Tag: Jobs
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...
Ford cuts 70 more from its Geelong plant
MORE than 70 Ford workers are licking their wounds today as they’re told they’re no longer wanted by the company at its North Geelong...
120 Ford jobs go next week
By NOEL MURPHY
FORD Geelong workers are counting down the days as the company prepares to cut 120 more jobs from the auto plant next...
Ford and Alcoa top US market
By NOEL MURPHY
FORD has posted a loss of $267 million, its second worst, ahead of closing its North Geelong manufacturing operations and sacking 600...
Jobless at ‘GFC levels’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE number of unemployed people in Geelong has risen almost 25 per cent even though the jobless rate remains steady, according...
Qantas staff taking off
By NOEL MURPHY
FIFTY-FOUR Qantas engineering staff leave Avalon Airport this Friday, marking the end of an era and 16 years of heavy maintenance work...
Job call by unions blocks city centre
UNIONISTS brought traffic in central Geelong to a standstill today as they demanded more jobs, assistance and transition help for workers laid off or...
Funding revs up hope for 150 jobs
By NOEL MURPHY
UP TO 150 new jobs will be generated at Deakin University’s new-tech Carbon Revolution centre at Waurn Ponds.
A $5 million injection from...
Ford to fast-track new models, R&D jobs
FORD is set to fast-track its new vehicle launches in what it says is a bid to help auto suppliers win business globally.
The move...
300 call centre jobs for Geelong
ENERGYAustralia will establish its new national contact centre in Geelong creating 300 new full-time jobs.
The State Government, which is backing the project, announced the jobs boost...
Ford to cut more Geelong jobs, work, as profits soar
FORD is set to cut 300 workers from its North Geelong and Broadmeadows plants from June, along with 13 down days between now and...
Geelong jobs fall
Barwon South West was the only region in Victoria to suffer an employment drop, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistic (ABS) figures.
Unemployment...
