‘Unsafe’ GPAC needs $140m upgrade
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG Performing Arts Centre is “unsafe” and “no longer fit for purpose”, according to a funding submission.
The GPAC board's $140 million...
Viva Las Vegas victory for our aerodance champions
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG’S aerodance team has come home with gold medals from an International Aerobic Championships in Las Vegas.
The six 15 and 16-year-olds...
Double Take
GEELONG coach Chris Scott was as nonplussed as anyone over the Stevie J jumper-ripping incident against Fremantle last Saturday.
“Interesting tactic, rip a player’s jumper...
In Brief
$4.6b call
Geelong is part of a push for a $4.6 billion funding injection into regional roads and public transport.
Regional Cities Victoria, of which Geelong...
Christmas tree to attract ‘thousands’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Tourists will flock to Geelong to see its carbon fibre and aluminium floating Christmas tree, according to Mayor Darryn Lyons.
“When I...
Road deaths fall
Road fatalities in Geelong fell almost 80 per cent in the past financial year, according to Traffic Accident Commission (TAC) figures.
Three people died in...
Reservoir spill as storages up
Up to 600 million litres of drinking water spilled daily from the region’s main Otways reservoir after it reached capacity at the end of...
Here’s cheers to beer judge job
A Geelong brewer has won the job of a lifetime - head judge of Australia’s premier beer awards.
Warren Pawsey, head brewer at Little Creatures,...
New owner’s $150m refinery spend
By Paul Millar
In a show of commitment, Corio refinery’s new owners have pledged to invest $150 million at the iconic site over the next...
‘Ice forums’ strategy
A two-day forum will hammer out a strategy to beat ice use in Geelong, according to a leading policeman.
Superintendent Daryl Clifton said the forums...
Quake’s “lucrative” Geelong opportunities
A $45 billion project to rebuild earthquake-ravaged Christchurch offers “lucrative opportunities” for Geelong, according to an engineers network representative.
Kevin Foard said the project had...
Racing club on track with upgrades
By EMILY IANNELLO
A minor revamp will spruce up Geelong’s Racecourse in time for the city’s premier race this year.
Member for South Barwon Andrew Katos...
Year in review – December
The completion of a major upgrade to the Melbourne to Geelong pipeline, a $40 million project increasing the pipeline’s capacity from 16 billion litres...
