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Geelong Mark Blicavs: likely to be a Cat for life

"Geelong set the tone with our very first discussion when they offered him a rookie list place. We had the meeting with Stephen Wells, Chris Scott and Neil Balme and they said 'we would love you to come in as a b class rookie', but at that stage he was ... >> view original

No issues returning to Geelong: Viney

JACK Viney says he has no problems with returning to Geelong for the first time in an AFL match, after he suffered a nasty broken jaw during a VFL game at Simonds Stadium in 2012. Viney, who was playing for Casey before he was officially on Melbourne's ... >> view original

Corey Enright's 300th: why our beloved Boris is Geelong's little ray of sunrise

He wears No.44 and he is Geelong's sunrise. Predictable, dependable and full of warmth from a big heart, Corey Enright is someone who just brightens up your day. When a player is verging on 34 and about to play his 300th game, we are often talking ... >> view original

Geelong office step closer for WorkCover

WorkCover has released office requirements for the 680 workers it intends to relocate to Geelong in early 2018 from premium space at 222 Exhibition Street. The two-stage tender will mean at least one A-grade building is constructed in the city's centre. >> view original

Kelly Thompson had to compile evidence of Wayne Wood stalking her, coronial ...

POLICE told a neighbour they would only come to Kelly Thompson's aid if he heard screams the night she died, an inquest has heard. The customs broker, 43, was stabbed to death by her former partner, Wayne Wood, in her Point Cook home. Norman Paskin ... >> view original

Dr Bruce Flegg awarded $775000 in damages in defamation case

BRUCE Flegg has won his defamation case against his former media adviser Graeme Hallett. Justice Peter Lyons told the Supreme Court this morning that Dr Flegg would be awarded $775,000 in damages, however reserved a decision on legal costs. >> view original

Qld man shows new Middle East life

A QUEENSLAND man fighting Islamic State militants in the Middle East is using social media to give family and friends an insight into his new life. ASHLEY Dyball, 23, travelled to the front line in May, reportedly to join the Lions of Rojava - a group believed to ... >> view original

Labor: Shorten and Thiess John Holland claims part of grand smear

Bill Shorten will face repeated grillings at the trade union royal commission, after the Opposition Leader asked to be called urgently amid intensifying political pressure over his past dealings at the Australian Workers Union. Royal Commissioner Dyson ... >> view original

MP won't face criminal charges over violence allegations

QUEENSLAND independent MP Billy Gordon will not face criminal charges following domestic violence allegations earlier this year that saw him quit the Labor party. He quit the party in March after he was threatened with expulsion for not revealing his ... >> view original

Politicians glam up for Midwinter Ball

CANBERRA'S political elite came together last night for the annual Midwinter Ball, with more than 600 senior politicians, business leaders and lobbyists raising funds for charity. Prime Minister Tony Abbott and wife Margie, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and ... >> view original