a mission: to run faster...
Health study concludes: ‘Fatter in city than on coast’
Geelong men and women are fatter than residents of the Surf Coast, according to new State Government figures.
But the Victorian Population Health survey shows...
Riding charity calls for ‘help’
Riding high: Matthew Antonelli enjoys a ride at Riding for the Disabled Barwon Centre with leader Mary Grieve and side-walkers Warren Brown and Madeleine...
City lab in bid to defeat virus
Cooped up: Morry Iacovella with feathered friends. JOHN VAN KLAVERENGEELONG'S Australian Animal Health Laboratory is testing a virus that prompted a ban on racing...
Skater to take on the Nulla’
Skater boy: Aaron Salta pulls a move on Geelong’s waterfront. ERIN PEARSONWHEN Aaron Salta’s mates told him he couldn’t skateboard across the Nullarbor...
Anger at park kinder project
MICHELLE HERBISONPLANS to build a kindergarten on parkland are bad for Barwon Heads, residents told a council meeting this week.
Councillors voted in favour...
Pub shelves pokie EFTPOS ‘option’
JOHN VAN KLAVERENA GEELONG pokies venue has shelved plans for a new machine that would have allowed gamblers to overcome laws banning ATMs in...
Call for crossing lights to ‘save young lives’
Cross words: Brad Moore with his petition at the intersection of Torquay Rd and Kidman Ave. ERIN PEARSONSCHOOL children are risking their lives crossing...
Car show
Hot stuff: Gary James, Dorothy Davis, Peter DeBruyn and son Dylan, 13, show off their classic cars ahead of Geelong Street Rodders’ annual Show...
Council to seek rezoning, sell land, despite ‘concern’
JOHN VAN KLAVERENA STRIP of council and privately owned land sandwiched against Geelong’s ring road will be rezoned despite the concerns of utility providers...
Teacher, ex-student in ‘sex tape’ controversy
ERIN PEARSONA GEELONG high school teacher is under investigation after appearing in a sex video with a former student.
The controversy has sparked concerns about...
Signs of fun
Through the Streets of Your Town is now open at Geelong Gallery to give kids a fun chance to explore the world around them....
