Servos ‘gouging drivers’ wallets’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Service stations are unfairly charging up to $1.38 a litre in Geelong’s outlying towns, according to RACV fuel spokesperson Michael Case.
While...
Tenants out as builders move in
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Tenants of buildings on the site of a WorkSafe office to be built in Geelong have been told to vacate by...
Crash course
Geelong is a hotspot for university students crashing cars, according to RACV figures.
Geelong was eighth on a list of the top 15 municipalities for...
New program eases children with autism into school
By ALANA MITCHELSON
Children with autism will have more therapy options with additional services to be offered in Geelong next month.
School readiness programs, social skills...
February drives up the heat
Under the Weather, by Lindsay Smail
A warmer than normal February has completed Geelong’s warmest summer since 1981.
Daily minimums in February averaged 14.9C, which was...
‘400 jobs, $34m’ from new centre
A high-tech manufacturing centre will bring hundreds of jobs and wages worth $34 million a year to Geelong, Deakin University has announced.
ManuFutures would create...
China in ‘huge’ wine deal
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A Chinese entertainment megastar has chosen Geelong’s Mt Duneed Estate for a huge wine export deal.
A launch today at Mt Duneed...
The sky’s the limit for joiner Kate
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
The honours keep piling up for Ocean Grove cabinetmaker Kate Elstone, who will jet off to Nepal after receiving a rare...
New skills pilot means business
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Barwon Health, GMHBA and Bendigo Bank are among five local employers in an Australian-first pilot program in Geelong involving big business...
Double Take
Keen Indy readers might have noted the ongoing transformation of Geelong Trades Hall boss Tim Gooden, as represented in last week’s paper.
And, as befitting...
Last long walk
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
John Olsen jokes that his final charity long walk will be the easiest because it’s all downhill.
The Belmont resident will attempt...
Enabling the disabled
The 3D printing revolution is providing innovative solutions for disabled people in the Barwon region.
Local human services organisation Karingal has teamed up with assistive...
Big fines for illegal dump and burn
Victoria’s environmental protection watchdog has handed a hefty fine to a demolition company for an illegal burn-off in Charlemont.
High Tech Demolition Pty Ltd received...
