Mill man’s sale bid
By NOEL MURPHY
THE former boss of Geelong’s failed Mills Markets is selling a national landmark Fletcher Jones factory at Warrnambool.
Ian Ballis wants $2.7 million...
Ladder of opportunity for homeless youths
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A YOUTH charity’s establishment in Geelong has brought a $240,000 funding boost for the region’s homeless.
Ladder chief Mark Bolton said the...
Bayfront operator seeks permit: Wheel nod big
By NOEL MURPHY
EASTERN Beach’s Ferris wheel operator wants to return to Geelong’s waterfront for another three years.
Hi Lite Amusements has asked Heritage Victoria for...
Youth program’s success earns extension of funding
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
A new Barwon Youth progam has helped 140 at-risk teenagers “re-engage” with education since January, according to its manager.
Youth Connections program manager...
Deakin ‘cuddle’ chemical study
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
DEAKIN University researchers in Geelong will investigate the interplay of nature and nurture as part of unique research into "cuddle chemical”...
Work uncovers hidden Fyansford riverside
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A HIDDEN part of the Moorbool River at Fyansford has been revealed following a riverbank reclamation project.
Friends of Buckley Falls project...
Sale takes on cement silos: A site for eyesores
By NOEL MURPHY
ONE of Geelong’s most prominent and dangerous eyesores might soon complete years in limbo.
The abandoned cement works silos in McCurdy Rd, Herne...
Bike body backs road safety code
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG's Bike Safe organisation has helped bolster a new statewide code for cyclists, drivers and pedestrians, according to its president.
Barton van Laar...
Rail links ‘possible for 10th of state cost’
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
STATE Government could restore Geelong’s rail links to Ballarat and Bendigo for a tenth of its "unfeasible" $935 million design, according to...
Liberals to ‘dynamite’ Ocean Road, says MP
By NOEL MURPHY
DYNAMITE and dinosaurs don’t go together and the Great Ocean Road, its coast and hinterland need World Heritage status to be better...
Avalon airport deal ‘collapses’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG is without a designated general aviation base after a deal to move light aircraft to Avalon fell through, according to...
Heritage listing ‘barrier’ for housing on salt pans
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
AN UPDATED Victorian Heritage Register listing for Moolap’s former Cheetham salt works is another barrier to redeveloping the site, according to...
