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Geelong's Jimmy Bartel hospitalised with a knee infection

Geelong's Jimmy Bartel, who is recovering from a knee injury, has been hospitalised with an infection that will see his return to football delayed by a further two weeks. The infection is in his left knee, on which he had surgery after injuring it in ... >> view original

Transport workers want court order to release name of man who 'ran off with ...

Mr Baron has allegedly bought a $200,000 convertible BMW M4 and a double-storey house in the Geelong suburb of Lara since the win. His son, in his early twenties, has also bought a new home in Lara, where a luxury in-ground pool was recently installed. >> view original

Clinical Cats thump Mick's sorry Blues

By late in the third quarter, the most intriguing element of this match was not the scoreboard, and perhaps nor whether Mick would get sacked in the morning. But for a few heated minutes, whether the Geelong captain would give into temptation and ... >> view original

Jumper swap: Chris Judd agrees to unusual swap request from Geelong opponent

You could have easily joked about Chris Judd happily and willingly giving up his Carlton jumper after the Blues suffered another inglorious defeat on Friday night, but his guernsey swap with his Geelong opponent had footy fans celebrating an unexpected ... >> view original

Geelong Cats thump Carlton Blues to pile more pressure on Mick Malthouse

The situation looked grim for the Blues early, when Geelong bounced out to a 27-point lead with just 20 minutes played, but they were at least able to muster some sort of challenge to remain within striking distance 34 points in arrears at half-time ... >> view original

VFL wrap: Port Melbourne grind out vital win over Geelong

The big one: Strong tackling and fierce in the clinches, Port Melbourne inflicted one of its most important wins since its premiership era by five points against Geelong at Simonds Stadium; its first win against the Cats from five attempts. No one ... >> view original

Inside Geelong mayor Darryn Lyons' den

During those years the wild colonial boy regularly flew back to Geelong to see his family and old friends and to buy property. He knew he'd change his wicked ways and come back for good one day. It took the Global Financial Crisis to make up his mind. >> view original

Child sexual abuse can shorten life expectancy, shrink brain, royal commission ...

There is still a long way to go in understanding how best to help victims of child sexual abuse, which can shorten a person's life expectancy and result in the shrinkage of their brain, a royal commission is told. Psychiatrist Dr Carolyn Quadrio, an Associate ... >> view original

Graham Ashton appointed Victoria's new Chief Commissioner of Police

A VETERAN police boss who jointly led the 2002 Bali bombings probe and has played a key role in tackling terror threats and sex crimes will be Victoria's next Chief Commissioner. Graham Ashton, who is currently Deputy Commissioner of the Australian ... >> view original

Resignation rests solely with Tim Carmody: Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath

Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath is happy to "hear his views" on court reform but offering the Chief Justice an "inducement to leave office" is "an offence". PT2M11S 620 349. Autoplay OnOff; Video feedback; Video settings. Video will begin in 5 seconds. >> view original