Govt to fast-track projects in jobs bid
The Victorian Government will intervene in five stalled building projects, in a bid to create about 14,000 new jobs.
View ArticleCouncillor warns of Docklands-style ghetto development
Some councils fear they will be stripped of their planning powers under the Victorian Government's move to fast-track major projects.
View Article'Missing' child was out walking her cat
Police say a missing four-year-old girl has told them she was out in the middle of the night walking her cat.
View ArticleTwo tied up in Geelong armed robbery
Two workers at a hotel in Geelong were tied up during an armed robbery this morning.
View ArticleMan dies in Geelong motorbike crash
A 47-year-old Waurn Ponds man has died in a motorcycle accident in North Geelong.
View Article90 jobs to go at Boral cement works
Around 90 jobs are expected to be lost at a Victorian cement works.
View ArticleUnion meets workers over Boral job cuts
The Australian Workers Union (AWU) is meeting today with workers who are expected to lose their jobs at Boral's Waurn Ponds cement plant near Geelong.
View ArticleGillard opens Geelong bypass road
The Prime Minister has officially opened the final stage of a Geelong bypass road in south-west Victoria.
View ArticleInfrastructure, front-line services focus in budget
The Victorian Government says the state budget will focus on infrastructure and front-line services and include a surplus of $225 million.
View ArticleProbationary driver charged after high speed chase
Police say a high-speed chase west of Melbourne on Sunday reached 200 kilometres per hour.
View ArticleNapthine to argue 'forcefully' against budget cuts
Victorian Premier Denis Napthine has said he will "forcefully" put his case against federal budget cuts when he meets the Prime Minister this afternoon.
View ArticleVic Govt denies breaking Geelong hospital promise
The Victorian Government has denied it has broken its election promise to deliver a multi-million-dollar community hospital for Geelong.
View ArticleDeakin University considers closing Warrnambool campus amid declining enrolments
Deakin University is considering the closure of one of its four Victorian campuses, in a move the tertiary union believes will "cripple" regional students.
View ArticleVictoria scores $7.8 billion for transport projects in federal budget
The Federal Government promises $8 billion for infrastructure to tackle congestion in Victoria, including $1.75 billion for the North East Link and almost half a billion for a rail link to Monash...
View ArticlePrisoners could be given sentence discounts during COVID-19 outbreak,...
During the sentencing of Travis John Wills for manslaughter, Justice Paul Coghlan raises the issue of what "special concessions" might come into effect for prisoners if a COVID-19 outbreak in prison...
View Article'We're thankful we're alive': Geelong picks up the pieces after freak storm...
A family describe how they ran from their home as glass rained inside from smashed windows caused by a freak storm in Geelong overnight.
View ArticleWeather bureau says it was a tornado that tore through Victorian homes this week
The weather bureau's preliminary investigations confirm the damaging storm that hit Geelong this week was a tornado with winds of up to 160km an hour.
View ArticleRegional Victoria gets billions for health, education and infrastructure...
The Victorian Government is spending more than $8 billion in this year's Budget to help regional Victoria recover from the back-to-back crises of last summer's bushfires and the pandemic.
View ArticleGovt to fast-track projects in jobs bid
The Victorian Government will intervene in five stalled building projects, in a bid to create about 14,000 new jobs.
View ArticleCouncillor warns of Docklands-style ghetto development
Some councils fear they will be stripped of their planning powers under the Victorian Government's move to fast-track major projects.
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