Back on stage
A local monologue shapes the internationally acclaimed script of unique Geelong theatre company Back to Back. JOHN VAN KLAVEREN goes backstage.
It’s described as a...
Local Sounds – Charles Corby
Mysterious Geelong singer/songwriter Charles Corby is determined to grab attention with his debut single, set for release in October.
Words: Jena-Maree Marino
Picture: Reg Ryan
But the...
In Conversation: His girl Friday
Geelong’s first lady, Elissa Friday, has just made the big move from the UK to Oz. She talks with GC’s NOEL MURPHY about life,...
Changing faces of nursing
‘Have nursing quals, will travel’ – that’s the story for many entering the world’s most-trusted profession. But many well-travelled nurses are finding their niche...
For the birds
BLUE, red, green, yellow – the flying, flapping, screeching, swooping spectrum of the rainbow lorikeet is a familiar sight across Geelong and the coast.
It’s...
Fire and ice
Working with frozen water would seem a natural if your name is Viktor Cebergs, only one letter away from icebergs. But Geelong’s own international...
Back on the beat
Glamorous Geelong actress Esther Anderson tells JOHN VAN KLAVEREN about the excitement of appearing in her first feature film.
Esther Anderson read the script to...
Green Thumbs
It’s a gallery of living art appreciated by green thumbs all over Australia - and its right here in Geelong, as John Van Klaveren...
Sophia so good
Sophia Katos was a fish out of water in her Geelong family’s business but found her calling on the stage, she tells JOHN VAN...
The Morrison adventures
History repeated
Journalist, adventurer, lothario, survivor – George Ernest Morrison blazed a wild trail from Geelong to the darkest reaches of the globe and back....
In Conversation – Trudy McIntosh
For six years Olympian Trudy McIntosh was a star with Cirque du Soleil, swapping the vaults and rings of gymnastics for the exquisite glamour...
Watch this face
ALEX Hecker has plans to be an archaeologist one day - or maybe a museum curator.
Anthropology and ancient history fascinate her and, with a...
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On top in the kitchen
When choosing a kitchen bench top “it pays to do your research,” says Newgrove Benchtops owner Sean Blood.
“The kitchen is often the heart of...
