Tag: News
Normal families in cold on public home
Kim Waters“Normal” low-income earners are going homeless in Geelong as terror tenants fill available public housing, according to a community organisation.
Victorian Public Tenants Association’s...
Tourism boss blasts leak dredge anger
Jessica BentonA 1000-litre hydraulic fluid leak has prompted the region’s tourism authority chief to slam controversial dredging of Port Phillip Bay shipping channels.
Geelong Otway...
National building war begins here today
Jessica BentonUnions plan a mass rally outside Geelong’s court today as the start of a national campaign against Australia’s building industry watchdog, according to...
My oarsome designs
Andrew MathiesonWALK into Jeff Sykes’s withered farmyard shed and little initially catches the eye.
Odds and ends strewn across the floor are rather run-of-the-mill in...
Finals fever producing big spenders in city
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG footballers have become the biggest men in the game and now their fans want to see their heroes large as life.
The Cats,...
Dreadful housing list grows
Kim WatersMore than 2000 Geelong region families are waiting for public housing as State Government bungles Victoria’s affordable housing “crisis”, according to the opposition....
Cloud over jobs at glass firm
Andrew MathiesonA GLASS manufacturer with a history in Geelong dating back more than 70 years faces a bleak future, a union official has warned.
CSR,...
Region spears a place on TV with new show
Jessica BentonThe region’s renowned seafood and wine will be the catch of the day in a ground-breaking television series later this month.
Spearing the Menu...
Pulse calling on community help
Jessica BentonGeelong’s community radio station is calling for help as it prepares to lose its powerful 94.7FM frequency to the ABC.
The station wants the...
My whale of a time
Andrew MathiesonCOURAGE is not a word Alex Wallman would utter inside the comforts of his art studio.
It is reserved for weeks at a time...
New needles plan
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG pharmacies are set to join Geelong Hospital in embracing a needle exchange program.
The free-syringes program could be soon available at pharmacies...
Heritage body slam for bridge
Australia’s peak heritage protection body has slammed Vicroads’ plan to demolish Barwon Heads Bridge.
National Trust chief executive Martin Purslow said the plan was “contrary...
Top beekeper shares expertise
Australian Parliament House’s head beekeeper visits Geelong next month to present a special event on integrating bees into city spaces.
Environmental scientist, public servant and...
