Lyons shock: ‘News Corp phone hacking targeted my calls’
By NOEL MURPHY
Geelong Mayor Darryn Lyons says he is a victim of the United Kingdom’s phone hack scandal.
Cr Lyons told the Independent he was...
Prison jobs target Alcoa, Ford workers
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
RETRENCHED Ford and Alcoa workers are targeted for prison jobs as part of a wider recruitment campaign launched this week.
Barwon Prison...
National award for quality GC Geelong Coast magazine
A national award has celebrated the quality of GC Geelong Coast magazine.
The glossy quarterly won Best Special Publication at a Community Newspapers of Australia...
Value of manufacturing job rescue funds in doubt
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG is part of the third-most “economically vulnerable” region in the country, according to a new report.
And job-assistance and rescue packages...
NBN false start
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
AUSTRALIA’S troubled National Broadband Network has stuffed up again in Geelong.
Geelong customers of Australia’s second largest internet provider were told to...
Stone Cold Steve Moxon takes shot at boxing world title
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
MOVE over Stone Cold Steve Austin - Geelong’s Stone Cold Steve Moxon is ready to take on all comers.
Sporting a moniker...
Aussie-first offers HeadStart in sports industry
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A NEW entrepreneurial investment program aiming to give sports technology businesses a head start hopes to generate 75 new jobs in...
Big stake in Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre
By NOEL MURPHY
KEY SUPERANNUATION player IPST is buying half of Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre in a major vote of confidence in Geelong’s economic prospects.
The...
Double Take: Viva Corio!
VIVA Corio!
It might not have the same ring as Elvis Presley’s anthemic Las Vegas hit but it’s the name Shell's refinery will receive when...
In brief
Political panel
A politician-dominated panel has fielded questions about Geelong job losses on an episode of ABC TV’s Q&A filmed in the city.
Mayor Darryn Lyons,...
NDIS trial result mixed, feds hear
NATIONAL Disability Insurance Scheme trial site results have been “mixed”, admits Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews.
Mr Andrews told federal parliament the Abbott Government would...
Austin, Costa: That’s a bit rich
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG businessmen Nigel Austin and Frank Costa have featured in an annual rich list of Australia's 200 wealthiest people.
Mr Austin, head of...
Monitoring mozzies
As the weather begins to heat up, people across the Surf Coast are being encouraged to help prevent mosquitoes from breeding around the home....
