1 year ago
January 13, 2023
Geelong Duck Rescue (GDR) has called for the state government to put an end to annual duck hunting seasons.
Victorian’s duck season for 2023 is regulated to begin on Saturday, March 18, but GDR has put out calls for Agriculture Minister Gayle Tierney to scrap the season altogether due to an ongoing decline in duck populations and the “lack of social licence” for the activity.
3 years ago
January 15, 2021
The “most significant grant” in Geelong Food Relief Centre’s 30-year history will take efforts to feed those in need “to the next level”, according to centre chief executive Collin Peebles.
The centre this week received a $700,000 share of a $3.5 million state government investment in food relief hubs for five regional Victorian cities.
5 years ago
January 11, 2019
Union officials are set to take industrial action amid fears several dozen Geelong pathology workers could lose their jobs in impending cuts.
Medical Scientists Association of Victoria secretary Paul Elliott threatened to take Australian Clinical Labs to the Fair Work Commission following a meeting with company management yesterday.
7 years ago
January 13, 2017
Donations are flooding in for a Norlane family left with nothing after fire destroyed their home weeks after they moved in.
Social media was alight yesterday with offers of kitchen items, furniture, clothing, bedding and more.
