A year-long dispute between council and a Geelong cafe has come to a head, with community members showing up in a snap protest to prevent workers from pulling down a parklet structure.
A council worker who was sacked from his job of nearly 30 years, and who allegedly caused two colleagues to quit, has failed in his bid for get his job back in a workplace tribunal.
Thousands of visitors are expected to flock to the region for the last long weekend of summer, with the Barwon Regatta and the Festival of Sails just two of numerous events running.
They say in the event of any emergency you should yell “fire” – the single word that will instinctively propel people into action, if not sheer panic and a mad dash for the exits. Sometimes one word ...