Death charge
Detectives have charged a man over a head-on crash that killed a 76-year-old Meredith woman and seriously injured her husband, aged 81.
Justin Tate, 43, of Corio, faces charges including separate counts of culpable, dangerous and unlicensed driving in relation to the smash at Anakie in January.
Aged boost
A new 122-bed aged-care home at Highton will create around 160 ongoing jobs, according to its proponent.
Japara welcomed council support for the project’s planning permit this week, saying the Rosyln Rd facility would help meet demand for aged-care places while providing “a significant boost to the local economy”.
‘Fantastic’ farewell
A man whose council-backed job involved travelling to tourist attractions around the world for more than 25 years has resigned from his “fantastic” job.
Tourism Greater Geelong and the Bellarine executive director Roger Grant announced his retirement on Thursday, saying he never expected to work so long as the region’s tourism boss.
Rider injured
Police are investigating whether “speed and rider behaviour” were involved in a Breakwater crash that left a motorcyclist with serious internal injuries.
The 26-year-old St Albans Park man apparently tried to overtake a ute before striking its side as the driver turned right into a driveway on Tuesday morning, police said.
Dry summer
Local water storages will finish summer nearly 58 per cent empty after steadily declining since the start of December, according to official measurements.
Barwon Water recorded overall storage capacity at 42.6 per cent on Wednesday after consumption of 950 million litres without any rain in the previous seven days.
Dope speeder
A motorcyclist caught riding 63km/h over the speed limit at Lara tested positive for cannabis, according to police.
Geelong Highway Patrol intercepted the 47-year-old man on Wednesday afternoon before charging him with traffic offences and impounding his motorbike for 30 days, police said.
Heads ‘win’
Barwon Heads residents have won their battle to prevent residential growth, with councillors agreeing to leave the town’s western boundary unchanged.
Council included the boundary decision in an updated Barwon Heads structure plan that had “full support” from 788 out of 942 public submissions.
Still wanted
A woman who allegedly assaulted an emergency worker is still on the run, possibly in the Corio area, three months after Geelong Police first called for public help to find her.
Police posted Elizabeth Grindley’s image on social media again this week, saying she had two warrants for her arrest on charges also including theft and recklessly causing injury.
