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1 year ago

November 18, 2022

House prices are falling faster in Geelong than anywhere else in regional Victoria, according to the most recent market report from property data analysis and valuation company PropTrack.

While property prices in Victoria have dropped by an average of 2.45 per cent since peak prices in February this year, home prices in Geelong have dropped by 4.5 per cent in the same period.

3 years ago

November 20, 2020

Holiday parks across Geelong are struggling to keep up with demand as Melburnians flock to the area to enjoy their new-found freedom.

Motorists clogged the Geelong Ring Road from Little River to Waurn Ponds last weekend after the state government dismantled Melbourne’s ‘ring of steel’ on November 9.

5 years ago

November 16, 2018

Police will today launch a Dob in a Dealer campaign after officers arrested a wanted fugitive allegedly in possession of drugs and firearms during a Newtown raid.

Tip-offs were vital in locating the 33-year-old St Albans Park man, who was on parole for a violent burglary in 2012, said Geelong Inspector Paul Edebone.

7 years ago

November 18, 2016

Police numbers have decreased in Geelong during the past year despite the Andrews government spruiking statewide increases, an Indy investigation has revealed.

The paper this week obtained data showing that greater Geelong had 196.79 full-time-equivalent (FTE) police in September 2016, down from 198.32 at the same time in 2015.

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