Cladding risk
Victoria’s cladding task force has identified 11 buildings in Geelong with combustible cladding, with three requiring “priority” rectification, according to Victorian Building Authority (VBA).
A VBA spokesperson said eight buildings, including the three, would require some degree of rectification but declined to provide any addresses.
Police raid
Geelong police allegedly seized a “large” amount of illegal cigarettes and cash from a Moorabool St business yesterday.
A 57-year-old man from Sunshine West will be summonsed at Geelong Magistrates’ Court at a later date, according to police.
Furphy expansion
Geelong’s Little Creatures brewery is set for an $11 million expansion that will create 10 new jobs according to State Government.
Jobs Minister Martin Pakula visited the South Geelong brewery yesterday to confirm the government’s “support” of the project.
Lara smash
Two men remain in a stable condition following a car crash at the corner of Geelong-Bacchus Marsh Rd and Staceys Rd yesterday.
Paramedics took a man in his 20s to University Hospital Geelong with a hip injury and a man in his 40s to Alfred Hospital with a back injury, according to Ambulance Victoria.
Rail fail
Geelong trains failed performance targets in June according to V/Line figures, with 90.9 per cent of trains running on time.
Shadow Minister for Regional Public Transport Steph Ryan slammed the figures, below performance targets of 92 per cent.
Playground crime
Police are searching for two men who urinated in a sandpit and smashed bottles in a playground at Lara Primary School earlier this month.
This week police released images of two males they wish to speak to in relation to the incident and urged anyone with information to phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
