14 years ago
March 12, 2010
Witnesses have begun telling court their heart-rending stories of losing life savings in the $60 million collapse of a Geelong investment company.
One investor, whose name was suppressed under a court order, told Geelong Magistrates’ Court this week she was forced to cancel surgery after failing to receive a return on her $185,000 investment.
11 years ago
March 15, 2013
A three-month trial of 3am lockouts at Geelong nightclubs could begin next month, police have revealed.
Sergeant Aaron Riches said police hoped to begin the trial by the end of April.
8 years ago
March 18, 2016
Crime jumped 12.7 per cent across Geelong and 9.1 per cent in Surf Coast, latest Crime Statistics Agency figures reveal.
Golden Plains had the region’s highest rise, 18.6 per cent, while Queenscliff was up 11.8 per cent.
5 years ago
March 15, 2019
Otway farmers have won their “30-year war” to stop groundwater pumping that killed fish and flushed toxic chemicals down the Barwon River.
Barwon Water yesterday announced it would withdraw its licence application to controversially extract water from a borefield following hundreds of submissions against the project.
