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Research is a driving force behind a new economy Geelong is building. Nano-technology, health, social behaviour, materials and sport are just some of the pursuits underpinning the rise of new enterprises. Not surprisingly, some sharp-minded women are setting the pace. NOEL MURPHY reports …   IRANIAN scientist Minoo Naebe is a long way from her […]

Geelong’s aviation industry is flying high with more opportunities than ever before – pilot training, sales and maintenance. John Van Klaveren took wing to checked out what’s happening inside the region’s hangars.   GEELONG is on the cusp of becoming an “aviation city” – and adventurous local women helping lead the charge. While Avalon Airport […]

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE After Five EVENT PHOTOS: CHERIE DONNELLAN

Sexuality is a hot social topic, with marriage equality at the top of the list. But what does it mean to a young gay man facing homophobia? And why are Geelong organisations hoping to change organisational culture to be more sexuality-inclusive? CHERIE DONNELLAN finds out.   PICTURES: REG RYAN AND CHERIE DONNELLAN WHEN I think […]

Life’s full of laugh for the stars of the comedy circuit but it all has to start somewhere. Comedian and writer Kate McLennan reveals her hometown inspirations to GC’s CHERIE DONNELLAN.   AS a year 11 student at Belmont High School, Kate McLennan dragged best friend Sally with her to a Barwon Theatre Company acting […]

Just who discovered Australia and when has long been a vexed topic.  And Geelong has an interesting, mysterious and even key role in confirming just who made it here first. NOEL MURPHY tips conventional wisdom on its head.   WE KNOW of the arrival of Aborigines 40,000 years ago, deemed by some historians as a […]