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• Mayor still to perform duties from UK

  

  Mayor Darryn Lyons with fiancee Elissa Friday. Picture: Alison WyndGEELONG mayor Darryn Lyons has not taken leave, despite flying to the UK to be by his grieving fiancee’s side after her mother died at the weekend.There will be no acting mayor in his absence, which could extend for a “few weeks”Elissa Friday’s mother, Theresa Friday, died after a long struggle with cancer in the early hours of Saturday (Australian time).Due to a personal loss I’ll be taking some time off. Back in Geelong in a fe..

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• Nathan Vardy to play mostly forward for Geelong, Mark Blicavs to be ...

  

  Nathan Vardy marks during a match last season. Picture: Colleen PetchGEELONG will only throw Nathan Vardy into the ruck in brief bursts this season, leaving him to forge his career as a power forward.The Cats also hope Mark Blicavs will not be required to pinch-hit in the ruck, allowing the reigning best-and-fairest winner to use his aerobic power to expose opposition sides in the midfield or across half back.Geelong is again brimming with ruck options, highlighted by the recruitment of 205cm gi..

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• Inside Running: Trainers unhappy with Geelong Racing Club after ...

  

  Mick Price was unhappy with the track switch. Picture: Colleen PetchTRAINERS weren’t happy with the decision by the Geelong Racing Club on Sunday morning to switch Monday’s trials from the Geelong track to the Geelong synthetic track.Mick Price made his thoughts known to GRC officials regarding the change and local trainer Jamie Edwards was also upset saying that horses were able to work on the course proper yesterday morning and it was fine.GRC chief executive Daniel Salter said forecast rain a..

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• Why this Cat has Dangerfield excited

  

  Lincoln McCarthy in action in 2014 before he was plagued by recurring foot injuries. Picture: Colleen Petch.FORGOTTEN forward Lincoln McCarthy is the bolter of Geelong’s pre-season, with Patrick Dangerfield asking coach Chris Scott: “where have you been hiding this bloke” in recent years?Ravaged by recurring navicular injuries, where he once held grim talks with the Cats about what life after football would look like if his foot failed to heal, the livewire forward has blitzed training since bei..

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• Deluge victims still homeless after flood

  

  Stuart Collins at his Hamlyn Heights property. Picture: Nigel HallettGEELONG’S  freak storm has forced residents from their homes, with some having to seek temporary accommodation from “uninhabitable” properties.A Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson said three public housing tenants were relocated while the carpet was replaced in their flood-ravaged houses.“(We) responded to 12 calls from public housing tenants as a result of the floods and ord­ers have been raised for this work..

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• Geelong Star catch concern

  

  A COALITION of environmentalists and recreational fishers has expressed alarm at a recommendation by a newly appointed scientific panel to increase the Geelong Star’s total catch.Environment Tasmania’s Rebecca Hubbard.The Stop the Trawler Alliance argues that the recommendation — disclosed at a stakeholder forum in Hobart on Thursday — had been made, despite ongoing concerns from recreational fishers and conservationists that the large factory freezer trawler could cause localised depletion of f..

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• Accused had 600 child porn images

  

  A GEELONG man has been committed to stand trial on child pornography charges after more than 600 porn­ographic images were allegedly found on his tablet, a court has heard.Edward Davis, 44, appeared in Geelong Magistrates’ Court on Monday charged with knowingly possessing child porn­ography.Jane Cottle told a committal hearing she and her partner, Brendan Smith, met Mr Davis in 2012 when they were homeless and he offered them somewhere to stay.She said they stayed with Mr Davis for a week and la..

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• Junior netball's bold vision

  

  GFL under-15 section-1 grand final between South Barwon and GWSP last yearLOCAL junior netball could be set for a major shake-up, with AFL Barwon considering a plan to break up the leagues and introduce grading.The restructure would follow the same format long used in junior football, where teams are graded into divisions based on their ability.Currently, junior netball games in the GFL, BFL and GDFL are aligned with the senior fixture.The idea remains only in the discussion phase but AFL Barwon..

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• Olympic medallist a Lady Supercat

  

  Former Australian Opal Rohanee Cox.THE Geelong Lady Supercats have landed the biggest signing in their history, securing Olympic silver medallist Rohanee Cox.The 35-year-old, who played her 300th WNBL match on Sunday, hopes to be the “mother figure” of an emerging Lady Supercats outfit that sits on the cusp of its first SEABL title.Cox has enjoyed a decorated basketball career, having claimed a long list of team and individual awards while playing for Perth Lynx, Townsville Fire, West Coast Wave..

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• Long weekend blitz nets road offenders

  

  Geelong Highway Patrol Senior Constable Sam Thorley with a roadside drug test. Picture: Nigel HallettEIGHT drink and five drug drivers were among the dozens of law-breaking motorists caught flouting the rules across the Australia Day long weekend in Geelong and the Surf Coast.Other offences detected during Operation Amity include 10 disqualified drivers, 13 unlicensed drivers, 104 speeders and nine seatbelt offences.A further 34 people were handed tickets for driving an unregistered vehicle and ..

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