$200,000 haul
Thieves have stolen $200,000 worth of machinery after sneaking onto a commercial construction site in Corio twice in a week.
Police said the offenders broke into offices and shipping containers on the Heales Road around the middle of the month before stealing equipment including a $165,000 Somero laser screed.
Heads panel
An independent panel will decide whether developers can achieve their long-held goal of bursting Barwon Heads’ town boundaries despite councillors voting to keep them unchanged.
Councillors referred their updated Barwon Heads structure plan to the panel this week after receiving 940 submissions, of which 99 per cent wanted to retain the town’s western boundary abutting farmland.
Health start
A delayed Barwon Health North facility is set to open late next year after State Government turned the first sod on the project this week.
The $33 million facility, initially earmarked to open last year, would offer services including after-hour and “walk-in” care for patients with non-life-threatening injuries or illnesses, Barwon Health said.
88 over
A P-plate motorcyclist who rode 88km/h over the limit without using his hands faces court in Geelong on a range of charges.
Police impounded the North Geelong 19-year-old’s motorbike for 30 days after catching him riding at 148km/h in a 60 zone on Duro St last Sunday.
Centre proceeds
Development of an “intergrated” Corio child and family centre will proceed despite “a number of issues” involving traffic management, a kindergarten demolition and the loss of open space.
Council believed it had “adequately addressed” the issues with the solutions including opening North Bay College’s oval to the public, building a new sensory play space, including a kindergarten “marker” in the new design, and posting 40km/h limits in the area.
Cats appointment
The Geelong Cats have appointed a former Hawthorn and Carlton player as performance and development manager.
Brett Johnson, who came to the Cats after eight years working for the AFL players’ association, was an “excellent player” who also had physiotherapist qualifications, the club said.
Pair missing
Police are searching for a 14-year-old Corio girl and woman aged 32 known to frequent Geelong and Anglesea after they separately went missing weeks ago.
Teenager Leah Murray had been missing from her Shepherdson Ave home since 10 June and Emma Magnan separately disappeared five days later, police posted on social media.
