15 years ago
11 February, 2011
Tourism lobbyists are seeking $30 million from State Government to build a Geelong Convention Centre within the next four years.
Victorian Tourism Industry Council has asked for the convention centre cash in a $60 million wishlist of public infrastructure funding for the region, including an interpretive centre on the Great Ocean Road.
10 years ago
12 February, 2016
A forgotten piece of Geelong’s history revealing that Newtown was a centre of the 1850s gold rush has been accidentally uncovered by an amateur histo rian.
Newtown’s Chris Ganly discovered that seven mining companies sank a dozen shafts up to 30 metres deep and tunnelled 70m under Mercer’s Hill in search of an elusive gold mine.
5 years ago
12 February, 2021
Geelong’s Viva Energy refinery could be the last left operating in Australia by 2022, following ExxonMobil’s closure of its Altona refinery.
The oil giant on Wednesday announced to 300 workers that the refinery would close after 72 years of operation.
1 year ago
14 February, 2025
Geelong TAFE teachers are celebrating a win following a new deal with the state government for better pay and conditions.
The Australian Education Union (AEU) Victorian Branch reached an agreement with the state government on February 7 to deliver a minimum salary increase of 21 per cent over four years.
