Schools, kinders and childcare centres across Melbourne and Victoria will get millions of dollars for upgrades. See where schools will be built and refurbished. Private schools are not missing out, with upgrades for dozens of schools. See how you will be impacted. New metro schools Clyde North Primary School (Interim Name) Clyde North Secondary College … [Read more…]
More details surrounding Falls Festival’s shock announcement have been revealed, as a rival event confirms its commitment to the region. Council chief executive officer Anne Howard said there had not been any discussions to host a 2023 Falls Festival in the shire. The festival had been hosted in Lorne – where it originated – for … [Read more…]
Fed up garbos in charge of residential pick ups in Geelong region council areas are expected to strike this week because of proposed changes to work conditions. The Transport Workers’ Union and waste management company Cleanaway have been locked in enterprise bargaining for months but are now at a deadlock. That’s prompted the TWU to … [Read more…]
A numbers war has broken out amid threats several libraries would close across Geelong. See the full breakdown. Geelong Regional Libraries Corporation (GRLC) has proposed to shut three sites and cut opening hours at seven others to make up for a $1m funding shortfall. The corporation is due to have $4.7m in cash reserves in … [Read more…]
Voted in after fighting library closures, Geelong councillor Ron Nelson, right, has resigned from library management after major changes proposed at 10 sites. The Geelong Regional Libraries Corporation (GRLC), which operates 19 libraries and three mobile libraries, was effectively told to find more than $1.1m of savings when the Geelong council draft budget was released … [Read more…]