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Geelong's million-dollar floating Christmas tree to feature smoke machine, synchronised musicUpdatedNovember 10, 2015 12:32:01 Geelong's controversial floating Christmas tree has been towed into position in Corio Bay for its second year, ready to be lit up on Friday night.The 25-metre-tall tree contains 11,000 reflective discs and will be lit up at night until January, synchronised to music that can be downloaded through an app.Geelong Mayor Darryn Lyons said this year it would also feature ..>> view originalGeelong’s young players won’t be handed easy game after recruiting spree | HeraldSun
Jed Bews is tackled as pre-season training started for Geelong. Picture: Peter RistevskiGEELONG’S young players are bracing themselves for an even more intense competition for spots next year after the Cats’ post-season recruiting spree.Geelong bolstered its depth in the trade and free agency periods, adding Patrick Dangerfield, Scott Selwood, Lachie Henderson and Zac Smith, in a move that will only make it tougher for the Cats’ young brigade to cement a spot in 2016.Those first to fourth-year p..>> view originalGeelong taxi drivers beef up safety by adding driver contact details | Geelong Advertiser
Geelong taxi drivers beef up safety by adding driver contact detailsby:From:Geelong AdvertiserNovember 10, 20153:16PMGEELONG taxi users will be able to share contact details with their drivers as part of a safety-enhanced booking system.The move comes as the Victorian Taxi Association launches a new website that will allow cab patrons across the state to lodge complaints and compliments about their ride.Yourtaxis.com.au will be a portal for taxi information and real stories, allowing the VTA to..>> view originalGeelong Falcons can no longer afford to play at Simonds Stadium | Geelong Advertiser
Geelong Falcons can no longer afford to play at Simonds Stadiumby:NICK WADEFrom:Geelong AdvertiserNovember 10, 201510:45AMThe Geelong Falcons may move their home games from Simonds Stadium to Colac. Picture: Peter RistevskiSource:News Corp AustraliaGeelong back at training0:31AFL: Geelong start their pre-season after last October saw them fail to make the finals for the first time in nine seasonsTHE Geelong Falcons have vowed to shift home games away from Simonds Stadium because of the high pric..>> view originalGeelong WorldSkills hairdressing champ heads to national competition | Geelong Advertiser
Geelong WorldSkills hairdressing champ heads to national competitionby:DANNY LANNENFrom:Geelong AdvertiserNovember 10, 20151:33PMTop apprentice hairdresser Jordan Andrews with hair models Caitlin and Liam White. Picture: Peter RistevskiSource:News LimitedJORDAN Andrews is off to Australia’s WorldSkills hairdressing championships with a clear idea of what matters most in the profession.“Having a happy client,” the Clifton Springs Joshae Hair and Beauty apprentice said, fresh after having won Gee..>> view originalGrand final holiday not worth it, tourism operators say
Grand final holiday not worth it, tourism operators sayby:peter beggFrom:Geelong AdvertiserNovember 10, 20159:48AMTourism Greater Geelong and the Bellarine executive officer Roger Grant said the AFL public holiday was ‘hardly profitable’.Source:News Corp AustraliaFOUR-in-five regional tourism businesses do not support the grand final eve public holiday, according to a survey by the Victoria Tourism Industry Council.“Regional tourism businesses throughout Victoria are sending the Andrews Gover..>> view originalStudents to have lessons in outdoors as part of healthy study
Students to have lessons in outdoors as part of healthy studyby:Courtney CraneFrom:Geelong AdvertiserNovember 10, 20151:00AMDeakin University student Tegan Hobbs is looking at the benefits of outdoor classrooms. Picture: Nigel HallettSource:News LimitedGEELONG school kids will swap traditional classrooms for the great outdoors this month as part of a study into the health benefits of open air learning.Deakin University Warrnambool primary teaching student Jackie Netherway is leading the Barwon H..>> view originalGolden Plate Awards: Two top achievers recognised
TAKE a bow Geelong, with two of this region’s top culinary achievers taking out awards in the Victorian regional Golden Plate Awards announced last night.Geelong West cafe King of the Castle took out top cafe in the state awards and the Vue Grand’s head chef, Jesse Hughes, took out the gong for best chef.This is the second time Hughes has been voted the best chef in regional Victoria. Judges were impressed with his work at a recent cook-off in Melbourne, describing his cooking as “extraordinary”..>> view originalbehead, burn, shotgun threat
Jail for behead, burn, shotgun threatby:KAREN MATTHEWSFrom:Geelong AdvertiserNovember 10, 201510:00AMA MAN who threatened to behead, burn and put a 12 gauge shotgun in the mouth of a terrified former partner and shoot her, has been jailed.Shawn Grech, 38, also attacked his own mother and threatened to harm his ex-partner’s mother while she was home alone.Grech, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty in Geelong Magistrates’ Court yesterday, to charges including stalking, unlawful assault, making t..>> view originalPremier Cricket: Geelong not hitting panic button just yet | Geelong Advertiser
Premier Cricket: Geelong not hitting panic button just yetby:ALEX OATESFrom:Geelong AdvertiserNovember 07, 20151:00AMGeelong batsman Hayden Butterworth.Source:News Corp AustraliaGEELONG coach Andre Borovec doesn’t believe finals are out of the equation despite suffering a fifth defeat in six matches.The Cats slumped to 16th on the Victorian Premier Cricket ladder with thesix-wicket loss to Carltonon Saturday and they sit only above winless Greenvale Kangaroos and Casey South Melbourne.Geelong me..>> view original
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