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16th August 2024

AM Edition

Geelong Uber driver lucky to be alive after CBD carjacking

A Geelong man was dragged 100m along a bitumen road during a terrifying carjacking, with the stolen sedan then allegedly involved in a raging four-day crime spree. WARNING: GRAPHIC

Gun-toting drug trafficker went ‘all-in’ on life ‘outside the law’

A Geelong drug dealer who lived a “gangster lifestyle” will spend a hefty stretch behind bars after being busted with 30kg of a popular party drug and $114,000 in cash.

Flashback gallery: Room 99 in the 2000s

See if you can spot any familiar faces in our collection of photos from now-closed Geelong nightclub Room 99.

Childcare mooted for land near affordable housing project

A Corio landowner is seeking developers to capitalise on a growing residential building boom in the northern Geelong suburb with a site suited to a childcare centre.

‘I will shoot you’: Carjacker’s gunpoint warning to grandfather

An institutionalised crook shot by police has learned his fate over the “frightening” theft of a 75-year-old grandfather’s car, as his dysfunctional upbringing was laid bare in cou...

Sacked Seven star’s shock return to rival network

Sharyn Ghidella has made a high-profile return to television just weeks after being sensationally and brutally sacked by Seven.

The town that took on Dan Murphy’s, and won

Booze giant Dan Murphy’s has been locked out of a Victorian town in a landmark decision based on the community “harm” it could cause. Filming of The Block, meanwh...

How Nadia Bartel found love again

Nadia Bartel has shared a rare glimpse into her private life, revealing her divorce from former AFL star Jimmy left her feeling “she’d never date again” until she met boyfriend, Pe...