20 years ago
August 18, 2000
A new pier with restaurants and apartments could be built on Geelong’s waterfront.
Council has revealed the $33 million proposed development as part of a plan to attract cruise ships to Geelong shores.
15 years ago
August 19, 2005
A Bass Coast Aboriginal community plans a native title claim for the Bellarine Peninsula’s bay foreshore.
The plan has outraged Geelong’s Wathaurong Aboriginal Cooperative, with its spokesman warning frivolous title claims risked introduction of DNA testing to determine whether claimants had indigenous heritage.
10 years ago
August 20, 2010
A freak boating accident has killed a former Geelong man in the Northern Territory.
Fifty-five-year-old Mark Hanlon died while cleaning his 10-metre fishing boat on a sand bank off Cullen Bay.
5 years ago
August 21, 2015
Wary councillors will defy inhouse recommendations if they agree to splurge $6 million on further upgrades to Simonds Stadium.
Another major sticking point in any loosening of council purse strings is the revelation that a State Government-appointed trust taking over management of the stadium comes with a $1.5 million annual price tag attached.
