Geelong Independent looks back through the pages of our archives…
20 years ago
April 28, 2000
Geelong looks set to be a big winner in next week’s state budget, with Premier Steve Bracks yesterday labelling growth in the city essential to state-wide prosperity.
Premier Steve Bracks told a Geelong business lunch that regional growth was crucial to Victoria’s economic performance.
15 years ago
April 29, 2005
Geelong Football Club will cash in on money “well-spent” when Premier Steve Bracks opens Skilled Stadium’s new Eastern Stand on Sunday.
Mayor Shane Dowling said the $26 million facility had become one of the icons Geelong had been seeking.
In 2017 the Independent revealed fears of flammable cladding that turned out to be correct.
10 years ago
April 30, 2010
A white supremacist group is recruiting members for a Geelong chapter.
Some Geelong residents have posted slogans reading ‘Save the white race’ across city street poles to fast-track development of the racial movement in their city.
5 years ago
May 1, 2015
The Labor state government has snubbed Geelong mayor Darryn Lyons again, this time for a crucial Jetstar announcement at Avalon.
The snub was “petty and partisan”, said Liberal South Barwon MP Andrew Katos.
