FORMER AFL footballer and North Melbourne Kangaroos senior coach Danielle Laidley will headline a special Geelong IDAHOBIT (International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia) event that will aim to support and give a voice to members of the LGBTIQA+ community. At the Wednesday, May 17 event, Ms Laidley will tell her story of being … [Read more…]
A LINEAR coastal park at North Shore is undergoing a masterplanning process that the City of Greater Geelong has now opened for community input. But action to deliver improvements it identifies could be several years away, with a budget allocation to implement strategies squeezed out of Geelong council’s budget. The city has released a draft … [Read more…]
OCEAN Grove bagpiper Marene Turnely has been recognised with one of the Victorian pipe bands community’s highest honours for her more than six decades of involvement in Geelong clubs. Mrs Turnley won the Sir Rupert Hamer Award for her long association with Geelong’s pipe bands scene that continues today after surviving multiple organisational restructures. The … [Read more…]
The chief executive called in to a popular talkback radio program to vent her frustrations over a necessary Covid measure that continues today. Many employers are calling their workers back to the office, citing productivity concerns, but some employees aren’t keen on going back, and skilled workers are looking elsewhere for work-from-home jobs. CR Commercial … [Read more…]
Geelong holds the same record as when it began a stunning march to the flag 12 months ago but one premiership Cat is feeling a lot better than he was back then. Geelong veteran Zach Tuohy is “a lot more positive” about his team than he was this time last year when the Cats began … [Read more…]
You might have heard this term dredged around in school, or lurking in the required skills section of a job ad. But an expert has a new name for it. In fact, with the recent report by the Productivity Commission revealing that Australia is experiencing its lowest level of productivity growth in 60 years, it … [Read more…]
The meaning behind a prisoner’s face tattoo has been revealed amid a desperate search for one of the convicts. A major manhunt is underway for three prisoners who have escaped from a correctional facility on the New South Wales-Queensland border. Police are asking the public not to approach the men. Badcock, Osiah Pilton and Antonio … [Read more…]
Alex Pearce is back. Luke Ryan is too risk-averse. MARK DUFFIELD rates the Dockers in his round nine report card. Fremantle had their best win of the 2023 AFL season in round nine, dominating an under-sized Sydney after quarter time at the SCG to keep themselves in touch with the top eight approaching the halfway … [Read more…]
He’s still a junior footballer but Peel Thunder’s Clay Hall is quickly ticking off the achievements every young footballer hopes for. A premiership player, captain of the colts side and now a promising up-and-comer in Thunder’s thriving league side. The dynamic midfielder said making his league debut in round two against Perth was a “massive … [Read more…]
Footy is a passion, not some cold hearted, spread sheet dominated rational exercise. On a Monday, you want irrational reaction. You want emotion to trump reason. What you really want is idiotic hysteria. You’ve come to the right place. Friday Richmond (102) v Geelong (78) The ghosts for premierships past, Dustin Martin, Trent Cotchin and … [Read more…]