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Geelong College teacher groomed, abused kids: former students

The sex abuse scandal at The Geelong College has deepened, with former students now reporting being groomed and assaulted by a paedophile teacher convicted of sex crimes against boys at other elite schools. Students who contacted Fairfax Media this ... >> view original

Josh Cowan and Nathan Vardy re-sign with Geelong Cats

Geelong football manager Steve Hocking praised the perseverance of both players. "At 24, both Josh and Nathan have spent more time in rehab than most players do their entire careers, the resilience they have shown has been exceptional," Hocking said in ... >> view original

Directly-elected mayoral model likely to stay at City of Greater Geelong

Ms Hutchins discussed local government issues with the Committee For Geelong yesterday, six weeks after launching a review of Victoria's Local Government Act, including the offshoot City of Greater Geelong Act. The former Ted Baillieu-led state ... >> view original

Bartel excited about potential for Danger

Dangerfield told Adelaide on Wednesday of his decision to pursue free agency with rumours swirling throughout the season he would move to Geelong to be closer to his hometown of Moggs Creek on the Victorian coast. His potential midfield teammate ... >> view original

At home with Geelong champion Cameron Ling and his favourite things

SINCE retiring in 2011, the Geelong AFL champion — affectionately known as 'Lingy' — has carved out a TV career with Channel 7's Friday and Saturday night AFL coverage and, most recently, as the host of Melbourne Weekender (Saturdays, 5.30pm). >> view original

Property drives rise in riches

AUSTRALIANS are richer then ever with total household wealth hitting a record $8.42 trillion, up $225 billion over the past quarter. That averages $354,000 for every Australian man, woman and child, according to an analysis of the latest national ... >> view original

Ichthys project marks major milestone with launch of central processing ...

Inpex's Ichthys LNG project's central processing facility is launched from Samsung's Geoje shipyard in South Korea. Picture: INPEX AUSTRALIA. AFTER nearly three years in construction, the skeleton of Inpex's enormous central processing facility has ... >> view original

Banks and miners pull ASX lower in wild week

Volatility remains a key characteristic on the local sharemarket, as Friday's session capped another week of wild swings in which the benchmark index briefly slipped below the key 5000-point mark. On Friday, the S&P/ASX200 seesawed 0.6 per cent lower ... >> view original

Demand makes Melbourne 'extreme sellers' market' as spring season booms

Auction times: Tap into Melbourne's auction action. DEMAND from home buyers has made Melbourne an “extreme sellers' market”. The latest Home Buyers Index, by the Commonwealth Bank and CoreLogic RP Data, which is based on the ratio of properties ... >> view original

Lavender: an oldie but a goodie for your garden

All the poor plants that have been around for a while sometimes struggle to get a mention. And yet many of the new releases will disappear without trace in a year or two. They're fun to try, and some will prove to be really successful in gardens and ... >> view original