17 years ago
July 25, 2008
Geelong and the Surf Coast are among the hottest places to buy property in regional Australia, according to a national research real estate valuation service.
RP Data senior research analyst Cameron Kusher said yesterday that the company’s latest statistics indicated investors were holding on to properties in both areas in anticipation of big gains.
13 years ago
July 27, 2012
Geelong is set for its first Masters hardware store, council documents have revealed.
But its proposed location on the Bellarine Hwy at Leopold has attracted 162 submissions, including from mayoral candidate Keith Fagg.
8 years ago
July 28, 2017
A forecast jobs boom at Port of Geelong faces a growth squeeze from unrelated businesses taking over land next door.
The port could create more than 3000 jobs within 20 years on the back of a 50 per cent surge in trade, Geelong Port chief executive Brett Winter announced on Wednesday.
2 years ago
July 28, 2023
Norlane residents have spearheaded a campaign of welcome, tolerance and diversity over the past two weeks in response to demonstrations of bigotry and exclusion.
The initiative was a product of new councillor Sarah Hathway’s first community consultation meeting in Norlane last week, beginning with residents expressing their disgust at recent white supremacist grandstanding at City Hall posted on an instant messaging app and culminating in a public display of inclusion before Tuesday night’s council meeting.
