Heat kills Geelong bats, possums
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
SUMMER'S heatwave took its toll on Geelong's flying fox colony, with around 300 juveniles dying and many others requiring rehydration.
Department of...
Build ‘icon’ for jobs, says boss
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A LEADING Geelong engineering firm wants to adapt its commercial wind turbine technology to an iconic structure proposed for Geelong’s waterfront.
Austeng...
SPORT: Snapper anglers on outer
By BRIAN LONG
QUALITY snapper were caught in Corio Bay’s outer-harbour over the past week, especially on soft plastics.
Danny Clapinski and Peter Bacely hit the...
SPORT: Cats’ finals hit-out
By JIM TIMBERLAKE
GEELONG Cricket Club will resume Saturday’s match ideally placed to finish its home-and-away campaign on a winning note.
The Cats bowling line-up showed...
Mayor’s mile-high call
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG Mayor Darryn Lyons is on a collision course with angry residents desperate to fight new high-rise residential zonings across Geelong.
The controversial...
Slow internet ‘holding us back’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
ROD Macdonald wants to know what broadband connections are like around City of Greater Geelong.
The councillor is adamant that Geelong’s level...
Funding revs up hope for 150 jobs
By NOEL MURPHY
UP TO 150 new jobs will be generated at Deakin University’s new-tech Carbon Revolution centre at Waurn Ponds.
A $5 million injection from...
Get ‘real-time’: Users in sync with buses, trains?
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
REAL-TIME timetables for buses and trains matched to urban transport hubs have been proposed as part of a regional transport vision.
Consultant...
Ford to fast-track new models, R&D jobs
FORD is set to fast-track its new vehicle launches in what it says is a bid to help auto suppliers win business globally.
The move...
Anakie General Store former operators fined $45,000
THE former operators of the Anakie General Store have been fined $45,000 for under-paying two workers more than $19,000.
The Thirsty Farmer Pty Ltd, which...
Cotton On China plans
Geelong casual clothing retailer Cotton On aims to create its own version of selling coal to Newcastle by expanding into mainland China.
Cotton On has...
Public land development investigation
Under-used sites like the Haymarket car park, Lt Ryrie St car park and the civic accommodation site in Mercer St could be commercialised under...
Lights restart next year
Works to install traffic lights at a Torquay intersection will restart early next year, following significant service delays.
Surf Coast Shire Council paused the project,...
