Will Boddington

Geelong

Broadcaster and Journalist at Bay FM

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New WorkSafe campaign amid worrying local trend

1 week ago | bay939.com.au | Will Boddington

Barwon South West has recorded the highest number of accepting work-related injury claims of any regional area in 2024, as WorkSafe launches a new campaign. The ‘Don’t cross the line’ iniative encourages the community to consider the toll of aggression on workers who are regularly confronted by yelling, swearing and violence at work.
Police after info on missing locals

1 week ago | bay939.com.au | Will Boddington

Local police have called on the community to help locate two missing people from the Geelong and Surf Coast areas. 17-year-old Isabella was last seen on Hillside Parade in Torquay on Friday April 11, its understood they could now be in the Grovedale area. Police say they were last seen wearing a grey t-shirt, grey and white leggings with a black jacket.
Man chased down, arrested in CBD

1 week ago | bay939.com.au | Will Boddington

A man will face court after being arrested during a dramatic foot chase in Geelong’s CBD on Monday. The 34-year-old was run down by officers on Ryrie Street around 3.35pm. Police say he was charged with a string of offences, including seven counts of possessing a drug of dependence, and one count of possessing a controlled weapon.
Libs promise Pako security boost

1 week ago | bay939.com.au | Will Boddington

The Liberals will put forward $40-thousand to install CCTV cameras on Pakington Street in Geelong West, if the Coalition wins the upcoming Federal Election. Liberal candidate for Corio Darren Buller announced the funding will come from a revitalised Safer Communities Fund, which will provide nine cameras. The commitment comes following a community safety forum and a reported spike in crime and anti-social behaviour on Pako.
Rider hospitalised in You Yangs crash

1 week ago | bay939.com.au | Will Boddington

A rider had been taken to hospital with several broken bones after colliding with a tree while riding their mountain bike in the You Yangs on Sunday. Emergency crews were called to to the You Yangs National Park around 2.10pm, to find the cyclist with multiple bone fractures. Firefighters alongside SES crews needed to help extract them out of the area and onto a stretcher, they were carried to a location where paramedics could assess them.
Police sting on Pako

2 weeks ago | bay939.com.au | Will Boddington

Geelong police have ‘flooded’ Pakington Street in response to concerns from locals, leading to seven arrests on Wednesday. Local officers said they are looking to provide a higher visibility in Geelong West following a Neighbourhood Policing forum held at the Geelong West Town Hall last week. Seven people were arrested during the targeted operation on Wednesday, all arrested for theft.
Calls for funding commitment for Bellarine reserve

2 weeks ago | bay939.com.au | Will Boddington

The City of Greater Geelong has called for bipartisan support to deliver an upgrade of the Devlins Road Reserve in Ocean Grove. The growing area now has 40 teams from various sporting clubs in the Wallington and Ocean Grove areas, including new girls and women’s teams. Greater Geelong Mayor Stretch Kontelj said the increase in female participation has highlighted shortcomings in existing sporting facilities including the one at Devlins Road.
Arrests over organised car theft syndicate

2 weeks ago | bay939.com.au | Will Boddington

Police say they’ve dismantled an organised car theft syndicate operating in parts of Wyndham and Melbourne’s west, in what’s described as an ‘extremely positive’ result for the community. Detectives have arrested four people in Sunbury, including the alleged 26-year-old ringleader, while 36 stolen cars have been recovered. It comes after the group allegedly stole a black Holden Commodore from a café in Caroline Springs on March 23, which was tracked to a Truganina property.
Fatal crash north-west of Geelong

2 weeks ago | bay939.com.au | Will Boddington

A person has died after crashing into a tree in She Oaks on Sunday night. Emergency services were called to the single-vehicle crash on Steiglitz-She Oaks Road about 8pm. Sadly, the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle died at the scene, they are yet to be formally identitied. Article continues after this ad Advertisement Moorabool Highway Patrol officers are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.
Mokbel granted bail

3 weeks ago | krock.com.au | Will Boddington

Victorian underworld figure Tony Mokbel will walk free today, granted bail after 18 years in prison on multiple drug convictions. A court of appeal has ruled Mokbel, who was serving his sentence in Barwon Prison while appealing a series of charges as part of the Lawyer X scandal , can be released due to extraordinary circumstances. Three judges accepting his bid to be released until an appeal is heard on multiple drug convictions.