Andy a father figure to generation of kids
Police officer Andy Brittain is a dad of three but a father figure and confidant to a generation of Geelong kids.
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Dad shows his kids the key to life
When Stephen Gill’s kids began learning piano he jumped behind the keys too. It wasn’t a token gesture but a sign of his unrelenting commitment to be active in his kids’ lives.
Vital local vote gives State power
Powers that allow COVID-19 social restrictions to be enforced, until March if needed, passed parliament on Wednesday because of the crucial vote of a Geelong MP.
Economy nose dives, Labor says job plan needed
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says falls in spending on transport, hotels, cafes and restaurants caused by coronavirus has “wreaked havoc” on the economy, and deputy Labor Leader Richard Marles says the government has no plan to fix the jobs crisis to start the climb out of the hole.
South Korean company likely to build billion dollar guns
A South Korean multinational is in the box seat to deliver a billion-dollar defence project in Geelong that’s due to deliver 350 jobs and continue for more than a decade.
Aged care funding boost, focus on infection control
The federal government will commit $563.4 million to aged care including $245m to help facilities deal with COVID-19. Labor wants assurances staff are not working between facilities.
Regional Vic focus of easing restrictions
The State Government’s plan to lift Victoria out of COVID-19 lockdowns will include a regional focus to give communities, tourism operators and businesses certainty, Premier Daniel Andrews says. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Meddick set to support State of Emergency extension
Geelong-based MP Andy Meddick will throw his support behind a six-month extension to powers allowing the state government to stop gatherings, keep businesses closed, and enforce COVID-19 positive isolation. This is why he is supporting the plan.
Thin blue line is in their blood
The McKeegan policing lineage, which stretches back to a mounted trooper working the Goulburn Valley during the late 1800s, continued on Saturday when Damian and Xavier manned the Little River coronavirus border.
Serious crash at Mount Moriac
A man in his 20s was flown to The Alfred on Saturday after a two-car smash at Mount Moriac.
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