‘We’ve saved the Shell jobs!’ – Lyons
$2.9bn sale confirmed
SHELL'S Geelong 450 full-time refinery workers and 150 contractor jobs are safe following the confirmed sale of the oilco's Corio refinery and service...
Advertiser office TB link, 100 screened for deadly disease
By NOEL MURPHY
A tuberculosis outbreak at the Geelong Advertiser might have been linked to its open-plan office, ‘hot-desking’ and closed air conditioning, according to...
Woman, 70, stuck four days in a Marshall roof
A WOMAN in her 70s has been rescued after being stuck in the roof of her Marshall house for four days.
Firefighters and rescue teams...
Alcoa to cost us $600m
Spectre of Newcastle, Latrobe haunts Geelong
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE closure of Alcoa has dumped Geelong into the same economic basket as Newcastle when BHP...
Danielle surprises in MKR ‘crash’
By NOEL MURPHY
DANIELLE Najda’s tiramisu has a definite earthy camouflage aspect. Just ask My Kitchen Rules.
The Seven Network’s runaway culinary prime-time hit had the...
Traders propose major surgery for Torquay’s heart
By NOEL MURPHY
A NEW BLUEPRINT for Torquay proposes to revamp its commercial heart, triple its car parking and build 300 multi-level units facing Taylor...
Our land price inside top five
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE Barwon region has the fifth most expensive land in Australia, according to Housing Industry Association (HIA) and RP Data figures.
The...
‘Bionic’ car a solution to job woe
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
AN IMMIGRANT Portuguese architect and urban planner believes Geelong’s car industry can be saved with radical innovation, including a “bionic” car.
Lara’s...
Site set to ease grave pressure
Geelong’s newest cemetery site will cover the region’s burial needs for up to 200 years, according to Geelong Cemeteries trust chief Darryl Thomas.
The trust...
80 jobs in doubt at Alcoa’s Anglesea power station
By NOEL MURPHY
Workers at Alcoa’s Anglesea power plant mine are furious the complex will close if it remains unsold by year’s end, according to...
Ice castle breaks with convention on Corio Bay
by NOEL MURPHY
A massive iceberg-style, Superman’s-polar-retreat convention centre on Corio Bay has formed the basis of a special Geelong pitch to Prime Minister Tony...
Shell reportedly sold for $2.4bn
VITOL and the Abu Dhabi Investment Council have bought Shell’s Geelong refinery and Australian petrol stations for $2.4 billion, according to media reports today.
Fairfax reports...
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Tees for love and cancer awareness
Give LOVE shirts are helping improve Geelong’s cancer services and raise awareness leading up to Mother’s Day.
The Barwon Health Foundation and Ceres...
