Rediscovering Australia
Just who discovered Australia and when has long been a vexed topic. And Geelong has an interesting, mysterious and even key role in confirming...
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The buzz about Dylan
Less than five years ago Geelong’s Dylan Howard was jobless after falling foul of the AFL as an ambitious television news reporter. Now, as...
Taste of winter
Words and pictures: Greg Wane
WINTER in Geelong and its coastal regions is mild compared to other areas.
Few frosts and an absence of snow mean...
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History repeated
Dashing young Edward, Prince of Wales, visited Geelong for 90 minutes in 1920, met thousands of local people, named a boulevard and sold...
Success wears a skirt
What do a medical practice general manager, a football club board member and a small business owner have in common? Short answer: success. CHERIE...
Faster all the time
Leading Geelong athletes Kelly Cartwright and Richard Colman reveal to GC’s JOHN VAN KLAVEREN the surprisingly demanding lifestyle of the contemporary Paralympian.
WHO knew being...
Into the wild white yonder
Freeride skiing and mountain climbing take a combination of courage, skill and determination. Doing so at a world level, takes a little more. NOEL...
Beautiful illusions
NOEL MURPHY meets Geelong’s Moi-Yo Miller, once billed as “the most beautiful woman in the world” during an exotic international career with the world’s...
In conversation: with Rebecca Maddern and Amy Parks
They have noses for news and faces for television.
Local girls made good Rebecca Maddern and Amy Parks star as leading ladies of the nightly...
The Lyons den
“Ha! That was a great drunken afternoon’s cricket,”’ laughs the purple-plumed, mohawk-capped host, eyeballing a series of photographs on the roof of his billiard...
A Russell on the airwaves
The home-and-away fixture still dominates the life of sports broadcaster Dwayne Russell in more ways than one.
Words: JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Photos: TOMMY RITCHIE
Football is full-on...
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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...
