Alexander Blain

Tradie admits to ‘f—ed up’ killing of defenceless dog

A Norlane man injured two women and killed one victim’s pet cat, a court has heard, as his lawyer asked the court for time to gather more psychological information about his client.

Man sentenced over crash that left brother with brain injury

A serial jailbird and convicted armed robber has had his jail time extended after an unprovoked attack on a prison officer in Barwon Prison.

Just after 3pm on Monday, March 31, Bailey Clifford stood in the dock in Geelong’s biggest courtroom and pleaded guilty to killing father-of-three Paul Grapsas.

A young father has been identified as the victim of a fatal car smash in Simpson last week.

A man appeared on the doorstep of Grovedale home seeking assistance after allegedly being stabbed, while in Highton a boy’s arm is believed to have been slashed at a party.

A decorated policeman has pleaded guilty to choking an 11-year-old autistic boy during a volatile episode where the child’s behaviour prompted an attempted evacuation of a primary school.

A law firm found by a Supreme Court judge to have given negligent advice will appeal the decision.

The state government has been slapped with a hefty fine following a safety breach at a Geelong school in 2022.

He needs help: Judge’s plea to save carjacker

A worker may have escaped without injury after a forklift overturned in Corio, but his employer must cough up more than $275,000 to improve safety.

A recently released jailbird punched a newspaper delivery man during a violent Corio carjacking, a court has heard.

A new proposal has landed for a childcare centre in Grovedale, 18 months after the state’s planning umpire knocked back plans for the same site.

A Geelong drug dealer has been scolded in court for selling ice for profit despite drugs having “ruined” his life.

A former aged care worker convicted of stealing from elderly clients to buy luxury goods has lost a late bid to appeal her conviction.

Puppy torturer was stressed after finding corpse of murdered man

A frustrated magistrate has lashed the system that let a vulnerable offender fall through the cracks and continue to break the law.

Two landowners claim they are owed more than $96m for their farms after Geelong’s council paid $8.81m to compulsorily acquire the properties to create the Sparrovale Wetlands at Armstrong Creek.

A petty criminal and drug addict who fled the scene of multiple car crashes has been told by a magistrate he was lucky he didn’t kill anybody.