Blow to Avalon international plan
Alex de VosFederal Government has knocked back Avalon Airport’s $30 million plan for international flights.
Airport operator Linfox had planned to start building a new...
King Cat behind bid for apartment tower
Kim WatersCats president Frank Costa is behind plans to build Geelong’s tallest building.
Mr Costa’s development company, Quay Development Corporation, has lodged a permit...
Club defies its eviction order
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG Gun Club has defied a State Government deadline to stop shooting at its century-old site.
Members continued shooting on Sunday at Limeburner’s Point...
‘Shock’ at 15-storey building to dwarf Geelong skyline City on way up
Geelong’s first skyscraper is set to tower over Mercer Street, a councillor has revealed to the Independent.
Stretch Kontelj said the 15-storey building would hold...
Geelong ‘worst’ for car vandals
Andrew MathiesonGeelong is number-one in Victoria for car vandalism, according to RACV statistics.
An RACV investigation found that the city led the state with...
Union generates plan for saving engine jobs
Andrew MathiesonGAS-fired power from Geelong-made car engines could save the jobs of Ford workers under a radical union plan.
Car manufacturing unions are scrambling to...
Truckers feel pinch as region’s petrol prices hit $1.60
Alex de VosGeelong transport companies were feeling the squeeze harder than most as fuel prices reached all-time highs in the region yesterday.
Petrol stations across...
Marine gardens a new ‘obstacle’ for resources hunt, fishing
Alex de VosDiscovery of underwater “gardens” and ancient rivers could stop resources exploration and fishing off the Surf Coast, a Deakin University scientist has...
Top cop backs ‘spy’ cameras
Alex de VosTorquay police are using hidden cameras to bust criminals, one of the town’s top cops has revealed.
Police Inspector Bill Mathers praised the...
12 years later, work starts on marina, apartments Rippleside project underway
Jessica BentonWORK has begun on a controversial $67 residential and marina development at Rippleside.
Contractors have started removing asbestos at a former shipyard to make...
Deakin down in national ranking of research work
Peter FaragoDEAKIN University has slipped on an Australian ranking of research performance, a new report has revealed.
Despite a 27 per cent increase in research...
Union threat over rail strain
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG rail workers have resolved to “take whatever action is necessary” on a Melbourne line straining under a surge in passengers.
Rail, Tram and...
Shandelle seeks new musical horizons
Shandelle Cooke is one of Geelong’s best-loved performers, but the chanteuse is not content to rest on her laurels.
This month Cooke launches two new...
