Geelong Don't miss out on the headlines from Geelong. Followed categories will be added to My News. They’re the little – and sometimes not so little – things that can really irk us.
We’ve asked the people of Geelong to point out the problems that irritate and exasperate and have us all saying, woah, that’s frustrating! Boulevard of broken bollards Bollards in disrepair on Western Beach, Geelong. Picture: Alison Wynd Just a couple of years ago they were rock stars, featuring on the poster for the Geelong concert of iconic American band Foo Fighters. But now, according to one local, the famed Geelong bollards are in a bad way.
This one has seen better days. This gent, too. “I regularly walk from Rippleside to Eastern Beach and am disgusted at how they have been neglected,” she said.
“It won’t be long before many of them are beyond repair.” She said it was ironic the bollards were used in promotional material for Geelong, but had not been looked after. The Addy’s Alison Wynd wandered down to the waterfront with her camera and the wooden structures were not looking well.
Earth to Cheese MP Darren Cheeseman. Picture: Facebook One but can’t help think that Darren Cheeseman is undertaking a long-term digital detox. The South Barwon MP broke his silence in August – more than three months after he was booted from the Labor Party – to assure his constituents that he would fight for them on all fronts from the crossbench.
But if his online presence is anythin.