Tag: News
PM Gillard ‘a boost’ for MP
Andrew MathiesonNEW Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s ascension to the top job will enhance Labor’s chances of retaining a marginal Geelong seat, according to the...
Bid to take golf site
John Van KlaverenTHREE councillors have called a public meeting to fight plans for redevelopment of Geelong Golf Club.
Eddy Kontelj, Stretch Kontelj and Barbara Abley,...
Student Phoebe a class act in model search
John Van KlaverenJAN Juc’s Phoebe Clarke has enjoyed a meteoric entry into the modelling world after recently signing with a leading Melbourne agency and...
Forum furore
John Van KlaverenA PUSH for a separate secondary school at Torquay has become a political football, with both Liberal and Labor MPs claiming victory...
Secret army wall ‘threat to fisheries’
Kim WatersARMY officials have rejected claims a new rock wall on a secretive military base at Swan Island is altering tidal flows and ruining...
Joeys set to climb over Saints
Frank MasonST JOSEPHS gets the chance to climb back into Geelong Football League’s top five this weekend when it plays St Albans at St...
Hawkins return risk
Andrew MathiesonDEJECTED Tom Hawkins could make a shock AFL return as early as next week.
Doctors had diagnosed the young Cat forward with a serious...
‘Call of duty’ against Saints
Andrew MathiesonSEEMINGLY in cruise mode for the first half of the year, Cats coach Mark Thompson has predicted Geelong will have to “go beyond...
Rebuilt from a pile of parts
Greg WaneTHE worst component of the 1923 Buick Roadster is the brakes, according to Roy Cook.
“They’re only rear wheel drum brakes that are...
Galea’s lying still
THE critically acclaimed production Lying Cheating Bastard combines James Galea’s three passions – magic, acting and music.
“It’s also an interesting story,” the award-winning performer...
Joe blows back into Geelong
AT THE age of 62 most rock and roll artists would be thinking about hanging up their guitars for good.
But veteran Australian musician Joe...
The Lion king
Andrew MathiesonIT COULD be a scene played out behind the Vatican walls rather than in another dusty Australian hall.
Wise old heads gather around, interview...
Geelong family dead following collision
Three members of a Geelong family, including a three-year-old boy, have died following a collision this morning.
Emergency services were called to a collision between...
