17 years ago
February 22, 2008
Two sharks at the top of the region’s gamefishing menu could end up on an international list of animals facing extinction.
Reports this week said International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) would list the short-fin mako and common thresher sharks as
endangered in October. The reports said the sharks’ endangered listings could lead to worldwide fishing bans.
12 years ago
February 22, 2013
Hard rubbish collections would be a “financially unviable” failure in dealing with illegal dumping, according to a Geelong councillor.
Environment and sustainability portfolio holder Andy Richards said a “fullblown” collection across the municipality would cost “several million dollars” but residents would still continue dumping rubbish.
7 years ago
February 23, 2018
Lara MP John Eren has denied assaulting Labor factional boss Adem Somyurek amid allegations of a serious altercation on Wednesday night.
Opposition Leader Matthew Guy grilled the Tourism Minister in Parliament yesterday, demanding he apologise to Mr Somyurek and parliamentary staff for his “appalling behaviour”.
2 years ago
February 24, 2023
Geelong residents indirectly ‘smoke’ 89 cigarettes a year through air pollution, a new study has found.
The study, done by HouseFresh, reviewed data on average PM2.5 concentrations in cities worldwide from AQICN.org and converted it to the equivalent number of cigarettes passively smoked per year in terms of negative health effects using a formula from Berkeley Earth.
