17 years ago
August 31, 2007
Victoria’s top cop has ordered a police probe into Geelong’s council over allegations a council officer demanded bribes in exchange for favourable treatment in a tendering process.
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon told the Independent she had assigned senior detectives to investigate a Geelong businessman’s claims of corruption.
12 years ago
August 31, 2012
Deakin University faces an insurance bill of more than $1.5 million for mental stress, according to a document obtained by the Independent.
The occupational health and safety committee report said Deakin’s insurance estimate for stress claims of $10,000 and over was $1,582,986.
7 years ago
September 1, 2017
A bureaucratic blame game has denied an eight-year-old with cerebral palsy vital household items, according to her distraught Whittington mother, Amy Karlberg.
A house fire in July further worsened the family’s plight after it destroyed a spa which served as her daughter’s main source of pain relief.
2 years ago
September 2, 2022
It’s shaping up to be an awesome summer at Geelong’s waterfront, with plans to have the city’s beloved Ferris wheel spinning again as early as next month.
Hi Lite Amusements has submitted a planning application to the City of Greater Geelong to operate the Giant Sky Wheel for another three years.
