Shooting victim a 'completely innocent' man
Paramedics transport the shooting victim from his Lara home. Picture: Nigel Fox.POLICE believe a man shot in the chest at Lara was the innocent victim of a manhunt gone wrong after he disturbed a carload of men outside his rural home. Detectives said the 49-year-old father, Lee Pitcher, was sitting on the couch watching My Kitchen Rules when he noticed a suspicious vehicle parked outside his Alison Rd home about 9pm on Monday.He drove his silver ute about 100m out to the front nature strip, step..>> view originalSafe harbour vision takes shape
An artist’s impression of what the revamped Royal Geelong Yacht Club could look like.THIS futuristic image of the Geelong waterfront is the “hero shot” yachties hope will secure $13 million of taxpayer dollars for their safe harbour plan.The Royal Geelong Yacht Club released the image of the distinctive circular marina yesterday as it finetuned its application for $7 million from the Federal Government for the planned Geelong Waterfront Safe Harbour Precinct.An artist’s impression of the marina ..>> view originalThere could be a few bleary eyes across Geelong today after a ...
Geelong sweats through warm night Rebecca McDonald / 09 March 2016 There could be a few bleary eyes across Geelong today after a warm night. The temperature dipped down to 20 degrees around midnight by it was back up to 31 degrees by 2am. It was hotter up the freeway, where Melbourne failed to drop below 29 degrees during the night. Geelong missed out on the worst of the heat that gripped Melbourne and other parts of Victoria yesterday. Werribee hit 41 degrees and Melbourne 39, while Geelo..>> view originalInternational Women's Day with…
One our favourite Geelongians, Missy Higgins has released a moving new song inspired by the Syrian refugee crisis & written after Missy saw the... Deputy leader of the federal opposition, Tanya Plibersek spoke to us about what International Women's Day means to her... Paul Couch's former team mate Andrew Bews shares some good memories and pays tribute to Couchy...>> view originalV/Line slowly back on track
V/Line’s trains are slowly returning to service after weeks of rail pain for commuters.MORE trains will return to the Geelong/Melbourne rail line, but V/Line will still rely on buses to fill timetable holes.V/Line has replaced almost 300 wheels on VLocity carriages, upgraded sections of rail, lubricated tracks and ordered drivers to slow on tight bends to control the rate at which wheels were wearing out.It says the measures will allow it to put more trains back in service, but not enough to pr..>> view originalHot, but not hot enough
A stunning autumn sunrise over the Geelong waterfront. Picture: Helen ChamberlainGEELONG residents tossed and turned through a steamy evening, but Tuesday’s hot spell still wasn’t the warmest March night on record for the region.The mercury failed to dip lower than 20C overnight, but spare a thought for Melburnians, who sweltered through temperatures in the 30s and high 20s.MELBOURNE RECORDS HOTTEST MARCH NIGHTGeelong Weather Services director Lindsay Smail said the balmy evening was the war..>> view originalGun crime spike has police worried
Armed crime is on the rise in Geelong, with shootings and violent hold-ups in the past few weeks.POLICE have arrested 10 people and seized a dozen firearms as they fight a spike in gun crime across Geelong.In recent weeks four people have been shot and guns used in three violent armed robberies.Inspector Graham Banks said most of the recent gun crimes appeared to be drug-related and not linked to high-level organised crime.“A lot of these incidents at the moment are not at a high level of orga..>> view originalGeelong to flick the switch on Melbourne pipeline James Royce / 08 ...
Geelong to flick the switch on Melbourne pipeline James Royce / 08 March 2016 Barwon Water will flick the switch on the Melbourne to Geelong pipline next month to sure up local supplies. The State Government announced on Tuesday six gigalitres would be sourced from the Thomson/Yarra catchment, as local storages slump to near-decade low levels of 38.4 per cent of capacity.This time last year they were sitting at 64 per cent.Water Minister Lisa Neville said accessing Melbourne's supply woul..>> view originalMan sinking in mud near Geelong rescued
A man who was knee-deep and sinking further into a muddy lake near Geelong has been rescued.Rescuers needed to lay wooden planks to reach the man who became trapped while walking in the muddy surrounds of Lake Connewarre at about 11am on Tuesday.Scott Clark from South Barwon SES said access was the main issue in the rescue.More than a dozen SES and CFA members lay wooden planks out to and around the man before lifting him out of the mud."It's quite lucky because, as he told us, the more he move..>> view original
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