Geelong to reel in $20m from trawler: Colbeck and other top stories

Geelong to reel in $20m from trawler: Colbeck

"The flow-on benefits for the city of Geelong from the Geelong Star will include expenditure on cold storage, provisioning, transport and travel," Senator Colbeck said. "The total number of employees for the Geelong Star will be 66. This will include ... >> view original

NAB Challenge: Geelong defeats Carlton by 19 points at Etihad Stadium

Admittedly, it's difficult to get a read on Sunday's 19-point win over a weakened Carlton side when Geelong was almost full-strength. But it was the method of the NAB Challenge victory that will give Cats fans hope the glory days can continue. Simply ... >> view original

Tasmanian recreational fishermen and environmentalists protest against another ...

Seafish Tasmania lost its bid to operate a supertrawler in 2012, but has received preliminary approval to fish in a smaller 95 metre ship, the Geelong Star. The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has held a forum in Hobart with ... >> view original

Geelong buzzing about Mitch Clark and Tom Hawkins combo; Joel Selwood ...

SKIPPER Joel Selwood says Geelong “certainly got everything we wanted from the NAB Challenge” and has singled out the cohesion of the Cats' revamped forward line and the exciting start by draftee Nakia Cockatoo. “We are relatively injury free, we got ... >> view original

LIVE: Suban subbed out of derby

Earlier, Mitch Clark and Tom Hawkins have combined for eight majors to help Geelong a 19-point win over Carlton at Etihad Stadium.. Clark (three goals) and Hawkins (five) were a handful for the Carlton defence, particularly when the ball has been ... >> view original

150 up for Geelong Racing Club

The post office opened in 1840 and the first race meeting was held the following year. On Sunday, the Geelong Racing Club will celebrate its 150th anniversary in the most appropriate way imaginable, with a race meeting. GRC chief executive Daniel ... >> view original

The fall and rise of Geelong

Darryn Lyons – mayor of Geelong, pub owner, ex-war photographer and “Mr Paparazzi" – has been chatting to the AFR Magazine for about 37 minutes when he sets his multi-coloured mohawk bobbing with this impromptu speech. The words tumble out of the ... >> view original

CCTV footage capturing shooting on Melbourne Rd played to court

Instead the charges, which include three counts of reckless conduct endangering life, have been listed for a plea of guilty in Geelong County Court. Kain Smiljanic, 20, is also charged with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm and ... >> view original

The top five Fantasy Cats

Mitch Clark joined Melbourne in 2012 and averaged 75 in his first year. He managed just 15 games with the Demons and now finds himself at his third AFL club as an under-priced forward. After a rusty start to his NAB Challenge campaign, he got things ... >> view original

Nakia Cockatoo lights up Geelong's NAB Challenge win with bit of brilliance in ...

Six-goal man Mitch Clark might have stolen the headlines during the Geelong's NAB Challenge win over Adelaide. But Cockatoo undoubtedly won the hearts of Cats fans, who already seemed to have embraced the young gun midfielder as the club's new cult ... >> view original