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  • $8m Council debt? Try $15m to $20m claims Union

    Lui Zacher May 25, 2023 / 10:59 pm The Union representing City of Greater Geelong staff has landed worrying claims about the Council’s financial state. Earlier this month a draft […]

  • Mayor “happy to entertain” pay cut for Councillors

    Lui Zacher May 25, 2023 / 10:26 pm Geelong Mayor Trent Sullivan said he’s “happy to entertain” the idea of councillors and administrators taking a pay cut. It comes in […]

  • Council plays hardball with Library closures

    Lui Zacher May 16, 2023 / 4:30 am The City of Greater Gelong has doubled down on claims the body in charge of local libraries has options ‘they are choosing not […]

  • “Superload” trundles along Geelong streets

    Lui Zacher May 15, 2023 / 10:41 am A “superload” dubbed on the smaller end of the scale has passed through Geelong without a hiccup  The supersize load was driven through […]

  • Man arrested in Torquay after evading police

    Craig Watson May 15, 2023 / 3:08 am A Geelong man’s been arrested after allegedly evading police in Torquay on Wednesday. The 35-year-old was driving a van along the Surf […]

  • Handbrake foils attempted car theft

    Tim Lamacraft May 9, 2023 / 4:51 am   Police are investigating an attempted car theft in Corio early Tuesday morning. Officers say a man got into a parked car […]

  • Man fleeing from Winchelsea crash faces drugs charges

    Lui Zacher May 8, 2023 / 7:09 am A 33-year-old Colac man is facing a number of charges after an incident in Winchelsea on Friday A Victoria Police spokesperson says […]

  • Bannockburn Blaze prompts Community Warning

    Lui Zacher May 8, 2023 / 5:24 am Firefighters have been called to a structure fire in Bannockburn Monday afternoon Vic Emergency issued a “Community Information” message around 2:55pm It’s […]

  • Police investigating Geelong gunshots

    Lui Zacher May 6, 2023 / 10:24 pm Geelong detectives are investigating after a firearm was allegedly discharged in Geelong Saturday night. It’s understood a man was approached by a group […]

  • Early morning blaze in Corio

    Lui Zacher May 6, 2023 / 5:38 pm Emergency services have responded to an early morning blaze in Corio  Firefighters and Paramedics were called to the fire on McKinley Avenue […]