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Ford site should become public housing, Diversitat counsellor says | Geelong ...

THE Ford factory in Norlane should be turned into public housing, according to a leading Geelong financial counsellor. Diversitat team leader Rene Ploegmakers's call for action comes as more than 1800 applicants are waiting for public housing in the ... >> view original

Geelong road truck crash all lanes closed on Princes Freeway | Herald Sun

An air ambulance helicopter land at the scene, forcing all lanes to be closed, and flew him to The Alfred hospital. The area is still being cleared, Geelong bound traffic is being diverted via the overpass and motorists are advised to avoid the area if ... >> view original

Rebecca Casson: Do we need a Surf Centre of Excellence | Geelong Advertiser

The Leaders for Geelong team consulted with the surfing industry while researching their project and found considerable support for the concept. Industry professionals recognise the benefits that broader access to skills and knowledge could bring the ... >> view original

Three To Watch - Geelong Synthetic | RACING.COM

There was nothing particularly impressive about this fella's trial at Cranbourne back in April, but there's reason to be impressed with his family tree. By Golden Slipper-winning sire Medaglia d'Oro, he is out of the Encosta de Lago mare Nanda Kot ... >> view original

GWS Giants need to start beating teams like Geelong Cats: Joel Patfull - WA Today

Greater Western Sydney defender Joel Patfull says his ribs are ready to withstand the "Tomahawk" and it's important the Giants start winning games against teams like Geelong. Patfull was one of two changes to the Giants line-up, with emerging key ... >> view original

Kardinia Park trust close to being finalised, Steve Bracks says | Geelong ...

Simonds Stadium Trust chairman and former premier Steve Bracks. Picture: Mike Dugdale Source: News Corp Australia. FORMER Premier Steve Bracks says he is on track with the plan to establish a Kardinia Park Trust and is encouraged by his talks to lure ... >> view original

Kevin Dillon: The world does not orbit around sports stars | Geelong Advertiser

Nicolaus Copernicus was born in 1473 in Torun, a city about the size of Geelong in the north of Poland. An astronomer and mathematician, he developed the recognition that the sun, not the Earth, was the centre of our universe, that the Earth orbited ... >> view original

Minimum marrying age in Spain raised from 14 to 16

Spain has raised the minimum age for marriage from 14 to 16 years old, bringing it in line with their new age of consent and the rest of Europe. Before the change, 14-year-olds could marry in exceptional cases with the consent of a judge. Even though ... >> view original

IKEA Singapore says drawers safe if wall-anchoring kit installed

The last reported incident in Singapore involving IKEA's MALM chest of drawers was about 10 years ago, when a child was hurt after the furniture tipped over, IKEA says. POSTED: 24 Jul 2015 11:43. PHOTOS. The three-drawer chest from IKEA's MALM ... >> view original

Iraq deploys US-trained troops for the first time - Al

The Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service forces participate in a training exercise as U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter observes at the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service Academy on the Baghdad Airport Complex in Baghdad. (Reuters) ... >> view original