Tag: Opinion
Double Take
An Indy reader was amused to find a new addition to her Geelong West streetscape this week.
Amid the usual bitumen, kerbing and signage, a...
Double Take
They’re the perfect neighbours: no loud parties, the grass is kept tidy and neighbourhood crime has receded since they arrived.
Who wouldn’t want cows next...
Double Take
While cruising the aisles of Corio’s Coles supermarket, a Double Take correspondent overheard a party of young men, obviously tourists, asking a staffer whether...
Double Take
Barely months after the escalators to Westfield Geelong’s food court were out of action for weeks, one of the new you beaut replacements bit...
Self-interests drags Geelong down – again
COMMENT
By Geelong Indy senior journalist John Van Klaveren
Selfishness is killing Geelong.
Self-interest has well and truly won the day with the proposed sacking of Geelong’s democratically...
Local booze thieves escaping punishment
How bald-faced can one be?
A young male was recently seen being escorted out of a local supermarket by staff.
His offence: knocking off a bottle...
Buckets and Bouquets
Buckets to the increasing number of residents with palm trees in their gardens. Wake up, people, this isn’t the Bahamas. Stop pretending Geelong is...
Buckets and Bouquets
Buckets to a radio station for failing to provide Friday night football results or a weather report with news at 7am and 8am Saturdays....
Buckets & Bouquets
Buckets to a civic figure who has offended Catholics with an image of a woman on a cross.
Offended, Highton
Bouquets to City of Greater Geelong...
Double Take
DESPITE a looming state election, random outbreaks of violence and other outrageous local misfortunes, the big talking point in Geelong over the past week...
Buckets and bouquets
Bouquets to the East Geelong Men’s Shed for creating an excellent cabinet for my DVD player. None of the megastores could supply a cabinet...
Buckets & Bouquets
Bouquets to Luke for his understanding when I hit his car in Dare St, Ocean Grove. I hope karma rides on the dashboard of...
Help tails wag this Christmas
Geelong Animal Welfare Society (GAWS) has launched its annual Christmas Appeal
The not-for-profit organisation, which provides an animal shelter and veterinary clinic for stray and...
