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• Man killed in head-on crash with tourist minibus near Geelong - 9news

  

  A man has died after his car collided with a minibus near Geelong today. (9NEWS) A man has been killed after a car collided head-on with a minibus carrying tourists in Mount Duneed, near Geelong, this morning.The sedan was travelling west along Mount Duneed Road when it collided with the minibus just after 9am.The man died at the scene. The male driver died at the scene. (9NEWS) Those on board the bus were not injured in the crash. (9NEWS) The bus d..

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• Ross Mueller: Let’s roll dice for Monopoly of Geelong | GeelongAdvertiser

  

  You have just landed on `The Waterfront’.MONOPOLYis one of the great board games of all time.It’s a dice and token excursion into a fantasy world of free enterprise. You can buy and sell real estate and build hotels. It is designed to give the players the thrill of being successful in a culture of rampant capitalism.Friendships have been lost and families have been splintered by arguments about how many houses can be purchased in the one throw. There are special rules that can be designed by sub..

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• Draft series: Geelong Falcons livewire Brett Blair flies on to AFL radar | HeraldSun

  

  Brett Blair gets a handball away for the Geelong Falcons against Gippsland Power.GEELONG Falcons boss Mick Turner describes it as the best half of footy he has seen.It was the moment Brett Blair made himself known to AFL recruiters, teaming up with Charlie Curnow for an irresistible forward line double act that still gets talked about today.When the Falcons played North Ballarat in this year’s qualifying final, Blair kicked five goals and Curnow four, with the bulk of their damage coming in a br..

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• Geelong - Did You See

  

  Battle of Troy (Image courtesy of Slickpix) Team Hawkeshas always had a good opinion ofBattle of Troy, so they would’ve been pleased to see the half-brother to Group 1 winner Wandjina break his maiden at Geelong on Sunday.While it was his fourth start – he certainly hadn’t been disgraced in his first three starts, going down to talented typesBassett,KinglikeandLes Darciin his respective races.Under the guidance of veteran hoopDarren Gauci, the $1.60 favourite Battle of Troy settled seco..

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• Man dies in crash with mini bus at Mt Duneed

  

  A man is dead after his car and a mini bus collided.A MAN is dead after his car and a mini bus carrying 24 tourists crashed at Mt Duneed.Police believe the man in his 30s was driving a blue Honda sedan which veered into the path of the bus heading on a day tour to the Twelve Apostles.A passenger in the car was flown to The Alfred hospital in Melbourne with injuries which are believed to be not life threatening.Four passengers on the bus were taken by ambulance to the Geelong hospital while other..

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• Man dies after being stuck under quad-bike

  

  A man in his late 60s has died after he became trapped under his quad-bike on the NSW Central Coast. A passing motorist found the man stuck under the ...

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• Character the key to why Brian Cook re-signed with the Cats

  

  Brian Cook has more work to do at Simonds Stadium. Picture: Nigel HallettONE of Brian Cook’s first impressions of Geelong was a sign in Frank Costa’s office: Character first, talent second.That was 1999.Cook had gone to meet Geelong’s newly elected president in the headquarters of his fruit empire as the Cats were searching for a miracle worker to rescue the club from murky financial depths.The sign may not have been the clincher but it certainly won over Cook and spoke to the aspiring values of..

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• Gala Day: Twilight parade builds on 99-year tradition

  

  Gala Day enjoys a twilight twist. Picture: Mitch BearIT was a perfect mix of the traditional and the new as the 99th Gala Day parade took to the streets of Geelong on Saturday.The parade, one year shy of its centennial incarnation, was for the first time a twilight affair, leaving its Eastern Gardens start point at 7.30pm before triumphantly making its way along the city streets.Crowds estimated at (lined Malop and Moorabool streets. Babies and kids, parents, grandparents, couples, solos, gaggle..

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• Victorian Premier Cricket: Debutant steps up with three wickets for...

  

  Dylan Moroney captured 3-24 on debut. Picture: Cormac HanrahanDEBUTANT Dylan Moroney has helped put Geelong in the box seat for victory over Camberwell, after an impressive three-wicket performance on Saturday.The Cats are 3-76 after bowling the Magpies out for 183, in a bowling performance coach Andre Borovec hailed for its consistency.Without quicks Jake Reed and Justin McPhee available due to injury, Borovec said he had to rethink the team’s game plan, and it paid dividends.“It’s a hard groun..

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• Keith Fagg: Brass band program hits high note

  

  Just Brass with Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove.THERE’S something of a quiet educational revolution happening in Geelong, not that anyone could describe brass music as “quiet”.This revolution comes under the title of Just Brass but in many ways it is much more than just brass.To spend time with chief revolutionary John Collinson is to meet not only a superbly talented musician but someone with both a passion to serve and a keen desire to share the joy of music making with young people who wo..

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