Australia Post is working through the damage with some customers eligible for compensation. A Geelong mother who ripped off Centrelink will have to repay more than $70, 000 after making 90 false income declarations as she worked "basically" full-time while on a pension. A Central Queensland court has heard a bizarre case where a woman pleaded guilty to stealing cigarette butts among a string of charges.
A Wallan father and Rotary club volunteer is facing more than 40 charges. A commercial cleaning company has been fined $30, 000 for failing to provide a safe workplace after an employee fell more than five metres from a church roof. Regular chances to win incredible prizes like luxury getaways and sports tickets with our subscriber exclusive competitionsEnter now. Hundreds of parcels were allegedly stolen in a 13-hour heist at the Rockhampton Mail Centre. A man in his 70s has suffered facial injuries after being held at knifepoint in an alleged armed robbery in Rockhampton. Murder accused faces geelong court of appeals. Geelong council has revealed it is considering further action against the troublesome mountain of waste growing in the region's north. 226 drunk - all with a sober passenger in the car who could have driven. Facing a knife-wielding schizophrenic in a burning house, a Geelong detective showed extraordinary bravery bringing to an end a crime spree that left six people in hospital. Video series & podcasts. A Geelong woman has been charged with murder and will face court today after her husband died from severe burns. A drug addict with nine children brutally smashed a woman and the good Samaritan who tried to save her. A driver with cannabis in her system who left a cyclist a quadriplegic after crashing into him at a Breakwater roundabout shouldn't be jailed, her defence says. He has applied for bail a Rockhampton court.
Read our Privacy Policy. A Geelong sex offender has been fined for failing to notify authorities that he had been intimate with an underage girl. His mother delivered a powerful victim impact statement after her son was shot to death and body dumped. Two people suffered serious injuries and were rushed to hospital in separate crashes where e-scooter riders were struck by cars in Rockhampton. A bashing victim suffered multiple skull fractures, a broken ear canal and bleeding on the brain after a brutal attack in an iconic mall.
A man accused of fleeing police in a stolen car along the wrong side of the Geelong-Melbourne freeway last year has been slapped with a 78th charge that could send his case to the County Court. Her court appearance came as detectives returned to the scene of the alleged murder on Tuesday afternoon. Police have made an emergency declaration after a truck believed to be carrying nitric acid rolled. A cleaning company with key contracts for Geelong council-owned venues, as well as GMHBA Stadium, is fighting legal action launched by the Fair Work Ombudsman over the alleged $100, 000 underpayment of 25 cleaners. A Central Queensland multiple sclerosis sufferer who grew her own cannabis because she "simply could not afford" the price of the pharmaceutical variety, has faced court. A Rockhampton restaurant owner has filed a self-represented lawsuit against a shopping centre giant, claiming it failed to comply with the lease terms and conditions. A Whittington woman has been charged with murder after a man died from serious burns sustained on Saturday night. Find out what police allege happened at the Centre. A scary amount of drunk and drugged drivers fell foul of police on Geelong and Surf Coast roads over the long weekend, among 126 infringements issued as part of a roads operation. A drug-addicted trafficker supplied multiple people with LSD and cannabis but it was an athletic move which proved his undoing. The mysterious death of an Ocean Grove mum on Australia Day in 2018 shocked the coastal town. A 31-year-old man has been slapped with a hefty fine for cultivating and possessing drugs in his own home. A Sunshine Coast man accused of stabbing a Rockhampton man in the stomach allegedly told his victim 'if you want to die, I'm going to stab you now'. A crook with a penchant for brazen daylight shootings has confessed to his role in a drive-by attack at a home in Bell Park last year.
A Geelong music teacher has been sentenced to a jail term for breaking the arm of his seven-week-old son. Warning: Disturbing content. See how a backflip alerted police to his dealings. His remains have never been found. Dramatic vision has emerged of the moment an Ocean Grove teenager robbed his local milk bar at gunpoint. A Geelong mother accused of killing her husband by setting him on fire has faced court with a heavily bandaged left arm.
Police have charged a man after he allegedly pulled out a large machete during an attempted armed robbery, before staff threw a chair at him. His defence argued the severe bashing was not out of an intent to kill. A man was drunk and "showing off" to his mates when he allegedly crashed on a Grovedale street at the weekend, a court heard on Monday. Rockhampton District Court was provided an update in allegations against a Rockhampton business owner, with his lawyer suggesting media reports could impact the case. A young Newcomb man has pleaded guilty to drug and weapon possession after police busted him with a range of illicit drugs this morning. Already a subscriber? Now a Rockhampton magistrate has sentenced the assailant. A man accused of stabbing another man up to eight times will front court this morning. Alisha Fagan says she has changed her ways since killing a beloved grandfather in a crash while drunk and then blaming four African men.
The woman was feeding her child while observing a matter in the Victorian County Court on Thursday when the judge told her: "Madam you will not be permitted to breastfeed a baby in court. Police have charged a second man after up to hundreds of packages and mail items were allegedly stolen or tampered with after a group of people broke into the major mail sorting facility for Capricornia. A rescue helicopter has flown a man to hospital with serious injuries after a separate crash. We care about the protection of your data. The 10-year-old fled after watching their father stab their mother, but turned back to check on her six-year-old sister, who later died from her injuries in hospital. A drug addict who stole a handbag from a woman inside a Geelong church says she has now learned from her mistakes and turned to God. Police were called to the Rockhampton Airport on Thursday evening to reports a teenager was assaulting and spitting at flight staff and security personnel. It has been a busy month for police across Central Queensland with officers charging a number of people, including youths, for a number of different offences. A Central Queensland man caught driving almost seven times the legal alcohol limit with a loaded gun, machete and tomahawk in his car, was drinking two cartons of alcohol a day, a court has heard. By Cameron Houston and Chris Vedelago. Watch and listen to a variety of WA true crime series, video channels and podcasts with commentary on news, politics and current affairsWatch now. Geelong police have released the latest list of the city's most wanted people.
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