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The Geelong Independent looks back through the pages of our archives.

12 years ago

July 2010

Residents will suffer under a Victoria Police plan to transfer Corio’s Criminal Investigation Unit to the Geelong station, officers revealed.

7 years ago

July 2015

A forecast jobs boom at Port of Geelong faces a growth squeeze from unrelated businesses taking over land next door.

4 years ago

July 2018

Police have blamed “excessive speed” for a Norlane crash that ripped a ute in half and left a passenger fighting for his life.

1 year ago

July 2021

Scores of Geelong locals currently interstate face lockdown, quarantine and uncertainty amid worsening COVID-19 outbreaks in New South Wales and Queensland.

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