Jobkeeper should run as long as restrictions do, MP says
The financial lifeline extended to thousands of workers across the Geelong region should be extended for as long as COVID-19 restrictions are in play, a Torquay MP says.
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Fast-tracked plan a must to save Geelong Viva refinery: MP
A process to deliver security to the nation’s fuel refineries — including the at-risk Geelong Viva plant — and secure jobs should be sped up, Labor’s deputy leader Richard Marles says.
Mum desperate to return home but government silent
A Wallington aged care worker stranded in the Netherlands seeking an exemption to come home hasn’t heard from the federal government three weeks after lodging her application.
Geelong and regional Victoria on target for restriction ease
No new coronavirus cases were recorded in the G21 region on Thursday. If the trend continues here and the rest of regional Victoria, we could only be a week away from not having any limits on leaving home. This is what else would change.
How laneway plan will benefit CBD traders and shoppers
A new laneway that will link the Little Malop Street hospitality precinct and the waterfront is expected to “bring to life a new part of the city”. This is why the project shapes as a win for traders and CBD shoppers.
Daughter’s fight to get Wallington mum back home
A Geelong woman is calling on the government to intervene and help get her Wallington mum home after the aged care worker became stuck in the Netherlands because of return traveller caps following an overseas trip to visit her terminally ill mother for the last time.
What Albo wants to deliver for the regions
Development of the regions to “harness the untapped potential” should be a focus of the federal government in the economic recovery from COVID-19, Labor leader Anthony Albanese says.
MP calls for streamlined COVID compo system
A compensation scheme that assumes healthcare workers who contract COVID-19 do so at work is needed to streamline claims and give Victorian staff the same rights as their interstate counterparts, a Torquay MP says.
Squatter house blaze sparks more anger
The owner of a prime CBD block is again under fire for letting the property be overrun by squatters two years after they first set foot in the Myers St house. It comes after a blaze at the house forced an emergency response on Tuesday.
Makings of a dad pushing his son to success
Support and encouragement are hallmarks of Aaron McArthur the single dad. The Addy spoke him to ask what it takes to be a dad in the face of significant challenges.
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