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Pilot killed in light plane crash at Lethbridge, north-west of Geelong

An 85-year-old pilot has been killed in a light plane crash at Lethbridge, north-west of Geelong. Witnesses said they saw the plane taxiing down the runway at the Lethbridge Airpark at about midday. They said the pilot made several attempts to take off ... >> view original

Geelong Cats' Daniel Menzel makes his comeback

Daniel Menzel in pain during Geelong's second qualifying final against Hawthorn, in September 2011. Photo: Sebastian Costanzo. Follow The Age Sport on Twitter. Injury-prone Geelong forward Daniel Menzel will return to football at the weekend, after ... >> view original

child porn nurse loses job bid

The then-Geelong West man was sentenced to an 18-month jail term, wholly suspended for two years, and placed on the sex offenders register for life. Since his suspension, Mr Omant has undertaken several university diplomas and masters studies, and ... >> view original

Geelong Cats: Jarrad Jansen closing in on AFL debut

The 20-year-old midfielder was named in Geelong's extended squad on Thursday night to potentially make his AFL debut, although a final team was never formalised when the game was called off on Friday. At 192cm and 94kg, the West Australian is just the ... >> view original

Tim Gooden re-elected at Geelong Trades Hall

“It has been a privilege to work for the unions and Geelong workers for the last 10 years and I'm looking forward to the challenges that lay ahead,” he said. “Big business and their conservative politicians are putting the squeeze on workers the world ... >> view original

No pressure on Daniel Menzel's comeback, says Geelong coach Chris Scott

GEELONG coach Chris Scott says the club is putting no pressure on Daniel Menzel when he returns in the VFL this week. Menzel trained with the playing group today as he ramps his preparation for another comeback after enduring four knee reconstructions. >> view original

Much-loved mate Ismail Sulaimi, 18, mourned by hundreds

Mr Sulaimi said his brother, an avid Liverpool Football Club fan who graduated from North Geelong Secondary College last year, was also well known as the larrikin who worked in the produce department of Corio's Coles supermarket. “The little Asian ... >> view original

Christina Rowntree's husband James Pettit appears in court

James Pettit was in Geelong Magistrates' Court on Tuesday to face a charge of intentionally hindering a WorkSafe inspector. Prosecutor Alexandra Burt said a WorkSafe inspector had gone to the property on Bacchus March Rd on September 10, 2013, but ... >> view original

Malop St flooded as water pipe bursts

A BURST water pipe on Malop St has caused traffic chaos in central Geelong, as part of the road was reduced to rubble. Onlookers described a 2m high fountain exploding out of the major CBD street between Westfield and Market Square about 3pm, as ... >> view original

Simplifying Diagnosis of Diabetes in Remote Indigenous Settings

Source: University of Western Australia Researchers have found a way of simplifying the diagnosis of diabetes in Indigenous Australians living in remote health care settings, according to a study published in the Medical Journal of Australia. >> view original