Police hunt for teens involved in CBD machete hold up
Police are searching for a group of teens who allegedly held up a convenience store in the heart of Geelong with machetes.
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Car chase killer appeals sentence over ‘street shotgun execution’
A murderer who was jailed for 24 years after he gunned down a family rival following a car chase through Geelong’s northern suburbs has lodged an appeal against his sentence.
Mum’s cancer bill shock fight
A Geelong mother who faced a large out-of-pocket bill for breast cancer diagnostic scans is campaigning to make the tests free, launching a petition after her own experience revealed gaps in the healthcare system.
Mayor snubbed by minister after seeking answers about promised school
Geelong’s mayor has asked the government to fulfil its promise to deliver a school in one of the region’s growing suburbs after he was snubbed by the Education Minister.
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Council seeks operators for ‘Salamanca-style’ market
City Hall is seeking operators to be part of a Salamanca-style weekly market in the heart of the CBD after funding was secured in the recently approved budget.
‘I was a mess’: Parents to lose vital sleep support service
Parents of newborns will soon lose access to a vital council-run sleep and settling program due to state government funding cuts, despite parents and leaders calling for them to remain,
Man dies in Drysdale crash
A Portarlington man has died following an accident on the Drysdale bypass.
United closing in on NBL1 finals, undefeated run
Geelong United’s women are cooking for the NBL1 finals, locking away top spot with two games to spare. But for United’s men’s squad, it’s been a season of ‘what could have been’.
170+ pics: Top Geelong local footy, netball snaps from the weekend
There was plenty of local sport action over the weekend and we were there to capture it. See our photos from GFNL, GDFNL and the Geelong Falcons.
Geelong GHB surge prompts call for drug-testing site
More people are overdosing on GHB, known as ‘liquid ecstasy’, with Geelong emerging as a regional hotspot for ambulance call-outs linked to the potent drug.
Renewed calls to remove level crossing as train hits woman’s car
A woman’s car was hit by a train at notorious level crossing in Geelong’s north, prompting more calls to fix the trouble-plagued intersection.
Callous, selfish, aggressive: Man learns fate for abusing daughter
A County Court judge has commended the bravery and determination of a young woman who took to the stand to outline the impact abuse at the hands of her selfish, callous father.
Geelong man fined for disturbing critically endangered bird habitat
Authorities launched an investigation after BirdLife Australia reported research equipment used to monitor the birds in the area had been stolen, which resulted in a man being fined.
Hit-run killer to learn fate over senseless death of Geelong man
A Geelong man has admitted mowing down and killing a 31-year-old as he rode his e-scooter in Norlane last year in a death that shocked the city.
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