Tag: economy
Red tape strangling Geelong’s chook future
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
RED TAPE is strangling Geelong's ambitions to become the chicken meat capital of Victoria, according to Victorian Farmers Federation.
Federation chicken group...
Geelong: From world’s edge to cutting edge
By NOEL MURPHY
Geelong's earliest days were distinctly bucolic; an agricultural outpost on the edge of the world set up by a clan of Tasmanians...
Value of manufacturing job rescue funds in doubt
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG is part of the third-most “economically vulnerable” region in the country, according to a new report.
And job-assistance and rescue packages...
From the Archives
17 years ago
July 18, 2008
Surf Coast residents are moving to Geelong in a reversal of the sea change phenomenon, according to new government statistics.
But...
