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Region ‘must use Avalon export potential’: Foods for thought

By John Van KlaverenTHE GEELONG region risks missing an opportunity to export food through Avalon Airport, according to a senator. Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget...

Snack trials at clubs ‘success’

By John Van KlaverenA PROGRAM pushing healthy foods at sport clubs will roll out statewide with an extra $3.3 million in funding despite encountering...

More jobs to go in Deakin purge

By John Van KlaverenANOTHER three Deakin staff have been notified of “forced redundancy”, according to a union. National Tertiary Education Union Deakin branch president Dr...

TAFE accepts ‘change’ – MP

By Noel MurphyTAFE INSTITUTES including Geelong’s Gordon have accepted they need to be revamped, Western Victoria MP Simon Ramsay has told parliament. Mr Ramsay said...

Creepy power station a safety risk

Left to rot: Anyone can walk into the neglected, dangerous power station site.SPECIAL REPORT by Noel MurphyNORTH Geelong’s abandoned power station looks like something...

Profit misses retail Target

By John Van KlaverenCHALLENGING trading conditions contributed to a 12.9 per cent profit drop for Geelong headquartered Target, its annual results showed. Target reported earnings...

Foxes on the run from bounty hunters

Scalped: Biosecurity Victoria’s Graig Clutterbuck with fox scalps deposited in Geelong.By Michelle HerbisonA FOX bounty swapping scalps for cash at Geelong and Colac has...

Bandidos boss slams crackdown on bikies

By Noel MurphyGEELONG-based Bandidos boss Kim Sloan has slammed new anti-biker laws as better suited to Hitler’s Nazi Germany than a free Australia. The Bandidos’...

Worker cottage could be ‘history’

By John Van KlaverenA DEMOLITION order on one of Geelong’s oldest buildings has been suspended pending a Heritage Victoria report. Businessman Ron Stephens applied to...

New Indy Facebook page with lots to like

EditorialThe Independent has launched a new Facebook business page, expanding opportunities to interact with the community. The new page allows unlimited 'likes' and includes a...

Epworth unveils design for new hospital

Spectacular: The Deakin-Epworth hospital proposed for Waurn Ponds.By Noel MurphyHERE’S Geelong’s first look at a striking six-storey Epworth/Deakin University training hospital set to be...

Men face ‘mobile sex threat’, says scientist

By Noel Murphy THE HUMAN brain is said to be the greatest sexual aphrodisiac of all but mobile phones might be changing that, a Geelong...

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Gender equity awards open for nominations

Organisers of the third Recalibrate Gender Equity Awards have put the call out for nominations following the 2024 launch event in Melbourne last week. Founded...