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By Michelle Herbison   Charles Rose fine jewellery store owner Marcus Rose can often be found devoting many hours of his day in the rear of the office area. “I’m often sitting at my desk right at the back of the office in Melbourne. They think I’m working out this great business strategy but I’m […]

YOU know that oddly satisfying moment of tearing off a large chunk of bread from a fresh loaf and dunking it into your favourite soup? Where you let the bread soak up the soup just a little before you rip it apart with your teeth – it’s part soggy, part crunchy, all delicious. That’s one […]

Writer Noel Murphy and photographer Reg Ryan enter a unique amalgamation of Bellarine Peninsula history and contemporary Geelong style.   SHE’S the queen of the Bellarine. Cloaked in pine, sandstone and the diamond sparkle of Corio Bay, crowned with pine, cypress and oak. Waited on by courtiers of spectral form, historic renown and moneyed disposition. […]

18th Annual Charity Golf Day at 13th Beach Golf Club (Sponsored by Geelong Independent) Photos: Reg Ryan

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 the region’s soil remains relatively warm winter. So gardeners have no reason to pack away gardening gloves and hoses to retreat inside for three months – a great […]

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 the town out of pies and pastries. By Greg Wane BROWSING in an antiques shop in Melbourne recently I came across a box of old photos, among them an intriguing […]