20 years ago
October 13, 2000
Rising demand and falling levels of donations and funding have forced Geelong welfare agencies to slash services.
They have told The Independent the troubling combination had hit hard services for the homeless, aged, disabled and disadvantaged families.
15 years ago
October 14, 2005
A nuclear power plant along the coast is the best way to meet a looming energy and water crisis in the region, according to a leading Melbourne scientist.
With industry and population set to boom and aluminium smelters at Point Henry and Portland sucking 18 per cent of the power from the state grid, a new state government report predicts southwest Victoria will have to double its existing electricity supply and triple its gas within 25 years.
10 years ago
October 15, 2010
A new 250-bed hospital with an emergency ward is set to open at Deakin University’s Waurn Ponds campus.
Epworth HealthCare and Deakin unveiled a partnership on Wedensday to build the “world-class” facility linked to the university’s medical school.
5 years ago
October 16, 2015
A New Zealand airline has emerged as the strongest contender yet to begin international flights to Avalon Airport, its chief has revealed.
And a regional shuttle to Canberra was also a strong possibility, Justin Giddings told a Geelong Business Network breakfast yesterday.
