Local Sounds – The Kite Machine
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
There aren’t many three-piece bands around these days, but for Geelong funk outfit The Kite Machine it’s the perfect set up.
“A...
What’s cooking?
Fishermen’s Pier’s whole roasted rainbow trout served with pan-fried Jerusalem artichoke, kipfler potato, cherry tomato, chorizo sausage, creamy aioli and herbs.
Ingredients:
1 x 400/500g rainbow...
Brush company cleans up
Words: John Van Klaveren Pictures: Louisa Jones
One Geelong company is flying the flag for manufacturing despite the sector’s recent closures and downturns across the...
Hooked on the menu
Fishermen’s Pier is an icon of Geelong’s waterfront hospitality.
Situated over the water at the end of Yarra Street, the restaurant is synonymous with quality...
Where there’s a will there’s a get-away
When you’re running your own business it’s easy to make the excuse that there’s no time for a holiday. But Daryl and Sharon Murrell...
Authentic tastes of Italy
It may be the depths of winter but there’s a warm spot in the centre of Lara brightening up the cuisine standards in the...
The art of life
Seaview Gallery owner Colleen Kenwood considers herself fortunate.
“I get to see all these wonderful works, with fresh pieces coming in all the time,” Colleen...
For the love of Aireys
JOHN VAN KLAVEREN meets the locals staging a winter-long festival on the Surf Coast
Many of the one million plus annual visitors to the Great...
Green Thumbs – Passion for pelargoniums
Words: JOHN VAN KLAVEREN Pictures: Louisa Jones
They were once the staple of almost every garden, testament to their amazing number of varieties.
So popular...
Bali’s art and soul
For Torquay painter Sue Woolnough, art feeds the soul.
At times, she is not even sure what is guiding her brush.
“It is a very intuitive...
Home Bodies – Manna from heaven
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
JOHN VAN KLAVEREN explores a dream retirement home tucked into a bushy block on the Surf Coast.
Surveying their newly-purchased acre of...
Georgia Chara
EMILY ROBINSON discovers a young local star juggling a bright TV career with a feep affection for her home region.
You’re a Geelong girl, how...
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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...
