Murder charges imminent
Detectives investigating the cold case murder of Geelong West woman Annette Steward expect to charge a man after he admitted to murdering a WA woman last year.
Victorian detectives in January obtained a warrant to arrest Darren John Chalmers, 53, over Ms Steward’s murder in 1992.
Chalmers on Wednesday pleaded guilty to last year murdering Dianne Barrett, a legal outcome that allows Victoria Police to now press charges against him.
Post Office sale
Geelong council on Tuesday approved the sale of the 130-year-old former Geelong Post Office to developer Bill Votsaris.
In selling the building to Mr Votsaris’ Batman Management Group, council approved a $20 million design proposal for the site including a wellness centre, restaurant, rooftop bar, cafe, public artwork and a rotating light sculpture installation.
Waurn Ponds shooting
Police shot a man after he charged at them with a shovel in Waurn Ponds on Wednesday night.
Victoria Police said the 46-year-old man was in hospital in a stable condition and Armed Crime Squad detectives would investigate the incident with oversight by Professional Standards Command “as per standard protocol”.
