March

Failed home builder Apex Homes received a $100,000 payment from a customer who wanted to build in Geelong just days before a winding up order was lodged against it for unpaid debts.

Opponents of a waste to energy in Lara had a win when state parliament’s upper house backed a community led petition calling for the planning minister to reject the facility.

More than 1600 athletes competed in the Geelong Ironman 70.3.

Geelong council unanimously resolved to keep the North Bellarine Aquatic Centre open for two more months following backlash over its previous decision to close the facility from April to November.