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

FEDERAL speaker Bronwyn Bishop will repay the costs of her $5000 taxpayer-funded helicopter flight between Melbourne and Geelong. Ms Bishop said she would reimburse the costs, but insists the travel was conducted within the rules. “I have today written ... >> view original

Regional Rail Link: Geelong V/Line commuters' pain with overcrowded, late ...

THE new Geelong train timetable and route to Melbourne is yet to deliver the punctual services passengers were promised. V/Line's performance data shows only 85.2 per cent of trains on the Geelong line were “on time” in June, the equal-worst monthly ... >> view original

Geelong business raided by Australian Federal Police, Victoria Police - ABC ...

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has conducted a joint raid with Victoria Police at a business in Geelong today but refused to reveal the nature of the operation. The AFP said "as the matter is currently ongoing, it is not appropriate to comment ... >> view original

Bishop pays more than $5000 back for Geelong helicopter trip - The Conversation

Speaker Bronwyn Bishop has promised the reimburse A$5227 in taxpayers' money that she spent on a helicopter flight between Melbourne and Geelong to attend a Liberal fundraiser in November. Bishop will also pay a 25% loading under rules introduced ... >> view original

Opposition Analysis: Geelong - westernbulldogs.com.au

Geelong Cats v Western Bulldogs. Saturday 18 July, 2015. 1:45pm, Simonds Stadium. One of the powerhouses of the competition of the last ten years have by their own admission, somewhat dropped below their standards in 2015, currently sitting 11th on the ... >> view original

Western Bulldogs defender Michael Talia bullish about beating Geelong at the ...

“It's going to be a tough challenge because Geelong has such a good record down there and they've been such a powerful team for a long time.” Though, Simonds Stadium is not the fortress it once was, with the Cats dropping four of their last five at home. >> view original

Geelong's Carbon Revolution inks Ford Mustang deal | afr.com

Geelong firm Carbon Revolution has won a landmark contract to supply its cutting-edge carbon fibre wheels to Ford Motor Company for the new model of the legendary Ford Mustang muscle car. It will be the first time the Geelong firm's world-beating ... >> 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

New claims of bullying by City of Greater Geelong councillor | Geelong Advertiser

THE City of Greater Geelong has received another formal complaint about bullying by a councillor. A spokesman confirmed yesterday a bullying complaint had been lodged against a councillor. He did not name the councillor. “Since early February 2015, ... >> view original

Eli Anderson drove his 4WD into crowd outside Geelong's Rumours nightclub

A man has admitted driving his four-wheel-drive into a group of people standing outside a Geelong nightclub after he had been refused entry because he was drunk. Eli Anderson, 32, appeared briefly in the Supreme Court on Tuesday where he pleaded ... >> view original