CITY Hall firebrand councillor Jan Farrell is back in the social media fray after Geelong businessman Chris Tsorotes accused her of racism for re-tweeting a post unkindly linking his Greek heritage and property interests.
Tsorotes told Double Take he was considering defamation action while awaiting the outcome of a City Hall probe into his complaint.
Since then, though, Jan’s been channelling a Twitter user named Jonathon Brown who identifies himself as a media educator.
She re-tweeted one of his posts, stating: “Defamation: Protecting the powerful and keeping their critics quiet. Just the way the powerful like it. #MediaWatch”.
Apparently it doesn’t work on Jan, though.
SMACK in The Chops Department: Ford’s set to dump 120 workers next week and Alcoa 800 a few weeks later but over in the US they’re working together on a new all-aluminium F-500, the biggest-selling vehicle in the states.
Now Alcoa’s expanding operations stateside, helping produce another new super car.
Together with battery-maker Phinergy, Alcoa has just revealed a modified Citroen C1 car with special batteries that allow it to travel around 1600km on a single charge.
Too bad its pulling the plug here.
No doubt Apollo Bay’s volunteer ambulance officers play an important role in the local community, along with CFA and surf life saving club members.
It’s just that any patient might do their own double take at the name of one of the town’s respected long-serving ambos – Wayne Malady.
At least he shares their pain.
Who knew our region was a bit of a hunter’s paradise?
Apparently the area generates $17.2 million from game hunting, according to an economic impact report on the pastime.
The region rates fairly highly in the state, with shooters on the hunt for deer and quail as well as ducks and pest animals.
And that’s not including the Cats’ Taylor Hunt, often found hunting the opposition’s best player.
