Tag: News
SPORT: A feed of mixed fish
By BRIAN LONG
ANGLERS reported consistent captures around the region over the past week.
Troy Armstrong caught nine quality whiting from his kayak near Alcoa Pier...
Sea Dragon comes to life in city amid funding call
ARCHITECTS have put on display a scale model of a proposed “icon” tourist attraction for Geelong’s waterfront.
JOH Architects’ Sea Dragon wind turbine sculpture won...
Yoga ‘twinge’ alerts Jane to presence of hidden killer
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
IT WAS only a twinge during a yoga session at first.
Thinking it was just a pulled muscle, North Geelong’s Jane Lucas...
FINALLY FRIDAY: GPAC’s one-act plague
By MICHELLE HERBISON
ROSES and carnations filled the masks of medieval plague doctors to protect against germ-ridden air as they performed treatments as quirky as...
Food ’hub’ plans set to grow $2.7b agri sector
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG could host a new food hub if Deakin University and urban sustainability firm Innate Ecology can draw State Government backing for...
Residents win chemical fight
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
PROPONENTS of a controversially proposed chemical facility at North Geelong have decided against a Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal appeal.
Teleta Nominees’...
PM invites city’s pitch for $10b combat work
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG’S bid for a $10 billion combat vehicle contract will go to Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s office and senior cabinet ministers after...
Local car thefts up as keys targeted
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
REPORTS of car thefts in Geelong have jumped 26 per cent, according to new figures.
National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council recorded...
Servo bid reveals lights ‘plan’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
AN APPLICATION for a third Drysdale service station indicates Vicroads proposes to replace the town’s congested Jetty-Grubb-Portarlington roads roundabout with traffic...
Lara Mad Max plan
By NOEL MURPHY
LARA wants to hitch its fortunes to a post-apocalyptic Mad Max future.
The 1970s Mel Gibson road warrior, who spearheaded Australia’s assault on...
SPORT: Cats facing Demons
By JIM TIMBERLAKE
GEELONG Cricket Club remains fourth on the Victorian Premier League ladder after an incredible tie last week against Carlton.
After only making 141...
Jobs flow from water contract
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A $28 MILLION Barwon Water contract with a US firm is set to create 16 direct jobs as well as work...
Shire gets greener
Winchelsea and Deans Marsh are receiving green and leafy makeovers following the planting of new trees along key roads.
Trees have been...
