Corio Bay dredging gets go ahead
A $6 MILLION contract to dredge the channel in Corio Bay has been awarded to the New Zealand-based Heron Construction Company.
The channel-widening works are expected...
Myki tickets only from today
Geelong rail travellers have entered the myki era today, with the swipe card now the only valid ticket for the region.
Public Transport Victoria customer...
Lyons’ waterfront ice castle spectacular …
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...
‘We’ve saved the Shell jobs!’ – Lyons
$2.9bn sale confirmed
SHELL'S Geelong 450 full-time refinery workers and 150 contractor jobs are safe following the confirmed sale of the oilco's Corio refinery and service...
Advertiser office TB link, 100 screened for deadly disease
By NOEL MURPHY
A tuberculosis outbreak at the Geelong Advertiser might have been linked to its open-plan office, ‘hot-desking’ and closed air conditioning, according to...
Woman, 70, stuck four days in a Marshall roof
A WOMAN in her 70s has been rescued after being stuck in the roof of her Marshall house for four days.
Firefighters and rescue teams...
Alcoa to cost us $600m
Spectre of Newcastle, Latrobe haunts Geelong
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE closure of Alcoa has dumped Geelong into the same economic basket as Newcastle when BHP...
Danielle surprises in MKR ‘crash’
By NOEL MURPHY
DANIELLE Najda’s tiramisu has a definite earthy camouflage aspect. Just ask My Kitchen Rules.
The Seven Network’s runaway culinary prime-time hit had the...
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...
Paramedic concerns as temps rise
Paramedics are urging the community not to leave children, pets or older people unattended in vehicles as temperatures continue to soar following a warm...
