Opportunity blows in for ‘new-age’ turbine
Unique: The new wind turbine. KIM WATERSGEELONG engineering firm Austeng is building a uniquely designed silent wind turbine for business and industrial sites.
The Renewable...
Emitters wait on ‘fine print’
Austeng’s John Cook and David Hapgood work on one of the turbines at the company’s Geelong factory. Picture: Tommy Ritchie 67483ERIN PEARSONGEELONG’S largest...
Acid soils ‘discovered around housing sites’
JOHN VAN KLAVERENGEELONG and the Surf Coast are riddled with acidic soils linked to Anglesea River fish kills, according to government reports.
The reports said...
Funds cuts ‘to hurt libraries’
JOHN VAN KLAVERENLIBRARY services across the region face cuts after State Government slashed funding, a Geelong councillor has warned.
Geelong Regional Library Corporation chair Cr...
Sea mine a blast for excavators
ERIN PEARSONA BURIED sea mine surprised excavator operators at a Leopold housing estate on Tuesday, according to police.
Geelong Police Sergeant Mandy Baker said workers...
Lease to host geo drill
ERIN PEARSONA NORTH-east area of Alcoa’s Anglesea mining lease will host drilling to tap underground heat for green electricity generation, according to the company...
Coast’s tourism operators stay positive despite Tiger mauling business
Open for business: Janine Melia and Richard Blackley welcome guests to The Sands. ERIN PEARSONSURF Coast tourism businesses can withstand the latest blow to...
Sand ‘to be outsourced’
KIM WATERSFORESHORE managers have vowed to use “outsourced” sand in a controversial project to renourish an eroded strip of Portarlington beach.
Bellarine Bayside...
City: too few for pool
KIM WATERSCLIFTON Springs and Drysdale might never be big enough to justify a public swimming pool, according to a City Hall officer.
Scott Cavanagh...
Complex application could fuel Portarlington’s future
KIM WATERSAN application to build a service station and car wash at Portarlington has temporarily halted plans for a community-run fuel depot, according to...
OPENING BID: House sale helps CREATE
KIM WATERSHARCOURTS North Geelong director Joe Grgic used his auctioneering skills this month to help raise funds for a charity.
More than 100 people...
Helping hand for Cottage
Darren Allbutt’s Sea & Wood exhibition at Cottage by the Sea late last year was so well received that the fifth-generation Queenscliff resident is...
