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Erin ConstableMaroondah and Whitehorse Reporter

Erin Constable s a community news reporter at the Herald Sun for the Whitehorse and Maroondah regions. She covers courts, council, crime and breaking news.

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Outer East

The Mt Evelyn community is banding together to stop a McDonalds from being built in their suburb.

Residents gear up for bun fight over proposed Mt Evelyn Maccas

Mt Evelyn residents say the proposed Hereford Rd McDonalds will “stick out like a sore thumb” amid concerns over noise, litter and the smell created by the fast food giant.

Geelong

A 55-year-old Deans Marsh woman died after a crash near Winchelsea on Saturday night.

Driver in Winchelsea fatal granted bail

Family and friends of accused Winchelsea fatal driver Darren Kirwood wept in court as he was granted bail.

Geelong

A Breakwater man has attacked an Uber driver after he refused to get off the phone. Graham Massie pleaded guilty to assaulting an Uber driver in the Geelong Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

Man attacked Uber driver for talking on the phone

A man became enraged and attacked his Uber driver after he did not stop talking on his phone during a short trip.

Geelong

A man thought it was his âlucky dayâ when he found $600 on the ground outside a servo, only to be slapped with a fine for not reporting the find. Boris John Pavlovic fronted the Geelong Magistrates Court on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to one count of theft.

Finders, keepers fail as man fined for pocketing $600 found at servo

The playground rule of ‘finders keepers’ didn’t hold much sway in court for a man who found $600 on the ground.

Geelong

Winchelsea fatal deemed ‘not deliberate’

The driver charged after a Winchelsea crash that killed Deans Marsh woman Kylie Doak has fronted court again applying for bail, with his behaviour after the incident described as “unsettling”.

Geelong

A young pokie fiend has stolen thousands of dollars from his workplace to fund his gambling addiction. Dallas Riccardi, 23, pleaded guilty to theft in the Geelong Magistrates Court on Thursday.

Pokies addict steals thousands from his Geelong workplace

A magistrate has slammed a thieving AMX Superstore employee after he faked depositing over $4000 in cash and lied with a “nonsense” excuse to his manager.

Geelong

Man allegedly flees hospital after accidentally shooting himself

A St Albans man has asked for bail after he allegedly accidentally shot himself in the leg while he was “extremely drug affected” and fled from hospital.

Geelong

Speed Camera for Southbound traffic on Hume Highway at intersection with Elizabeth drive in Liverpool.

‘I am not a person’ defence in Geelong speeding ticket fight

A ‘sovereign citizen’ plans to challenge the Geelong Magistrate Court’s jurisdiction over a minor speeding charge, citing he is “not a person”.

Geelong

Claims driver who allegedly killed mum asked police to shoot him

The driver charged after a Winchelsea crash that killed Deans Marsh woman Kylie Doak was allegedly drunk after a wedding and asked police to shoot him, his bail application heard.

Geelong

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Corio man assaults chemist worker over unfilled script

A man went on a rampage in a chemist after he came 30 days too early to fill his script.

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