Teen improves
The condition of a teenage male critically injured in a Drysdale car crash has improved to serious but stable, according to an Alfred Hospital spokesperson.
The 18-year-old was a front-seat passenger in a car that hit left Carolanne Drive and hit a power police at 1.50am Sunday, with the male driver escaping uninjured.
Moorabool concerns
Traders have met council representatives to express concerns about the proposed replacement of car parks with bicycle lanes on the western side of Moorabool Street.
City Hall said the traders presented “alternative options” to including Moorabool Street in Geelong’s proposed cycling network but confirmed that TAC’s $4.7 million for the project was contingent on retaining routes “set for years ago”.
Trains improve
V/Line trains have posted their best monthly punctuality results since October 2016, according to the company.
April performance figures showed the 91.5 per cent of Geelong trains arrived at their destination on time and 97.4 per cent of scheduled services were delivered, V/Line said.
Five arrested
Geelong police have arrested two men and three teenagers over a series of aggravated burglaries in Geelong on Wednesday night.
Police said officers arrested two 26-year-old men attempting to flee a stolen car at Lovely Banks and boys aged 16 and 14 with a 15-year-old girl as they fled another stolen vehicle at East Geelong
Access objective
A Geelong councillor with a hearing disability will chair a new committee aiming to make the city’s public places 100 per cent accessible for disabled people.
Cr Anthony Aitken said his own experiences had given him “tremendous empathy and understanding” of local accessibility issues confronting many residents and visitors.
Storages fall
The region’s water storages have continued declining ahead of wet weather forecast to sweep southern Victoria.
Barwon Water recorded a decline of 590 million litres over the past week to a capacity of 48.6 per cent despite 42mm of rain in the catchment area over the same time.
Group funding
More state money has flowed to a Geelong group working on energy sustainability projects.
Geelong Sustainability Group has received $300,000 to create “energy-efficient rooms” for people at risk of “serious illness or death from climate extremes” after obtaining an earlier $140,000 to put solar panels on an aged-care facility.
