The Indy travels through the archives and has a look at the top stories in January.
Off-duty lifesaver Roo Robinson, 17, saved a Melbourne man from drowning at Ocean Grove main beach after he was caught in a rip.
Flash floods struck Geelong when the region experienced nearly a month’s worth of rain in under five hours, the city recording over 26mm of rainfall.
Local government minister Melissa Horne appointed two mentors to oversee the appointment of Geelong council’s new chief executive amid concern around integrity and transparency.
Dutch cyclist Loes Adegeest won the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race women’s event in her first WorldTour season, while German Marius Mayrhofer was the upset winner of the men’s event, claiming his first ever tour win.
