Job losses
Geelong and Surf Coast job losses have reached 10,000 in five weeks, equivalent to about $68 million in lost wages, according to Australian Development Strategies.
The national demography group’s analysis revealed job losses of between eight and 11 per cent in different localities in the region in the five weeks to April 18.
The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact was most devastating in Lorne and Anglesea, which rely heavily on tourism.
Airshow postponed
Next year’s Avalon airshow has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers have announced.
The event had been scheduled for February 23 to 28, 2021, but the Aerospace Maritime Defence and Security Foundation this week announced the event would potentially run next November instead.
Meritorious professor
Professor John Endler, who worked in Geelong for several years, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, the world’s oldest and arguably most-prestigious science academy.
The former Deakin University professor earned his selection into the society, alongside Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking, for his work on Australian wildlife.
