16 years ago
March 13, 2009
A “significant” rise in crime has prompted police to launch a series of operations around Geelong, the city’s top cop has revealed.
Police statistics for the year to the end of January show a 12 per cent increase in overall crime.
11 years ago
March 14, 2014
A $100 million waterfront student housing project and 1000 jobs for Geelong are on hold as Federal Government wrangles with a controversial assistance scheme.
Commercial & General wants to build 500 students units at the corner of Brougham and Cavendish St but has shelved the project until it can determine the level of assistance that might be available.
6 years ago
March 15, 2019
Otway farmers have won their “30-year war” to stop groundwater pumping that killed fish and flushed toxic chemicals down the Barwon River.
Barwon Water yesterday announced it would withdraw its licence application to controversially extract water from a borefield following hundreds of submissions against the project.
1 year ago
March 15, 2024
Opponents of the proposed waste to energy facility in Lara had a win last week when state parliament’s upper house backed a community-led petition calling for the planning minister to reject the facility.
Greens member Dr Sarah Mansfield tabled the petition before the Legislative Council, on Wednesday, March 6, calling for Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny to “put people first” and “knock this project off”
