Tag: court
Tax agent faces deception charges over missing $700,000
By PAUL MILLAR
A GEELONG tax agent lived the highlife at Crown Casino by drawing funds from trusting clients to feed a massive gambling addiction,...
Legal help ‘drying up’ as aid access tightens
By NOEL MURPHY
TIGHTER access to free legal aid is denying Geelong people advice, clogging courts and curbing lawyers’ ability to answer rising numbers of...
Man remanded in custody over Kingsbury disappearance
A 36-YEAR-OLD man has been remanded in custody without applying for bail over the disappearance of Leopold's Paul Kingsbury.
The Indented Head man faces seven...
Family violence crisis: call for a new court
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG needs a dedicated court to deal with increasing family violence, according to Barwon Community Legal Service.
Family violence, including offences against children,...
Bashed Trickey assault charges adjourned
Geelong Facebook page blogger Jason Trickey will face assault and damage charges in the Geelong Magistrates’ Court.
The 41-year-old self-styled social media guru and IT...