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Jacqui Lambie calls Geelong Mayor Darryn Lyons a “kindred soul” as Palmer ...

Senator Lambie and Cr Lyons on Friday announced a plan to lobby for a daily high-speed catamaran service between Geelong and Burnie, to boost the ailing economies of both cities. The huge catamarans, measuring up to 135m, could cross Bass Strait in ... >> view original

Eli Anderson drove his 4WD into crowd outside Geelong's Rumours nightclub

A man has admitted driving his four-wheel-drive into a group of people standing outside a Geelong nightclub after he had been refused entry because he was drunk. Eli Anderson, 32, appeared briefly in the Supreme Court on Tuesday where he pleaded ... >> view original

Geelong Council backflips on parking meter hike after a typo led to overcharging

Workers arrived at the Haymarket carpark in Myers St, Geelong on Monday to find the cost of parking for a whole day had increased from $9 to $9.40. A prominent sticker on ticket machines informed drivers of the price rise and the machines accepted $9 ... >> view original

Three To Watch - Geelong Synthetic

It's not so much the horse - who is unplaced in five starts - that creates interest, but the rider Tyler Duynhoven. He was a recipient of Racing Victoria's inaugural International Jumps Scholarship to Ireland and makes his race debut here. Tyler has a ... >> view original

Selwood accepts one-match ban

Joel Selwood has reluctantly accepted a one-match ban for his chicken-wing tackle on North Melbourne's Sam Wright, ruling the Geelong skipper out of Saturday's important clash against the Western Bulldogs. Selwood would have been sidelined for two ... >> view original

Geelong Cats youngster Josh Cowan closing in on VFL comeback

LUCKLESS Geelong midfielder Josh Cowan is edging closer to a VFL return, possibly as early as this weekend in a best-case scenario. Cowan hasn't played since injuring his hamstring less than a quarter into his AFL comeback match against Collingwood ... >> view original

Rockwiz brings ARIA Hall of Fame tour to Geelong

“Let me make this very clear, we're so excited about coming to Geelong.” In a salute to the ARIA hall of fame, the SBS music trivia program recently announced it would travel to cities and states to host shows based around inductees. Geelong has ... >> view original

Geelong council meeting: Plan to reduce number of public meetings

GEELONG councillors will tonight decide whether they wants to continue with regular fortnightly public meetings — or cut them in half. A Geelong Advertiser online poll indicates 70 per cent of people are against the proposed change which will be ... >> view original

Bendigo rail times slipping due to new Geelong timetable

"Bendigo, although it's still the most reliable line, seems to have suffered from the problems that are also affecting Geelong and Ballarat trains on this new section of track. "It's extremely disappointing. It seems that V/Line has somehow messed up ... >> view original

Geelong accepts Joel Selwood's one-match ban for “chicken wing” tackle

GEELONG has accepted Joel Selwood's one-match suspension for the “chicken wing” tackle on North Melbourne's Sam Wright. Selwood was charged with engaging in rough conduct for his chicken wing tackle, which the MRP deemed intentional conduct ... >> view original