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15 years ago

August 7, 2009

A council worker sacked for accepting a free steak sandwich has been offered his job back, according to a union representative.

But he has refused to return to work after City Hall offered extra pay-out money rather than reinstatement to his colleague sacked for the same offence.

11 years ago

August 9, 2013

Fringe benefits tax changes are set to cost Geelong Ford staff 12 days of work in the next six weeks, the company has revealed.

Further downtime is likely in the lead-up to Christmas as Ford responds to plummeting sales after the Rudd Government’s tax changes.

7 years ago

August 11, 2017

A Drysdale man says he drove to hospital doubled over in agony after hearing he faced a “minimum“ four-hour wait for an ambulance.

Ross Brown’s ordeal prompted Ambulance Victoria to launch a review of the incident, the service confirmed to the Indy.

3 years ago

August 6, 2021

The survivor of a freak skydiving accident in Torquay has taken his first steps just days after the terrifying fall.

“Another miracle happened today,” Berni Rantall posted on social media about her husband Christopher on Monday.

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