20 years ago
December 1, 2000
The most promising HIV vaccine in the world, developed at Geelong’s Australian Animal Health Laboratory, is set for clinical trials on humans. But animal rights groups yesterday protested at the CSIRO facility on Portarlington Rd, East Geelong, against the use of monkeys in HIV vaccine research.
15 years ago
December 2, 2005
Anti-terrorism exercises have tested the security of Queenscliff’s ferry service. Federal and state authorities are now investigating security measures to safeguard the ferry against a terrorist attack.
10 years ago
December 3, 2010
A Geelong demolition company director must pay more than $70,000 in fines for dumping and abandoning 15 tonnes of asbestos in Moolap, a magistrate has ruled. But Geelong Magistrates’ Court heard taxpayers would foot the clean-up bill of almost $2 million because McCormack Demolitions had gone bust.
5 years ago
December 4, 2015
A veteran policeman, who thought he would die after being repeatedly stabbed by an ice-crazed driver on the highway at Batesford, has been awarded the Victoria Police Star. Senior Sergeant David Reither, who was transferring from Geelong to Ballarat at the time, said the award, one of the highest in the force, closed another chapter in a career of more than 27 years.
