School cancelled as storm clean-up continues and other top stories.

• School cancelled as storm clean-up continues

  

  The SES attend to residents at Vanessa Ave, Highton, after a freak storm left the street underwater. Picture: Nigel HallettTHE clean-up continues in Geelong as residents recover from a freak thunderstorm that caused chaos throughout the region.Roads including Gordon Ave and northbound lanes of Corio Quay Rd have been closed as VicRoads works to clear the areas of mud and water.But the Bureau of Meteorology has delivered some good news, cancelling Thursday’s severe thunderstorm warning just befor..

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• Floods, hail as storm pummels Geelong

  Editor on duty: Courtney CraneA FREAK thunderstorm has wreaked havoc on Geelong, leaving cars submerged in floodwaters and houses inundated.More than double the month’s average rainfall of 31mm pelted Avalon in just one hour, with the day’s total reaching 72mm, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.Cars lost to flood waters in Gordon Avenue, Geelong. Picture: Glenn FergusonKellie Forster wades across a flooded Vanessa Avenue in Highton. Picture: Nigel HallettAn umbrella is cold comfort to this..

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• Severe storm triggers flash flooding in Geelong

  

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• Iconic milkbar turned into a cafe by coffee loving Columbian

  

  Jorge Serrano and Padraic McGuire. Photo: Reg Ryan. Jorge Serrano grew up in one of the world’s great coffee growing regions but it wasn’t until the Colombian moved to Melbourne that he learnt how to make a quality espresso. The former coffee company marketing director had never been behind a coffee machine until he came to Australia eight years ago on a quest to learn English. It was only after landing in the thick of Melbourne’s booming ca..

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• Dane tests positive for Zika: report

  

  A Danish person has tested positive for the Zika virus after visiting Central and South America.Dane tests positive for Zika: reportA Denmark person has tested positive for the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus, the national broadcaster DR reports.Health authorities from Denmark's second largest city, Aarhus, said the patient travelled to South and Central America where the Zika virus has taken hold, DR said.The mosquito-borne virus has been linked to brain damage in thousands of babies in Brazil...

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• Savage storms to lash east coast

  

  SEVERE storms are set to lash Australia’s east coast over the coming days.The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting widespread storms in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, the ACT and Tasmania which could deliver damaging winds, hail and heavy rain leading to flash flooding.Today the worst of the weather is expected to hit Victoria, Tasmania and inland New South Wales where the atmospheric conditions are favourable for supercell thunderstorms.More to come ... flooding in Geelong after a storm..

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• Residents shouldn't be too scared to comment

  

  The proliferation of social media outlets should be a means for residents to better interact with their elected representatives. CR Paul Bishop used to be a cop on Blue Heelers. Currently he is a servant of the City of Redlands. He is also an innovative communicator and an avid user of social media.“I have blocked insistently rude, mean spirited and recalcitrant people. But never people who ask questions,” he says.He regularly grabs a GoPro to film mini ward reports for Facebook page.He has ..

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• Jonathan Simpkin admits he is 'pinching himself' after signing with ...

  

  Simpkin to Don the sash0:22AFL: Former Hawthorn Premiership player Johnathan Simpkin has become the third man to join the Essendon Bombers as a top-up player. NEW Essendon recruit Jonathan Simpkin admits he is “pinching himself” after landing at a fourth AFL club.Simpkin was officially unveiled as a Bomber, signing as the club’s third top-up player in the wake of 12-month doping suspensions.A Colac export and Hawthorn premiership player, Simpkin admitted he thought his days of playing at the el..

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• Check out Torquay's newest footy club

  

  The Surf Coast Suns’ jumper shares Gold Coast’s colours and insignia.TORQUAY’S newest football club will debut this season, 12 months ahead of schedule.The Geelong Advertiser can today reveal the Surf Coast Suns will field under-9, under-10 and under-12 sides in the Geelong Junior Football League this year.Sharing the Gold Coast Suns’ distinctive orange and yellow branding, even down to the insignia and logo, the new club will play out of Banyul Warri Fields in North Torquay, setting the scene f..

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• BIAV calls for 'Blue' funding to boost coastal access

  

  BIAV calls for 'Blue' funding to boost coastal access Boosting boating tourism; (left to right): Phil Clohesy, general manager Royal Geelong Yacht Club, Irene Hoe, BIAV president, Steven Potts, BIAV CEO, Adrian Byrt, VTIC membership executive, Colin Cass, director Sanctuary Living, and Roger Grant, CEO of Tourism Greater Geelong & the Bellarine. More access to Victorian waterways needed to meet demands of growing population. The Boating Industry Association of Victoria (BIAV) has called on t..

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