20 years ago
May 5, 2000
A Melbourne man whose family has joined the Geelong chapter of a doomsday cult has told the Independent of his fears on the eve of what the group considers the end of the world.
Order of St Charbel Geelong chapter members will today prepare for doomsday at the former Happy Hens chicken farm near Meredith.
15 years ago
May 6, 2005
An armed water police boat bristling with high-tech surveillance equipment will patrol Corio Bay as part of new anti-terrorism measures.
Member for Lara Peter Loney said the new water police vessel, to be based at Geelong, was part of a $20 million statewide anti-terrorism package in the budget.
10 years ago
May 7, 2010
A cloak-and-dagger Lara production facility has created up to 100 new high-tech jobs behind closed doors.
But the site’s secretive location could make finding one of the latest jobs harder.
5 years ago
May 8, 2015
Geelong is losing in the race for valuable Land 400 defence jobs.
The bid is $100 million behind South Australia’s and has been abandoned by State Government, posting zero incentives to host any of the $10 billion of army contracts up for grabs
