Tag: Labor
Macdonald’s secret deputy mayor bid fails as Labor turns on its own
By NOEL MURPHY
A SECRET last-minute bid by Rod Macdonald for Geelong’s deputy mayor job was spoiled by the council’s Labor bloc in favour of...
Labor snubs Lyons in $70 million Cats fan vote pitch
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE STATE opposition snubbed Mayor Darryn Lyons at a major election announcement in Geelong this week.
Cr Lyons was available to attend...
Social media campaign ramps up Yarra pier pressure
By NOEL MURPHY
THE REGION'S five local councils have launched a Yarra Street Pier social media campaign after the state opposition turned its back on...
Comment: Footy bucks not the vote-winner Labor thinks ….
LABOR’S expensive gamble to invest $70 million in yet another upgrade of Kardinia Park’s football stadium is not necessarily the vote-winner it thinks, or...
Labor’s desperate pitch for footy vote
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG Football Club, unable to fill its grand new stadium at Kardinia Park, has been promised $70 million by the Labor Party...
Local ALP luminaries celebrate 50 not out
By NOEL MURPHY
ALP HEROES John Cain and Steve Bracks will be among Labor Party faithful celebrating 50 years of continuous state representation in Geelong...
Highton turns up the heat
Highton grabbed the final spot in the Geelong Cricket Association Division 1 top four with a superb run chase against St Joseph’s.
The Heat will...
