Centre of health
A new $4.5 million kinder and health centre is on the way to Geelong’s northern suburbs.
Construction of the Hendy Street Child and Family Centre...
Boating plan floated
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Boating could become Geelong’s new growth industry with the right sort of investment and support, according to an industry group.
Boating activity...
Revved up mechanical career
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Little did the then-16-year-old Matt Scharf know that dropping in at Mercer Street’s Moto Tech dealership to buy parts would lead...
Ambos slow down
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Local waiting times for ambulances have increased under the Andrews government, according to the opposition.
Response times for non-critical code-two calls in...
Employers hit by underpay demands
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has recovered $268,000 for 83 underpaid workers in Geelong in the last financial year.
The amount included back pay of...
Call to fix bus service ‘mistake’
A campaign to win back an hourly bus service on the Bellarine Peninsula has reached state parliament.
Western Victoria MP Simon Ramsay urged the State...
V/Line train-builder Bombardier denies fault
By ALANA MITCHELSON
Train manufacturer Bombardier has denied responsibility for wheel-wear issues that have thrown Geelong-Melbourne rail services into chaos.
The quality of the wheels on...
Crunch time for NDIS – Premier
The Geelong-based- National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was facing critical decisions that would affect it for the next 30 years, Premier Daniel Andrews said...
Poverty contributes to osteoporosis – Deakin study
Poverty contributes to osteoporosis, a Deakin University study has found.
The new research showed that the stress of social disadvantage could be putting people at...
Collapse switches off Jaffle Jaffle
Geelong’s two Jaffle Jaffle stores have collapsed into voluntary administration, with the flagship Westfield Geelong store already ceasing operations.
Gideon Rathner from Lowe Lippmann was...
Gunman on the run after Bell Post Hill shooting
A gunman is still on the run after a fatal shooting in Bell Post Hill just after 11pm on Tuesday night.
Police are on site...
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...
Two dead in Geelong house fire
Police will prepare a report for the coroner following the death of two people in a house fire in Herne Hill on 27 December.
There...
