A Lara mum said her child woke up screaming after a teenager allegedly did a burnout in front of her home in the early hours on Sunday morning. WATCH THE VIDEO. Lara residents have seen an increase in hoon driving. Police said a 16-year-old boy was charged for allegedly hoon driving around the northern suburbs … [Read more…]
The driver of a vehicle that burst into flames after smashing into a Cairns service station in April was allegedly five times the legal blood alcohol limit. A 31-year-old Cooktown man has been charged after he allegedly recorded a blood alcohol reading of .258. Police will allege on April 21 he failed to negotiate a … [Read more…]
Petrol station king Nick Andrianakos has embraced the shopping centre property recovery, taking a significant stake in a Melbourne complex. Mr Andrianakos, who founded the Milemaker Petroleum portfolio of service stations and the Nikos Property Group, has taken a 50 per cent stake in Broadmeadows Central in Melbourne’s western suburbs. The stake was sold by … [Read more…]
Speculation is rife about the potential redevelopment of a once popular travellers’ pit stop south of Gympie with environmental remedial works now complete. Kybong resident Josh Clark posed the question on Facebook what the recognisable travellers stopover at the Old Bruce Hwy and 11.5ha site could become. “What are we going to do with this … [Read more…]
Plans for two fast food outlets and a new service station near a busy Geelong road have been lodged with city hall. The $2m proposal for 294 Torquay Rd submitted to the council this month mapped out designs for the petrol station alongside two “convenience restaurants” covering 1755 sqm. The facility would also be home … [Read more…]
An East Geelong man who was in possession of just under 400 grams of cannabis was involved in a number of assaults. Rodney O’Toole, a 40-year-old man pleaded guilty in the Geelong Magistrates’ Court to three counts of unlawful assault and possession of cannabis. On August 27, 2022 O’Toole was behaving erratically and was yelling … [Read more…]