For many, the port-side town is a name on the route map to holiday hotspots further down the coast, but its vibrant dining, drinking and art attractions are worthy staying awhile for.
Merlinoâs domain lands in Lib territory
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You canât be too careful in this day and age of cyber hack attacks, as, ahem, this news organisation can attest. Internet nasties can bugger up everything.
And so to acting Premier
James Merlino, who has quite a lot on his plate since he took the top job in an acting capacity after Premier
Dan Andrews damaged his ribs and spine in his early morning Mornington Peninsula holiday home tumble.
So it is understandable that the member for Monbulk might have let things slip in the dull but important area of internet domain names.
Merlino's domain lands in Lib territory brisbanetimes.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from brisbanetimes.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Rone (Tyrone Wright, above) got to know his home town on a skateboard - the street sport of the street artist. He's returned with an exhibition of his huge, ethereal, stop-you-in-your-tracks paintings and installations at the Geelong Gallery. There's also an explanation of the three faces he painted on the cement silos above nearby Fyansford. The silos have since been demolished, but that's the fate of some street art. Rone in Geelong runs until May 16. See geelonggallery.org.au
THE ONE CAFE
For coffee and service of the kind urban Victorians have come to expect, make your way to Poco Cafe Expres in Geelong West (111 Pakington Street) and put yourself in the hands of Talya and Jared Cooper. They serve coffee in all its complexities along with cakes, pastries and focaccias. On Friday afternoon the ice buckets emerge for aperitivo with drinks and tapas-style food served until 8 or 9. See facebook.com/pococafeexpres