17 years ago
April 11, 2008
Liberal party in-fighting has erupted in by-election campaigning for a seat on Geelong’s council.
Party members have attacked Ron Nelson for preferencing candidates from other parties ahead of fellow Liberal Trish McClure in the Deakin ward by-election.
13 years ago
April 13, 2012
Geelong suffers the greatest financial stress in the state, according to new bankruptcy and debtor figures.
The region registered 266 bankruptcies for the past financial year, the highest of any region in Victoria.
8 years ago
April 14, 2017
The proponents of a Highton drug clinic have slammed council administrators for denying help to those in need.
The administrators “bent” to a “micro-community” of residents opposing the project only because “it was in their backyard”, said Habitat Therapeutics’ Warren Holland.
3 years ago
April 8, 2022
Mental health is the biggest social justice issue affecting the region, according to a survey completed by the Salvation Army.
The Salvation Army this week released its Social Justice Stocktake, where more than 15,000 people across the country were surveyed on what social justice issues concerned them and their community.
