Traders propose major surgery for Torquay’s heart
By NOEL MURPHY
A NEW BLUEPRINT for Torquay proposes to revamp its commercial heart, triple its car parking and build 300 multi-level units facing Taylor...
Our land price inside top five
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE Barwon region has the fifth most expensive land in Australia, according to Housing Industry Association (HIA) and RP Data figures.
The...
‘Bionic’ car a solution to job woe
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
AN IMMIGRANT Portuguese architect and urban planner believes Geelong’s car industry can be saved with radical innovation, including a “bionic” car.
Lara’s...
Site set to ease grave pressure
Geelong’s newest cemetery site will cover the region’s burial needs for up to 200 years, according to Geelong Cemeteries trust chief Darryl Thomas.
The trust...
80 jobs in doubt at Alcoa’s Anglesea power station
By NOEL MURPHY
Workers at Alcoa’s Anglesea power plant mine are furious the complex will close if it remains unsold by year’s end, according to...
Ice castle breaks with convention on Corio Bay
by NOEL MURPHY
A massive iceberg-style, Superman’s-polar-retreat convention centre on Corio Bay has formed the basis of a special Geelong pitch to Prime Minister Tony...
Shell reportedly sold for $2.4bn
VITOL and the Abu Dhabi Investment Council have bought Shell’s Geelong refinery and Australian petrol stations for $2.4 billion, according to media reports today.
Fairfax reports...
Bashed Trickey assault charges adjourned
Geelong Facebook page blogger Jason Trickey will face assault and damage charges in the Geelong Magistrates’ Court.
The 41-year-old self-styled social media guru and IT...
Alcoa to shut Point Henry smelter and mills, 1000 jobs to go
by NOEL MURPHY
Alcoa will close its Point Henry aluminium smelter and two rolling mills, the company announced this morning.
Alcoa chairman and chief executive officer...
Lyons bares abs for social media vote vid
GEELONG’S irrepressible mayor Darryn Lyons is at it again, this time out with his surgically-enhanced abs and loudly exhorting backers for his home town...
Queenscliff set to exhume torpedo boat
By NOEL MURPHY
A torpedo boat used to guard Melbourne from any possible Russian or French attack in the late 19th century is set to...
Burbury undergoes surgery for broken jaw
INJURED Cat George Burbury has undergone surgery to repair a broken jaw he sustained in a sickening clash in Wednesday night's NAB clash against...
300 for loyal clubman
Trenton Little may not be one of Anglesea Cricket Club’s best players, but every community organisation needs someone like him.
Little will play his...
