From the archives

10 years ago - August 21, 2015

18 years ago

August 24, 2007

Geelong is set to receive a new riverfront living and cafe precinct, with developers lining up in anticipation of City Hall relaxing planning restrictions along Newtown’s Barwon River frontage.

Architect Mark Sanders said his firm, Third Ecology, was working with a Geelong developer on plans to develop a one-hectare riverfront site beside Pegasus Antiques on Latrobe Boulevarde.

10 years ago

August 21, 2015

Wary councillors will defy in house recommendations if they agree to splurge $6 million on further upgrades to Simonds Stadium .

Another major sticking point in any loosening of council purse strings is the revelation that a State Government-appointed trust taking over management of the stadium comes with a $1.5 million annual price tag attached.

5 years ago

August 21, 2020

Geelong residents aged 18 to 84 will join the global race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, Barwon Health has announced.

Barwon Health and American biotech company Novavax yesterday released details of the trial which, opposed to earlier phase one clinical trials, includes an over 60s cohort.

1 year ago

August 23, 2024

At least 400 Bellarine Peninsula residents are missing out on playing basketball per week according to Bellarine Peninsula Basketball Association (BPBA).

BPBA president Gary Thompson made the claim after the new Armstrong Creek Sports Centre became one step closer to becoming a reality with the search now on for a contractor to deliver the new multi-sport facility.