Movers and Shakers
By Hamish HeardLocal eyes Kiwi
A $115.8 million takeover bid is set to make local company Godfrey Hirst Australia’s biggest carpet manufacturer.
The company is eyeing...
One in 10 ”armed”
Hamish HeardA police operation using metal detectors to scan people carrying knives and other weapons in central Geelong kicked off this week with immediate...
Group bites shire for ”attack story”
Jane EmerickSurf Coast Shire has jeopardised workshops on new offleash rules with a media statement highlighting dog attacks, according to a Torquay pet owners’...
ALP candidate to meet Dalai Lama
Jane EmerickLabor candidate for Corio Richard Marles will seek a meeting with the Dalai Lama in Geelong next month after party leader Kevin Rudd...
Movers & Shakers
By Geelong Story UpdatesNew branding
Geelong’s Sundowner Motor Inn is set for a branding makeover after Constellation Hotel Group took over the hotel’s parent company.
The...
Extreme Leanne
BY ANDREW MATHIESONLINING up before the starting line at the Australian Triathlon Championships next Sunday, self-confessed “adrenalin junkie” Leanne Churchill will have a wry...
Workers ”rushing to sign AWAs”, says MP
Hamish HeardGEELONG workers are falling over themselves in a rush to sign Australian Workplace Agreements, according to federal Member for Corangamite Stewart McArthur.
Mr McArthur...
75 per cent back nudists
Jane EmerickMore than 75 per cent of submissions on whether to strip Point Impossible’s clothing-optional status are in favour of the beach staying a...
Our baby boom
By Geelong Story UpdatesA baby boom is delivering a population surge to Geelong.
Barwon Health is scratching its head to explain the boom as it...
Buddha: don”t wait sign up Bomber now
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG coach Mark Thompson is refusing to discuss his future with the Cats despite Essendon approaching his manager about the Bombers’ vacant coaching...
Tourism wasted
Jane EmerickA Torquay tourism group has labelled plans to leave the town’s visitor information centre at Surf City Plaza a “wasted opportunity”.
Torquay Commerce and...
Desalination plan. $120m bid to boost supply
Hamish HeardA private company is planning a $120 million water desalination plant with the potential to sustain a billion-dollar industry surrounding Geelong, a former...
Hawks go into break in 3rd spot
A seven goal to two first quarter against the breeze helped Drysdale to a 40-point win against Newcomb at Grinter Reserve on Saturday and...
