Geelong rail line suspended after person killed by train and other top stories.

• Geelong rail line suspended after person killed by train

  North Shore station in Geelong, the scene of the fatality on Friday morning. Photo: Nic Kocher Trains have been suspended on the Geelong line after a person was hit and killed by a train at North Shore.The person was struck by a train at 6.50am and died at the scene.All V/Line train services between Geelong and North Shore have been suspended, and commuters have been advised to make alternative transport arrangements or delay their travel. Services are still..

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• Man charged with murder over fatal shooting of dad in Geelong

  

  A man has been arrested and is assisting police in relation to a murder in Geelong on Tuesday night. (9NEWS) A 22-year-old man has been charged with murder over a fatal shooting that claimed the life of a father-of-two in Geelong on Tuesday night. The Lovely Banks man was arrested on Anakie Road in Bell Post Hill at 3.15pm.The shirtless Norlane man, 36, was shot from a passing car on Anakie Road in Bell Post Hill about 11pm AEDT on Tuesday and died as horrified witnesses looked on. A 36-year-ol..

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• Man shot dead in Geelong

  

  Police have charged a man following a fatal shooting on Tuesday night in Bell Post Hill, north of Geelong. A 36-year-old man was gunned down following an altercation on Anakie Road at about 11pm on Tuesday night. Homicide Squad detectives this morning charged a Lovely Banks man with murder. The 22-year-old will appear at the Geelong Magistrates' Court later today for a hearing.

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• FLATS documentary captures Geelong rider Nigel Petrie on salt flat ...

  

  FLATS is the upcoming documentary on Waurn Ponds man Nigel Petrie who turned his dirt bike into a salt flat racer and drove it from Geelong to South Australia. Pictures: Dean WaltersWHEN an independent filmmaker set out to capture a salt flat racer’s journey up Australia’s south coast, his biggest fear was that everything would go to plan.Sounding like a sequel to The World’s Fastest Indian, FLATS is the documentary of a Waurn Ponds man who turned his dirt bike into a salt flat racer and drove i..

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• Wines, Power maturing into copy Cats

  

  PORT Adelaide is building something special.Ollie Wines knows it. So does Travis Boak, Chad Wingard, Robbie Gray and Hamish Hartlett.They’ve all recommitted to the Power in the past 12 months and will play an integral role in the club’s assault at a premiership.Wines’ re-signing is significant because it was the final signature list manager Jason Cripps was craving.The 22-year-old’s decision to extend his stay by another two seasons shows his awareness of where the club is placed.Advances from V..

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• Chance for dads to brush up on skills

  

  Black Sparrow Salon owner Josh Daniele is holding new styling workshops for dads like Corey Kampans, who learned how to braid five-year-old Hope McGill's hair. Picture: Mike DugdaleA GEELONG hairdressing salon is coming to the rescue of blokes battling braids with special styling sessions for dads and daughters.Black Sparrow salon owner Josh Daniele plans to run monthly lessons for clueless Geelong dads charged with the daily “doing” of their daughter’s tresses.The sessions will cover the standa..

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• Restructure good for game: Ammos

  

  BFL GRAND FINAL Torquay v Geelong Amateur Picture: NIGEL HALLETTGEELONG Amateur has backed AFL Barwon’s promotion-relegation plans, believing the lure of trying to reach the region’s top competition is healthy for local footy.The reigning BFL premiers, who also boast a powerful netball section and booming junior numbers, would be a leading contender for promotion to the GFL under the governing body’s sweeping restructure plans.Ammos have a long-term goal to return to the GFL but acknowledge thei..

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• Teen beach accused says he's a child

  

  A TEENAGE immigrant accused of sexually assaulting eight women on the state’s busiest beach will undergo medical tests to determine whether he should be tried as an adult. The Afghanistan-born defendant, who holds a permanent Australian residency visa, was arrested last month, accused of 13 sexual offences against eight women swimming between the flags at the famous Surfers Paradise beach.He allegedly told police the rough surf accidentally brought him in to contact with the women, some as young..

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• Chiropractor fights back in the face of chronic pain

  

  Geelong chiropractor Kyle Keenan at La Trobe Health Centre is hoping to discover how back pain is best treated. Picture: Glenn Ferguson.A GEELONG study could provide answers to one of the country’s most pervasive health problems — chronic back pain.Geelong chiropractor Kyle Keenan, of Geelong’s Latrobe Health Clinic, said participants were needed for a university trial looking at pain management for debilitating lower back pain.The trial would investigate the effectiveness of combining manual th..

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• Arthur Streeton landscapes are set to feature in a Geelong Gallery ...

  

  Lisa Sullivan with Ocean Blue, Lorne. Photo: Reg Ryan. Some artworks not seen by the public since the 1930s will be on show in Geelong this month as part of a special exhibition. Land of the Golden Fleece – Arthur Streeton in the Western District brings together 30 landscape paintings from public and private collections, including the National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Australia and Geelong Gallery. The exhibition, curated by ..

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