Bikie raids
A 50-year-old North Geelong man has been bailed on a charge of failing to appear before court after a series of bikie-related police raids this week.
Police swooped on a Rebels bikie clubhouse in North Geelong and premises in Whittington on Tuesday morning as part of the raids, which also targeted bikies in Melbourne.
Storages surging
The region’s water storages have surged back over 80 per cent capacity after 41mm of rain in the past week.
Barwon Water recorded the storages at 80.3 per cent on Wednesday, almost 11 per cent higher than the same time last year.
Agency call
The AFL should scrap free-agency rules allowing veteran players to walk out on their clubs for better offers, according to Cats coach Chris Scott.
He called free agency “distasteful” despite recent reports of Geelong trying to wrest star defender James Frawley from Melbourne.
Drysdale promise
A $3 million upgrade of Drysdale Primary School is a Labor state pre-election promise, opposition deputy leader James Merlino has announced.
Mr Merlino said the money would replace 17 “tired” portable classrooms with new permanent buildings and also deliver other refurbishments.
Chinese agreement
A Chinese province’s new agreement with Geelong provides the city with an opportunity for foreign investment, Premier Denis Napthine has announced.
Mr Napthine witnessed representatives of Jiangsu and Geelong sign a memorandum of understanding, which he said would “promote bilateral investment in advanced manufacturing services, tourism and agriculture”.
Trucks ‘fantastic’
Food Truck Fridays attracted 7800 visitors to lunch in central Geelong over three days, according to Mayor Darryn Lyons.
He declared that the visiting trucks provided a “fantastic result” for city centre traders who enjoyed extra business from the lunchtime visitors.
Cancer boost
LEUKAEMIA victims face improved survival chances with world-first technology under development in Geelong.
Biotech company Cytomatrix and Deakin University said their super-speed stem cell growth device could begin helping seriously-ill patients within a few years.
