15 years ago
January 22, 2010
Thieves are targeting high-tech gadgets in an “alarming rise” in thefts from cars around Geelong, according to police.
Favourite targets include GPS units, MP3 players, laptop computers, cameras and mobile phones, police said. However, traditional attractions remained popular, with opportunistic thieves also keen to pounce on sunglasses and loose change.
11 years ago
January 25, 2014
An international survey showing Geelong among the least-affordable housing markets in the world has blamed “restrictive land use policies”.
Geelong is less affordable than New York and the same as London, according to the 10th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey.
6 years ago
January 25, 2019
The region’s storage levels have dropped below half after Barwon Water left restrictions unchanged at their lowest level as summer began.
In early December Barwon Water managing director Tracey Slatter announced no extra restrictions despite storage levels of 57 per cent, below 72 per cent at the same time in 2017.
1 year ago
January 26, 2024
Police have called on members of the public to keep each other safe over the long weekend when Geelong hosts two major events.
The city’s population is set to swell, with both the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race and the Festival of Sails held in Greater Geelong this weekend.
