17 years ago
May 30, 2008
Geelong’s first skyscraper is set to tower over Mercer Street, a councillor has revealed to the Independent.
Stretch Kontelj said the 15-storey building would hold serviced apartments, restaurants and cafes.
13 years ago
June 1, 2012
Landowners in Lara’s Heales Rd industrial precinct are battling Geelong’s council over a $9 million special charge scheme.
Council wants to slug them up to $2.8 million for their contributions to the scheme for drainage works.
9 years ago
June 3, 2016
A Geelong man’s website is helping consumers support Australian dairy farmers in their fight against the big supermarket chains’ discounted milk.
Patrick O’Callaghan has added The Milk List resource at localfoodloop.com to identify the products of dairies that are struggling to compete against supermarket-brand prices as low as $1 a litre – less than most bottled water.
2 years ago
June 2, 2023
Five Geelong councillors will attend a community forum to hear the questions the public were not allowed to ask at last week’s council meeting regarding library services.
Mayor Trent Sullivan and Crs Melissa Cadwell, Eddy Kontelj, Jim Mason and Ron Nelson will engage with the community on Saturday, June 3, at 10am at the public event at Geelong West Town Hall.
