Jason Trickey jail sentence appeal fails

By NOEL MURPHY The former administrator of a popular Geelong history Facebook page, Jason Trickey, has lost an appeal against a four-month jail sentence for...

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...
Ford North Geelong

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

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

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...

Cats’ skipper shines with timely ton

Lara captain Daniel Weigl delivered a timely blow with a superb innings against St Joseph’s to keep his side in the Geelong Cricket Association...

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