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Geelong military antiques collector Graeme Acton has dealt in many swords since his first acquisition 30 years ago. But one type in particular has captured his imagination and found a special place in his central Geelong antiques store and museum. “Most of the swords I found over the years were machine-made but among them were […]

A break-up, a new love, business upheaval and triumph. ELISSA FRIDAY talks with Geelong actress and acting teacher Sarah Grace about her new life, including a very special one on the way. Sarah, we wish you a belated happy birthday. Do you mind if I ask your age? I actually turned 35 yesterday. Where did […]

Once it was literally the building block of local architecture, now it’s the subject of local literature. JUSTIN FLYNN meets the woman who wrote the book on the history of Barrabool sandstone’s use in local construction. Underneath Barrabool’s sloping hills hides a highly regarded greenish, even-textured stone. Barrabool sandstone was worked in quarries around Ceres […]

What happens when someone comes back to life after being clinically dead? LUKE VOOGT goes beyond the grave with a scuba diver, an MP and a paramedic to find out. After being dead for minutes, the first thing Lara’s John Wilson remembers is waking in pool of his own blood from his saltwater-ravaged lungs. “I […]

Young families and investors are helping realise the potential of Armstrong Creek. GILL COOPER speads to the buyers and sellers buidling a community the size of Ballarat on Geelong’s southern doorstep. Serren Savy and Tim Debenham are typical of the new faces pioneering the growing estates of Armstrong Creek. Serren and Time lived in Glen […]

We love… Delicious ice-cream at Johnny’s What’s the Scoop With more than four decades in the food industry and his Italian heritage, Johnny Lo Ricco know gelato and sorbet. What better way to escape the heat this summer than enjoying some of his 72 flavours of ice-cream at Johnny’s What’s the Scoop? And for those […]