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Adam Goodes wants '30000 fans barracking hard' in Geelong

The dual Brownlow medallist arrived at Melbourne airport along with his Sydney teammates ahead of Saturday night's clash against Geelong at Simonds Stadium, in what is Goodes' first game back after a week off in the wake of the booing controversy ... >> view original

Tony Abbott announces job, science funding in Geelong amid helicopter questions

Mr Abbott arrived in Victoria on Wednesday night to attend a Liberal Party fundraising dinner at Bannockburn near Geelong, but there was no helicopter flight for the Prime Minister. "I went with the police but that wasn't the only thing I was doing ... >> view original

Prime Minister Tony Abbott in Geelong to announce Australia's first P-Tech ...

Speaking to a crowd of business and community leaders on the waterfront, Mr Abbott said Geelong was bouncing back from the closures of Ford, Alcoa and other major employers. “Rather than wallow in bad news the people of Geelong have been adapting ... >> view original

Aboriginal dancers explain the war cry and welcome Adam Goodes to Geelong

A cry of pride will greet Adam Goodes when he returns to the AFL on Saturday night with a group of Indigenous dancers performing in his honour in the lead-up to the Geelong match. The dancers have called on fans to join them at St Mary's Oval, next to ... >> view original

Cats and Swans to start as one on Adam Goodes' return

Geelong coach Chris Scott said on Wednesday the players' focus was on playing the game "as hard as we possibly can", and he remains confident the discussion and education around the issue has been such that supporters will be strong and positive in ... >> view original

Leadership diversity strengthens unity

With the assistance of a number of Committee for Geelong members such as Diversitat and Deakin University, together with the City of Greater Geelong, participants from new and emerging communities in our region are being offered places on this free of ... >> view original

Selwood to reach 200-game milestone

It is no coincidence that the first 200 games of Geelong skipper Joel Selwood's career have coincided with the most successful era in the AFL club's long and proud history. Ever since becoming the youngest member of the drought-breaking 2007 ... >> view original

Geelong has ruled out Daniel Menzel making his AFL comeback against Sydney

But Cats coach Chris Scott said Menzel would not be considered for Geelong's crunch clash against Sydney on Saturday night, and was also unlikely to face the Hawks the following week. Scott said he was looking forward to having Menzel back in the team ... >> view original

Crush for tickets crashes Geelong Oktoberfest booking site

The German beer festival — which is a private business initiative of Geelong Mayor and entrepreneur Darryn Lyons — will take place at the Geelong Racecourse on October 10. The event, which is promoted on the City of Greater Geelong's events website, ... >> view original

New bus service to loop Geelong CBD

Meanwhile Mayor Darryn Lyons said he feared his plan for tuktuk-type vehicles, emblazoned with the mayoral crest, transporting people around the CBD had been passed over by the Central Geelong Taskforce and were being adopted by the City of ... >> view original