18 years ago
7 December, 2007
Building approvals dropped almost 20 per cent in City of Greater Geelong last year amid housing industry concerns that limited land supply was hitting affordability.
City of Greater Geelong issued 1117 approvals valued at $246.9 million in the 12 months to June, 2007, for a 19.9 per cent drop on the previous year, according to the City’s Economic Indicators Bulletin released this week.
13 years ago
7 December, 2012
A $2 billion, 200-turbine Bass Strait wind farm could power Geelong within the next six years, according to a city MP.
Member for Corio Richard Marles said Hydro Tasmania’s 600-megawatt King Island proposal was “aimed specifically at Geelong”.
8 years ago
1 December, 2017
Former mayor Darryn Lyons has urged the State Government to make Geelong’s floating Christmas tree the world’s biggest after City Hall touted its recent success.
“We have to keep building it bigger and better each year,” he said.
3 years ago
2 December, 2022
A Newtown couple is in limbo after missing Epworth Hospital’s maternity department closure cut-off date by days.
The hospital announced this week that it would stop taking new maternity bookings due to staff shortages and there are fears the department could close its doors altogether on March 1 next year.
