Jeep bogged as business collapses
The Jeep retail chain, including a Geelong store, has collapsed into voluntary administration.
The company with the licence to sell Jeep clothing and footwear in...
Disability privatisation a ‘shock’ for local workers
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Protesters fighting privatisation of disability services greeted Premier Daniel Andrews at Torquay on Thursday.
Disability workers gathered outside Peppers the Sands Resort...
V/Line rail ‘fiasco’ to continue for five more months
By ALANA MITCHELSON
Geelong commuters would wait until “the middle of the year” before train services returned to normal, Public Transport Minister Jacinta Allan said...
Hospitals in crisis claim
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Geelong hospital waiting lists are in “crisis”, according to the opposition.
Opposition health spokeswoman Mary Wooldridge said 1093 patients were waiting for...
Trawler told to take more care
Controversial trawler Geelong Star has been given permission to resume fishing despite killing seven albatrosses.
The trawler has been ordered to stop fishing several times...
Delayed release for bunny buster
By ALANA MITCHELSON
Local farms face another year of losses to rabbits after authorities pushed back the release date for a new control virus, according...
A long time coming, Ali’s blonde hair makes the cut
By ALANA MITCHELSON
A Highton woman will cut off her long, blonde hair to celebrate her grandmother’s 10th year in remission from leukaemia.
Now 20, but...
Illegal dumping costing Salvos too much
By ALANA MITCHELSON
The cost of cleaning up “extreme dumping” at North Geelong’s Salvos store has reached $125,000 a year, according to the charity.
An overflowing...
Wheels turn for MND fundraiser
By ALANA MITCHELSON
A Leopold man will wheel 50 kilometres in his wheelchair each month for the rest of the year to raise money for...
Council bids to bust rate cap
Geelong's council wants permission to beat the State Government’s rate cap, the Essential Services Commission (ESC) has confirmed.
The ESC published a list of 21...
Big rains bypass local catchment
Under the Weather, By Lindsay Smail
The weather highlight of January was without doubt the incredibly severe storm of the 27th.
The deluge delivered a total...
Double Take
Geelong police were apparently low on energy this week, encouraging the public to try Jamie Oliver’s ‘tasty energy balls’ recipe.
The link to Oliver’s “energy-boosting...
Wellbeing in the Workplace: How Business Leaders can Support their Staff
Wellbeing in the workplace is never a single or static initiative. It requires a combination of culture, systems and everyday practices. Business leaders can...
