Wheel firm ‘seeks $50m, planning 200 extra jobs’
“Terrific“ demand could create 200 new jobs at a Geelong firm manufacting high-tech carbon-fibre wheels, according to its chief executive officer.
Waurn Ponds-based Carbon Revolution...
Saleyards going, going but not yet gone
Farmers have used a community meeting with council administrators to plead for the retention of Geelong’s crumbling livestock saleyards.
City Hall said the future of...
Geelong, when it counts
Geelong will look to beat minor premiers Sydney for the first time this season - when it matters the most - in Friday’s preliminary...
Firm fined on discharge
A North Shore woodchipping company allowed “a significant amount of contaminated water” to leave its site and enter Corio Bay, according to the Environment...
Portrait takes prize
A PORTRAIT of a twin sister is among section winners of the Geelong Gallery’s annual competition for local school artists.
The gallery revealed the winners...
Reincarnation of a historic hotel
By Luke Voogt
Work has begun in earnest on the new-look National Hotel with the venue set to open in November.
Scaffolding went up at the...
Patience call as rain hurts roads
Road damage from wet weather has left Geelong’s council pleading for patience.
City Hall said the “severe and prolonged” conditions had hit the municipality with...
Century-old aqueduct connection
By Luke Voogt
A Portarlington resident has unearthed photos revealing a family connection with Breakwater’s historic aqueduct, following recent plans to build parklands around the...
All for a healthy heart
By Luke Voogt
For Inverleigh’s Joanne Parke, there was nothing like waking up in ICU to help her quit smoking.
The then otherwise healthy 37-year-old suffered...
Thousands want ‘surfing nirvana’ saved
By Luke Voogt
An online petition to stop a development near Bells Beach has gathered thousands of signatures ahead of a state planning tribunal hearing...
Wanted on numerous warrants
Geelong police have called for public assistance to locate two people, each wanted on numerous warrants.
Police posted on the Eyewatch Geelong page on Friday...
Mountain-biker’s body found
Search and rescue crews found a body in the You Yangs Regional Park Tuesday morning, following the disappearance of a mountain-bike rider the night...
17 caught speeding during blitz
Police are calling for people to act more safely on the state’s roads after 17 drivers were caught speeding during a Geelong West blitz....
