Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Geelong court: Lovely Banks couple pleads guilty to poisoning ... and other top stories.

  • Geelong court: Lovely Banks couple pleads guilty to poisoning ...

    Geelong court: Lovely Banks couple pleads guilty to poisoning ...
    Anika and Milan Jakobic pleaded guilty to criminal damage.A GEELONG couple who admitted poisoning more than 40 cypress trees on neighbouring properties, claiming they were damaging their property, have been convicted and fined $3500 each.Anika Jakobic, 68, and Milan Jakobic, 73, of Laura Court, Lovely Banks, pleaded guilty in Geelong Magistrates’ Court yesterday to criminal damage, The Geelong Advertiser reports.Police prosecutor Senior Constable Jacki Davis said neighbours located either side o..
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  • Chainsaw, shovel fight blocks Surf Coast highway in Geelong

    Chainsaw, shovel fight blocks Surf Coast highway in Geelong
    Chainsaw, shovel fight blocks Surf Coast highway in Geelong A fight involving a shovel and a chainsaw has stopped traffic. Photo: Jessica Shapiro A man armed with a shovel and another with a chainsaw stopped traffic during a bizarre daytime brawl in the middle of a busy Geelong highway.The two men, aged 35 and 36, stopped several lanes of traffic on the Surf Coast highway in Geelong as they fought on Tuesday, police say.The fight ended up in the driveway of..
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  • Geelong flag hero meets Bombers

    Geelong flag hero meets Bombers
    THREE-time Geelong premiership winner James Kelly could join Essendon as the club’s second top-up player after visiting the club today.The 32-year-old arrived at the Tullamarine base while training was underway this morning and was driven from the club by the property steward to avoid the media at just after 12.30PM.Kelly left the door ajar to play on this season after he was delisted by Geelong at the end of 2015, but he was overlooked during the delisted free agency period.He will join discard..
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  • Chainsaw vs shovel battle in Geelong suburb of Grovedale sees ...

    Chainsaw vs shovel battle in Geelong suburb of Grovedale sees ...
    TWO men have been charged over a bloody confrontation allegedly involving a chainsaw and a shovel in Grovedale.Police have charged the pair with affray, criminal damage of a police car and associated offences.The duo were arrested following an incident on Torquay Rd, Grovedale on Tuesday afternoon.A damaged police car at the scene of the assault at Grove Plaza.The shocking incident occurred near a busy highway.Paramedics were called to the scene near Grove Rd after 1pm, ambulance spokeswoman Sus..
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  • Chance for youth to step up

    Chance for youth to step up
    NORTH GEELONG coach Micky Colina says his young Warriors have a chance to fast track their development into the first team in the Geelong region preseason tournament which starts Friday.The Warriors will field an under-20s team in the month-long tournament which features Corio, Geelong, Rangers, Bell Park, Lara, Surf Coast and Surfside.Colina said the tournament was used as part of the development pathway towards the senior team.“It’s a great opportunity for the youth of the club to play against..
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  • Compo raised for V/Line passengers

    Compo raised for V/Line passengers
    Rebecca Buschmann and her three children Keely, 13, Amelia, 7, and Peter, 12, were set to travel from Geelong to Bendigo but the bus issues have created holiday chaos. Picture: Nigel HallettCOMPENSATION for commuters is being considered by the Acting Premier as Geelong’s train pain persists.A further 21 train services were cancelled and replaced by buses on Wednesday as the week of transport woe continues for commuters.Filling in for Premier ­Daniel Andrews, James Merlino told reporters on Tuesd..
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  • Melbourne preview: Geelong

    Melbourne preview: Geelong
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  • Men brawled with a chainsaw and shovel, blocking Geelong highway

    Men brawled with a chainsaw and shovel, blocking Geelong highway
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  • Pokies could make the move to Geelong pub

    Pokies could make the move to Geelong pub
    Valley Inn Hotel could be home to 29 pokie machines if approved.POKIES could find their way into one of South Geelong’s favourite local haunts if an application to the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation is approved.Twenty-nine electronic gaming machines would be relocated from the Barwon Heads Hotel to the Valley Inn on Fyans St under the proposal.It comes as the BHH leaseholders prepare to end their contract in 2017 and undertake a $3 million refurbishment of the run-down V..
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  • Former Heide Museum of Modern Art director Jason Smith returns to ...

    Former Heide Museum of Modern Art director Jason Smith returns to ...
    Jason Smith has been appointed the new director of Geelong Art Gallery. Photo: Mark Sherwood Jason Smith has had his eye on Geelong Art Gallery for a long time. The curator, who ran Heide Museum of Modern Art for more than six years following more than a decade as a curator of contemporary art at the National Gallery of Victoria, has spent the past 15 months as curator of Australian Art at the Queensland Art Gallery|Gallery of Modern Art. During his time in Brisbane he has worked on projects..
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