Deakin on small operators: Risky business without advice
By John Van KlaverenGEELONG businesses are leaving legal advice until it’s too late, according to a Deakin University study.
Dr Lucinda Jordan, of Deakin’s Centre...
Special help needed for our athletes
Sporting chance: back, Carmel Greenhalgh, Barry Lynch, Mike Greenhalgh, front, Brook Greenhalgh and Kasay Thomson.By John Van KlaverenA GEELONG volunteer committee organising sports activities...
City chamber backs pop-ups
By John Van KlaverenSEVERAL Geelong retailers are investigating whether to open pop-up stores, according to the city’s peak business body.
Geelong Chamber of Commerce executive...
Fagg’s takes fight up to ‘big chains’
By John Van KlaverenICONIC Geelong hardware chain Fagg’s Mitre 10 has fortified itself against big-box chains Masters and Bunnings as they circle the city.
General...
Tax forces Backwell ‘review’
By John Van KlaverenAN ANNUAL carbon tax bill of $90,000 will force a long-standing Geelong manufacturer to review the viability of its power-intensive operations,...
Police in car chase after alarm at bowling centre
Hole lot of trouble: Terry Lewis inspects the ceiling of Geelong Bowling Lanes. By Cherie DonnellanTHREE Whittington men allegedly led police on a car...
Bulk-buy deal: Power for the people
By Michelle HerbisonOCEAN Grove and Barwon Heads are set for the region’s best bulk-buy power deal yet, according to a spokesperson.
Powergroup Purchasing’s Chris Kechagias...
Shire’s snub of groups leads to call for ‘action’
By Cherie DonnellanSURF Coast Shire’s new chief must improve communications with residents left in the dark over various issues, according to community groups.
They lashed...
Country club’s retirees call for business ‘limits’
By Cherie DonnellanRESIDENTS of a developing retirement village in Torquay’s west want to limit the operations of two longstanding businesses next door, according...
New port zoning surprises council
By John Van KlaverenA NEW planning zone around Port of Geelong has taken the city’s council by surprise.
Council planning portfolio holder Rod Macdonald said...
Elsworthy’s finds new buying group: Store’s ‘here to stay’
By John Van KlaverenGEELONG'S long-standing Retravision store has joined a new buying group after an administration scare last week.
Owner Trevor Elsworthy said the store...
Roar ambition of new Lions clubs
By Michelle HerbisonTWO NEW Lions clubs have reared their heads at Clifton Springs and Geelong’s northern suburbs.
Clifton Springs branch coordinator Joan Cook said...
Absurd and risqué comedy
Kate Hanley Corley will compare histories of parenting while exploring her Geelong roots in her signature absurd and risqué style of comedy.
The...
