From the Archives

16 years ago - June 12, 2009

16 years ago

June 12, 2009

A shortage of police foot patrols has forced City Hall to take the law into its own hands, according to a senior officer.

Central Geelong and waterfront manager Steve Bentley said council planned to patrol city streets with part-time “ambassadors” to dob in anti-social behaviour.

11 years ago

June 13, 2014

Geelong needs up to $81 million in new sport facilities to cope with population growth, a council investigation has found.

Between $28 million and $30 million of the total is high-priority, according to the investigation.

6 years ago

June 14, 2019

Geelong kinder kids are learning foreign languages as part of a Victorian-first program.

The program officially launched in Geelong yesterday at Belmont’s Alexander Thomson Pre-School, one of nine participating kinders across greater Geelong.

1 year ago

June 14, 2024

TAFE teachers from The Gordon Geelong have joined the state in a strike for better pay and work as the TAFE teacher shortage worsens.

The TAFE participated in the statewide stopwork action, which had not occurred since 2008, on June 12 and walked off the job for an hour to campaign for decent wages and conditions.