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16 years ago

July 25, 2008

Geelong and the Surf Coast are among the hottest places to buy property in regional Australia, according to a national research real estate valuation service.

RP Data senior research analyst Cameron Kusher said yesterday that the company’s latest statistics indicated investors were holding on to properties in both areas in anticipation of big gains.

11 years ago

July 26, 2013

A $100 million shopping centre development will create up to 1000 jobs at Leopold, its developer has told the Independent.

The proposed extension of Gateway Plaza to 30,000 square metres of floor space will create the region’s second-largest suburban shopping after Waurn Ponds.

6 years ago

July 27, 2018

Three men face charges for child sex offences and supplying drugs to children following a two-month investigation and police raids in Geelong and Winchelsea.

Geelong police executed a number of warrants at residential properties in Geelong, Herne Hill and Winchelsea around 7am on Wednesday as part of Operation Epicycle.

1 year ago

July 28, 2023

Norlane residents have spearheaded a campaign of welcome, tolerance and diversity over the past two weeks in response to demonstrations of bigotry and exclusion.

The initiative was a product of new councillor Sarah Hathway’s first community consultation meeting in Norlane last week, beginning with residents expressing their disgust at recent white supremacist grandstanding at City Hall posted on an instant messaging app and culminating in a public display of inclusion before Tuesday night’s council meeting.

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