Geelong AM Briefing: This morning’s top news

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Here’s what’s making headlines this morning in the Geelong Advertiser.

Chook farm planned just months after bird flu outbreak

A chicken farm with a capacity of 400,000 birds has been proposed in the Golden Plains Shire just months after a bird flu outbreak.

Family desperate for closure after missing man’s likely murder

The heartbroken family of a missing Geelong is desperate for answers a year after a coroner found he was likely murdered in 2005.

Pamela Tascas is the mother of Trevor Tascas, who disappeared in 2005. Picture: Peter Ristevski

$134m prison expansion signed off

A $134 million contract has been signed to expand Barwon Prison, which houses some of the state’s most notorious criminals.

‘No more excuses’: State under pressure to release report

The state government has come under fire for failing to release the final report from a Royal Commission into Victoria’s “broken” mental health system.

Best of Beauty Salons, Geelong. Photo: iStock

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What Altona refinery closure means for Geelong Viva plant

The snap closure of ExxonMobil’s refinery at Altona has sent shockwaves through the fuel industry in Australia. Here’s what the shutdown means for the future of Geelong’s Viva Energy refinery.

Courtney Mercer, Kylie Ferguson and Aneesha Sugita (all from Ocean Grove) cool off at Barwon Heads. It is forecast to reach 36C today in Geelong. Picture: Glenn Ferguson

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Originally published as Geelong AM Briefing: This morning’s top news