17 years ago
October 17, 2008
Ford would slash 450 jobs at its Geelong and Broadmeadows plants under a new round of cuts, the company announced yesterday.
New company president Marin Burela confirmed the cuts after speculation this week over how many staff would lose their jobs.
11 years ago
October 17, 2014
Geelong will host Australia’s first school involving big business and industry in the education curriculum, Federal Government has announced.
The Government has allocated the Pathways in Technology Early College High School program $500,000 in seed funding.
7 years ago
October 19, 2018
Cost blowouts have delayed and jeopardisedmajor school upgrades across Geelong, according to concerned parents and principals.
Asbestos removal and structural issues haddelayed a $7.8 million renovation at MatthewFlinders Girls Secondary College, school president Juliet Williams told parents in an email.
1 year ago
October 18, 2024
Annual charity walk Two Feet & A Heartbeat returns to the Geelong region this month, with a 4km walk in Torquay.
The event is run by HeartKids, Australia’s only charity supporting Australians impacted by congenital heart disease, paying tribute to lives lost to the disease and the eight babies born with the condition each day.
