Last Top Stories: AFL star Adam Goodes set to return for Sydney Swans against Geelong Cats

AFL star Adam Goodes set to return for Sydney Swans against Geelong Cats

Sydney are optimistic Adam Goodes will be given a respectful reception at Geelong on Saturday after the club announced the dual Brownlow Medallist would return to training on Tuesday. With Goodes expected to come back this weekend, all eyes will be on ... >> view original

Geelong Cats: Steve Johnson is pushing his luck with an untimely suspension

It is not good timing for Johnson — 32, out of contract and having a season of form fluctuations — to be relinquishing his position in a Geelong's side that has a long line of VFL players pressing for selection. If the Cats chose to accept the one ... >> view original

Three To Watch - Geelong

Vicious has bumped into what appear to be pretty hot form races in his only two starts to date. On debut the Team Hawkes-trained son of Nicconi finished sixth behind subsequent Group 1 winner Pasadena Girl at Stakes level, before he was then gelded and ... >> view original

Geelong court: Lawyer calls for more residential drug rehabilitation facilities

Mr von Einem made the comments yesterday while representing Torquay woman Coby DeBeen, who pleaded guilty in Geelong court to drug-related offences. The Police prosecutor, Leading Senior Constable Kerrie Moroney said that, on February 2, police ... >> view original

Geelong Cats' Daniel Menzel proves he has confidence in his infamous knees

Vardy, who looks about 10kg heavier in the upper body, presented hard, took two contested marks and let probably another three attempts slip through his hands. The fate of whether Menzel, Cowan and Vardy remain on the Geelong list next year depends on ... >> view original

GEELONG can't afford to be nice on Saturday night.

Adam Goodes is making his comeback and we trust the Cats fans and players will show him the respect he deserves. Players should shake his hand prior to the game, wish him all the best, and the fans should not boo the champ at any time during the game, ... >> view original

Gunnedah guns on the rise

Gunnedah has recorded the biggest jump in the number of licensed guns in the Oxley area. See your ad here. Legitimate ownership of guns in Gunnedah is increasing dramatically. In recent figures, the number of guns licensed in Gunnedah increased 22.2 ... >> view original

Indigenous have more cardiac conditions

Indigenous Australians continue to have higher rates of heart conditions and poorer access to cardiac health services than the rest of the population. But a new report shows some improvement in their cardiac care and a reduction in death rates from ... >> view original

Teenagers drinking more than double than adults, study finds

Australians are drinking more alcohol than a decade ago and teenagers are consuming double the number of drinks compared to adults, researchers say. The study, published in the Medical Journal of Australia, also found a narrowing gap in the consumption ... >> view original

New genetic melanoma risks uncovered in Queensland-led skin cancer study

A Queensland-led melanoma study has uncovered five new gene regions that increase a person's risk of developing the deadliest form of skin cancer. A team from QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute took a lead role in the international project, the ... >> view original