Tag: Politics
State Govt runs off the rails at Avalon
COMMENT:
THE Liberal State government has broken its promises to deliver the key infrastructure rail link Avalon Airport needs to become an international airport.
In a...
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...
Cash flows to Geelong city centre
A $7.5 MAKEOVER central Geelong could create almost 90 jobs after the latest pre-election commitment to the city.
The Napthine Government announced on Wednesday $3...
Spring St cash for CBD clean-up
THE CITY centre’s Malop, Little Malop, James and Star streets and Shorts Place will receive a breath of fresh air under a $3 million...
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...
Shorten cleared of Portarlington rape claims
RAPE allegations against federal opposition leader Bill Shorten dismissed by police were laid after a Young Labor Party at Portarlington in the 1980s.
The claim,...
Alcoa: Politics clash over worker support …
COMMENT: Noel Murphy
CANBERRA’S alleged failure to extend “one single dollar” to Alcoa workers facing the sack in two weeks has Geelong’s two federal MPs...
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...
Labor uses Jan Juc death in ‘new low’ in ambulance row
By Noel Murphy
Using the death of a Jan Juc man to score political points on ambulance services was a “new low” for Labor, according...
Angry political brawl over ambulance wait as patients die
A “NEW LOW” exploiting family distress with inaccurate claims is how the State Government has described ambulance waiting time allegations by the Opposition.
The Opposition...
Avalon Airport rail link hits turbulence
THE LINCHPIN of Geelong’s economic future, Avalon Airport, is under a cloud as broken rail link promises strike its international ambitions.
With 800 Qantas maintenance...
Last chance for nominations
City of Greater Geelong has extended the community consultation period for the Geelong Youth Survey until 11.59pm Sunday 18 May to allow for more...
