Platform of pain sparks fury and other top stories.

• Platform of pain sparks fury

  

  A man shows his frustration as che boards a bus with fellow commuters at Geelong Train Station. Pictures: Nigel HallettTWENTY-ONE train services between Geelong and Melbourne have been cancelled and replaced by buses as the V/Line debacle continues to drag on for commuters.Tuesday’s cancellations follow 20 coach replacement services on Monday, leaving commuters angry and officials unable to give an end date to the chaos.Public Transport Minister Jacinta Allan said V/Line assessors would work ove..

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• Plans to set sail on Geelong tourism boat

  

  Steven Potts, Chief Executive of the Boating Industry Association, wants to boost Geelong’s boating tourism. Picture: Karen DoddGEELONG and the Bellarine are set to benefit from a predicted doubling of boating activities by 2050.Speaking at the Geelong Boating Tourism forum yesterday, Boating Industry Association of Victoria chief executive Steven Potts said Geelong could become a “magnet city” for boating tourism and lifestyle as the population grows to eight million on the central coast of Vic..

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• Repeat offender's luck runs out

  

  A  NORLANE man with 15 prior convictions over eight years for driving disqualified or suspended, has been jailed for three months after being caught driving again.Carey Scanlon, 27, of Corangamite Dr, Corio, pleaded guilty in Geelong Magistrates’ Court yesterday to charges of driving while disqualified, drug-driving and driving an unregistered and unroad­worthy car.Leading Senior Constable Kylie Jane said that at 12.50am on July 16 last year, police saw Scanlon driving north along Douro St in No..

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• Geelong students set course for dream careers as university offers ...

  Matthew Flinders students Claire Gee and Molly Herd with Northern Bay graduates Caleb Burrell and Richelle Ozog celebrate their university offers. Picture: Nigel HallettDREAMS were realised for students across Geelong with the release of university offers on Monday.Local students were among more than 57,000 to recieve first-round offers from the Victorian Tertiary Admission Centre (VTAC), a dip of 1.3 per cent from last year.Deakin made 2211 offers for its Geelong campuses — 1373 for Waurn Ponds..

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• Geelong Gallery picks Jason Smith as new director

  

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• Paris thanks Geelong for support

  

  Geelong’s French community hold a vigil for the victims of the Paris terror attacks. Picture: Mitch BearTHE terrorists responsible for November’s Paris attacks have only strengthened the French values of openness, generosity and fraternity, the city’s mayor has written in a touching letter to Cr Darryn Lyons.The Geelong mayor wrote to Anne Hidalgo following the attacks, expressing “sincere sorrow and support” for all French people on behalf of City of Greater Geelong residents.In her response, M..

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• The Department of Human Services has plans to open a 400 person ...

  

  A building similar in size to the TAC office is expected to house the Department of Human Services and National Disability ­Insurance Agency in Geelong. Picture: Karen DoddA DEPARTMENT of Human Services office expected to house 400 jobs is headed for Geelong.It comes after the Geelong Advertiser revealed on Saturday a mystery commonwealth department was looking to join the National Disability ­Insurance Agency in Geelong.And the construction of a building to house the two is ­expected to create ..

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• Swimming club dedicated to training tots

  

  GEELONG West will soon be home to a boutique swimming centre that focuses entirely on infant and toddler development.Jump Swim Schools, which has more than 25 centres across the country, will set up its first Geelong facility in Pakington St, and hopes to open by April.The company distinguishes itself from competitors by offering smaller sized group classes, capping numbers at four per group and having a maximum of two classes run simultaneously.Managing director Ian Campbell said Jump had ident..

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• Fumbling thieves leave empty handed after breaking into several ...

  

  Victoria police are hunting three “wannabe ninjas” who are wanted for a string of attempted burglaries at several phone stores in Geelong, Camberwell and Elsternwick last Wednesday.The trio of men were first captured on CCTV trying to break into a telecommunications store on Moorabool St, Geelong about 2.30am.Armed with a sledgehammer, the burglars also smashed their way into a store on Glenhuntly road in Elsternwick about 3.15am. The men then forced their way through a roller door, but appeari..

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• Rates relief for fire victims

  

  Colac Otway Shire is set to waive rates on properties destroyed by the Christmas bushfires. Picture: David CroslingRATES are set to be waived on more than 100 properties destroyed in the Black Christmas bushfires at Wye River and Separation Creek.More than $86 million worth of insured property was razed by the fire, according to the Insurance Council of Australia, with more assessments to come.Colac Otway Shire councillors will meet in Apollo Bay on Wednesday to discuss the proposal to waive rat..

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