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Christmas joy in Geelong
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Join in the harmony of the festive season with free carols events across Geelong this weekend. Creative Geelong will host karaoke sing-along carolling, live choir singing, free Christmas tree ornament workshops and a Christmas market during its A Creative Christmas event at Centrepoint Arcade. Operations manager Luisa La Fornara said it was a chance for the community to come together to celebrate the holiday season from 5pm on Friday 5 December. “What is great about A Creative Christmas is the combination of everything coming together, but it’s the people that make it important,” she said. “Art and music will collide together to create a really nice Christmas celebration. People will be able to make an ornament and put it on our tree, so they can come back throughout the whole month of December to see the tree on display in our front gallery windows.” Free outdoor carols events will be held by OneHope Baptist Church’s Moolap (Saturday 6 December) and Highton (Sunday 7 December) locations from 5.30pm. Highton’s South Valley Baptist Church will host Christmas on the Hill from 4pm on 6 December, featuring an evening of carols and kids activities.
20 nabbed in CBD Twenty people have been caught doing the wrong thing in Geelong after police flooded the CBD during a two-day patrol approach. The STOP PROP CHECK approach was carried out by police across Geelong’s CBD on Friday 28 November and Saturday 29 November, with two people arrested on the first day. A 22-year-old Breakwater man wanted in relation to a serious assault was arrested and remanded at Geelong Magistrates’ Court after he was found walking on Myers Street and charged with recklessly causing serious injury and unlawful assault. A 28-year-old Grovedale man was also
intercepted on Moorabool Street and found to be in possession of an illicit substance, and was released pending further enquiries in relation to the product seized. A Victoria Police spokesperson said the patrols were a proven method of policing with efforts across Geelong to remain ongoing. “Our CBD patrols continue around the clock, and we are working hard to make sure our city is safe at all times,” they said. “During our patrols, four drivers were seen distracted behind the wheel whilst driving in the CBD and observed by police using a handheld mobile device by foot patrol operatives.”
An 18-year-old Newcomb man was found riding an unregistered scooter near Eastern Gardens and was issued with two infringements for unlicensed driving and driving an unregistered vehicle, resulting in a $1800 fine. A 25-year-old Corio man was caught driving a Holden Commodore with serious defects and issued an infringement notice for driving a dangerous and unroadworthy vehicle, along with his vehicle receiving a defect notice. A 36-year-old Corio man was issued with two infringement notices, totalling $1300 worth of fines and the loss of three demerit points, after he was detected speeding at
75km/h in a marked 60km/h zone through Geelong and found to be unlicensed. A 41-year-old Geelong woman was stopped in the CBD and found to be driving a red Mitsubishi Magna whilst suspended, with the woman summoned to appear at Geelong Magistrates’ Court at a later date. An additional 13 drivers were found speeding more than 20km/h over the limit. A 56-year-old Whittington woman was arrested at Westfield for allegedly stealing $300 worth of linen and other items from a large commercial store. She has since been interviewed by police and will be summoned to Geelong Magistrates’ Court.
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