Tag: News
Churches go to war in a test of strength
Which is Geelong’s strongest faith?
The answer might be revealed at Geelong’s inaugural Inter-Church Tug of War Competition tomorrow.
Bell Post Hill’s Covenant College will run...
Port teacher slams “underdeveloped” label: “Our kids are fine”
BY ANDREW MATHIESONA Portarlington teacher has hit back at a study labelling the town’s kids as developmental underachievers.
Portarlington Kindergarten’s Marita Thurman said the below-average...
$100m Grove Project
Hamish HeardA $50 million international hotel, nursing home and convention centre development are on the drawing board for Ocean Grove’s Seachange Village estate.
A former...
Smartened Up
Andrew MathiesonTHE knowitall tag sits uncomfortably with most, especially when a notable award is up for grabs to prove the point.
Dr David Henry admits...
Marine centre in fight for funding
Alex de VosA lack of funding could force Queenscliff’s Marine Discovery Centre to close its doors to children on school holidays.
The centre has blamed...
Sharks eye Tigers
Hamish HeardSharks are circling Torquay Football Club as a group of renegade Tigers threatens to defect to a proposed new Jan Juc side.
A spokesman...
Region water supply plan ‘doesn’t add up’
Hamish HeardThe likelihood of Melbourne running out of drinking water within 18 months has eliminated one of the Labor party’s back-up plans for boosting...
Shire site in health plans
Hamish HeardTorquay is set for a new medical centre after Surf Coast Shire moves to new offices, according to Member for South Barwon Michael...
Golf site, plan on the market
By Geelong Story UpdatesThe site of the former Geelong Golf Club is for sale with redevelopment plans.
Owner Links Living has put it on the...
First drought, now rain closes ground
Jane EmerickWeather has thwarted local sporting matches in the Geelong area again but this time the culprit is rain instead of drought.
Just months after...
On the bite
By Geelong Story UpdatesThe past week: Salmon at Queenscliff, snapper in Corio Bay up to 6kg and along the coast, redfin at Lake Purrumbete...
Dry month set to equal local record
Hamish HeardGeelong will have sweltered through its equal driest October on record unless clouds burst over the city this weekend.
Geelong Weather Services meteorologist Lindsay...
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....
