$200m for hotel build
A Melbourne developer plans to build central Geelong’s first hotel in two decades with a $200 million investment by 2020.
Franze Developments would partner hotels...
World class ultrasound facility underway
There is good news, and there is more good news from Barwon Health’s medical imaging service - Barwon Medical Imaging (BMI).
BMI, which boasted the...
Refinery improves its capacity for crude
By Luke Voogt
Australia’s largest crude oil tank officially opened at Geelong’s refinery on Wednesday.
The $50 million tank could hold 100 million litres of crude...
Mixed bags on offer
On the Bite, by Chris Pitman
From snapper to trout, anglers had no trouble finding mixed bags over the past week.
Clifton Springs was hard to...
Our junior surfers take on the best in Aussie titles
Jan Juc’s best young surfers will take on the rest of the country in the Australian Junior Surfing Titles this weekend at Culburra, NSW.
Eleven...
1500 jobs in ‘sports village’ plan
By Luke Voogt
A planned $350m sports facility in Modawarre could deliver 1500 jobs, according to the companies behind the project.
Proleisure project manager Jon Stemp...
Porsche joins classic line-up of cars
Porsche joins the Geelong Revival for the first time this year as the motoring festival celebrates more than 50 years of racing on the...
Weekend double-header goes both ways for Cats
Local Cricket, by Jim Timberlake
Geelong Cricket Club emerged from last weekend's back-to-back round of T20s pretty much where they started, suffering a loss to...
Free previews of nine productions
TV personality Denise Scott will usher in Geelong’s new theatre season in a special free preview next Thursday.
The award-winning comedian will host the launch,...
Christmas cheer and carols
By Luke Voogt
Schools, businesses and community groups have combined in Geelong’s west to bring Christmas cheer to the city’s most needy in a first-time...
Passenger numbers hit new heights
By Luke Voogt
A quarter of a million more passengers flew to and from Avalon Airport this year than two years ago, according to Jetstar’s...
Body recovered
Police recovered a body in waters off Portarlington following its discovery on Tuesday morning.
Officers received reports of human remains in the water near Bennetts...
Further upgrades for Newcomb school
Newcomb Primary School students will soon have access to an upgraded playground and undercover area as work begins.
The school playground and undercover...
