In Conversation – Paula Kontelj
Words: Elissa Friday
Wife, mother, radio host and exercise freak. Paula Kontelj tells ELISSA FRIDAY why she just can’t keep still.
Tell us about your childhood.
I...
Best friends
Furry or feathered, scruffy or scaled, all manner of marvellous animals make up the Geelong region's menagerie of pets. ELISSA FRIDAY checks out the...
Local Love – Vanessa and Ian
Words: Elissa Friday Pictures: Rebecca Hosking
From working in the outback to marrying in the Otways then sailing the seas, ex-Torquay girl Vanessa Beach and...
Watch this face
WORDS: LUKE VOOGT
From playing a heroine not seen in Melbourne for years, to singing for 88,000-plus at the MCG, Lee Abrahamsen is Geelong’s...
Mayor’s vision
By Mayor Bruce Harwood
How good is Geelong looking?!
Exciting projects like the Johnstone Park Tiered Raingarden are really adding colour and life to our central...
Lively laneways
Geelong’s laneways culture is thriving with visitors enjoying the new alfresco spaces, trees, public art and improved lighting at the western end of Little...
Rainwater paradise now gateway to city
Back in 1917, as war raged in Europe, Geelong’s leaders shared a creative vision to transform the ragged, dank and neglected Johnstone Park reserve...
Little Italy
By Luke Voogt
With Caruggi meaning Little Laneway in Genovese, Geelong’s laneways precinct is the perfect location for Amanda and Massimiliano Magnanis’ northern-Italian restaurant.
Amanda says...
City now a foodie hub
An exciting blend of dining experiences has emerged with the revitalisation of central Geelong, earning the area a reputation as one of Victoria’s most...
Green Spine comes ‘alive’
One of Geelong’s oldest main streets is being transformed into a vibrant shopping and dining precinct with the creation of a botanic walk.
With its...
Local Sounds – Andrea Robertson
Classically trained and with a bent for the blues. JUSTIN FLYNN tunes into rising Ocean Grove muso Andrea Robertson.
Music has been a part of...
Artist in Residence – Totems, icons and corten steel art
Words: Noel Murphy
Bunjil, the wedge-tailed eagle and Kulin nation creator spirit, looks out across his domain with a scrutinising eye. A withering eye if...
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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...
