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Taxpayers charged $5000 for Brownyn Bishop's charter flight from Melbourne to ...

As revealed in the Herald Sun today, Ms Bishop billed taxpayers $5227.27 for the 80km trip from Melbourne to Geelong last November. The Herald Sun understands Ms Bishop travelled to Geelong for a fundraising event for state Liberal candidate Ron ... >> view original

Australian Federal Police raid businesses in Ryrie Street, Geelong

Dozens of police blitzed Ryrie Street, the Victorian town's central street, on Wednesday morning and entered a number of businesses, according to the Geelong Advertiser. Panache Cafe & Creperie employee Victoria Occhibove said about 15 to 20 police ... >> view original

Major police operation underway in Geelong's central business district

Police are remaining tight-lipped about the nature of the warrant operation, but have visited multiple businesses on Geelong's central strip since 10.30am. Officers have blocked off the upstairs entrance to Startup Cloud, a digital business incubator ... >> view original

Bishop spends $5000 on 80km charter flight

The Speaker opted to take the charter plane from Melbourne to Geelong last November, rather than using her Commonwealth car. The estimated travel time by road is just over an hour. The $5,227.27 cost of the trip is detailed in a six-monthly report to ... >> view original

New claims of bullying by City of Greater Geelong councillor

Councillor bullying at City Hall is being investigated by former human rights commissioner and defence force abuse investigator Susan Halliday as a direct result of the Geelong Advertiser series. A review of City of Greater Geelong workplace culture is ... >> view original

Geelong and Colac drug tests nabbing high drivers

Two drug drivers were also detected in Geelong at the weekend in the first 15 minutes of testing. “This is something that has been prevalent in our community for a long time and we haven't had the facilities to measure (it),” Colac Sergeant Shane ... >> view original

Geelong Cats youngster Josh Cowan closing in on VFL comeback

LUCKLESS Geelong midfielder Josh Cowan is edging closer to a VFL return, possibly as early as this weekend in a best-case scenario. Cowan hasn't played since injuring his hamstring less than a quarter into his AFL comeback match against Collingwood ... >> view original

Geelong Council backflips on parking meter hike after typo

Workers arrived at the Haymarket carpark in Myers St, Geelong on Monday to find the cost of parking for a whole day had increased from $9 to $9.40. A prominent sticker on ticket machines informed drivers of the price rise and the machines accepted $9 ... >> view original

Jacqui Lambie calls Geelong Mayor Darryn Lyons a “kindred soul” as Palmer ...

Senator Lambie and Cr Lyons on Friday announced a plan to lobby for a daily high-speed catamaran service between Geelong and Burnie, to boost the ailing economies of both cities. The huge catamarans, measuring up to 135m, could cross Bass Strait in ... >> view original

Johnny Depp and Star Wars inspire junior Geelong fencer Alex English

He trains four days a week, several hours a day, catching public transport to work with the national coach in Melbourne in the morning, as well as training with the Geelong Fencing Club in the evenings. Alex specialises in épée fencing, which uses a ... >> view original