Defence welcome
A South Korean company proposing to build a new elite defence production facility in Geelong has met with council this week.
The manufacturing base will deliver self-propelled howitzers and supporting systems to complement the Australian Army’s existing towed artillery capability, according to Hanwha Defense.
Student cleared
A former Deakin University student convicted of sexually assaulting two library workers has won an appeal to drop the charges against him this week.
Syed Qureshi, 21, cleared his name at the Geelong County Court on Wednesday regarding the alleged incidents at the university’s Waurn Ponds campus in 2017.
Disability awards
Nominations are now open for a string of state awards celebrating the achievements of sportspeople with disability and those in the industry who support them.
Leopold wheelchair basketballer Mitchell Bond and Grovedale gymnastics official Jenny Forssman both won 2020 Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Awards last year.
Double theft
Police have called for public assistance this week to hunt two men who allegedly stole two Dyson vacuum cleaners and assorted grocery items from Aldi in Bell Post Hill last December.
