Duncan on mend, Cats elevate Ruggles and other top stories.

• Duncan on mend, Cats elevate Ruggles

  

  Is this the greatest tackle ever?0:12Shane Mumford crushes Mitch Duncan in bruising tackle. Courtesy: Twitter/@AFL GEELONG midfielder Mitch Duncan is recovering well after being knocked out in the Cats’ surprise loss to Greater Western Sydney and should be fit to play Brisbane this weekend.Duncan left the field dazed in the third quarter at Manuka Oval in Canberra after coming off second best in a bone-jarring collision with Giants ruckman Shane Mumford.“He’s really good, he obviously wasn’t go..

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• Workers evacuated as old Alcoa plant burns near Geelong

  

  Workers evacuated as old Alcoa plant burns near Geelong The fire at the old Alcoa plant near Geelong. Photo: Supplied Dozens of firefighters have battled a blaze at the Alcoa plant near Geelong that forced the evacuation of about 30 workers on Wednesday.Firefighters were called to the decommissioned aluminium smelter on Point Henry Road in the industrial suburb of Moolap about 3.30pm.CFA District 7 duty officer Wayne Aylmer said the fire broke out in a sect..

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• We pay through the teeth for giant gap

  

  Dr Michael Smith and nurse Lisa-Maree Edelmaier treat a patient at the Newcomb Community Health Centre. Picture: Cormac HanrahanGEELONG kids have more decayed, missing and filled teeth than other Victorians ­because of the high cost of seeing a dentist and the city’s late conversion to fluoridated water.Experts say the problem puts undue stress on the ­region’s wider health system because a healthy mouth is vital to overall health.They say there are proven links between oral health, obesity and ..

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• Local businesses prepare for a bumper year

  

  Local businesses prepare for a bumper year Rob McLennan / 07 April 2016 Despite a downturn in the local manufacturing industry Geelong businesses say they remain confident of a good 2016. A new study by the Geelong Chamber of Commerce and Deakin University's Business School has detailed the latest local business and confidence trends. It has found more than 80 per cent are expecting an increase in sales this year.Bernadette Uzelac from the Geelong Chamber of Commerce says important project..

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• Drive-in cinema needs your help

  

  Anthony Lonergan and Sonja Sanderson, in Anthony's 1972 Ford XA GT, are hoping drive-ins make a comeback. Pic: Cormac Hanrahan.AN AMBITIOUS local businessman is calling on the community to help get a $12 million drive-in cinema built in Geelong.Spearheaded by Newcomb’s Ron Rapetti, the bold proposal is to transform a Leopold paddock on Portarlington Rd into a multi-screen drive-in cinema with a cafe diner.Operating as the Geelong Drive-In Project, Mr Rapetti has ramped up a crowd-funding campaig..

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• Repurposing offices on Yarra St

  

  89 Yarra St, Geelong and neighbouring buildings have all seen market action in the past several months.BUSINESS is spreading out of the city with restaurants, bars and professional offices just part of the landscape, but two properties for sale on Yarra St could be the start of residential making a move back to the CBD.The four buildings between 87 and 93 have all seen market activity, in the past six months, with 89 and 91 for sale, and 87 and 93 for lease.Selling agent James Wilson from Wilson..

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• Familiar face to front the Cats

  

  Josh Walker and Harry Taylor spent years training against each other.HARRY Taylor is renowned for keeping dossiers of information on his opponents, but on Sunday he is likely to spend a fair bit of time playing on a former teammate.The Cats vice-captain admits that although he has seen some of Josh Walker’s preseason games, much of his planning for the round three clash will come from years spent practising with the 196cm big man at training.WALKER HAS INSIDE INTEL“All the guys we play on regula..

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• Facebook invite leads to 10-minute bashing

  

  A BELL PARK thug who used his former partner’s Facebook account to lure a man to their home before bashing him senseless with a billiard cue has been jailed.A court heard that during a “sustained 10-minute” bashing, Jay Foster-Owens repeatedly punched, kicked, choked and eye-gouged the victim.The court was told the victim was later treated for a broken nose and extensive bruising, swelling and soreness to his head and body.Foster-Owens, 31, of Vistula Ave, pleaded guilty in Geelong Magistrates’ ..

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• Giant sign to dominate CBD - A large electronic digital billboard ...

  

  Giant sign to dominate CBD Rob McLennan / 07 April 2016 A large electronic digital billboard above the Telstra building in central Geelong is about to be dwarfed by a second digital sign in Malop Street. The state's planning tribunal, VCAT, has overturned a Geelong council decision to reject the massive board.The new sign will sit on top of the Freckleduck Cafe at the corner of Malop and Yarra streets and will measure 25 metres end-to-end, with 15 metres fronting Yarra Street and almost 10..

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• A Latin-flavoured cocktail lounge is set to change Geelong's cocktail ...

  

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