We win battle over city funds rort and other top stories.

• We win battle over city funds rort

  THE Coalition will put a stop to big capital cities hijacking federal funds from Geelong and regional Australia, Regional Development Minister Fiona Nash says.Before the start of the election campaign, the Geelong Advertiser revealed almost $50 million from the National Stronger Regions Fund touted as a victory for regional Australia, was going to suburbs in major capital cities.media_cameraSenator Fiona Nash has pledged to fix the regional funding scheme.More than $33 million was used to suppor..

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• Community spirit on tap

  

  WHEN  Blackman’s Brewery opened its doors in Torquay two years ago, it had two of its own beers on tap.Now the local favourite has six permanent brews on tap plus a cider and rotating seasonal drops.It also offers takeaway beer and recently began distributing the brand across the country in kegs, cans and bottles.And, as another prime example of the brewery’s growth, owners Jess and Renn Blackman are opening a boutique sibling bar in central Geelong.“The community has been behind us since day on..

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• Geelong and St Kilda - a tale of two contrasting rebuilds

  

  3:27 AM GMTMartin BlakeCloseMartin Blake has written on sport for more than 25 years, most of it with The Age in Melbourne. He has covered every AFL season since 1986, and several Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, US Masters golf tournaments, the British Open Championship and various Australian cricket tours. He has won numerous awards for writing on Australian football, cricket and golf, and is a member of the MCG Media Hall of Fame.Geelong and St Kilda play each other at Etihad Stadium on Sat..

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• The Score: Geelong champion Tim 'Bluey' McGrath backs Jarryd ...

  

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• AFL injury news: Geelong Cats lose Josh Caddy to knee injury

  

  AFL injury news: Geelong Cats lose Josh Caddy to knee injury Geelong midfielder Josh Caddy will sit out at least six weeks after injuring his knee in the Cats' win over the Western Bulldogs on the weekend.Scans have revealed Caddy has suffered medial ligament damage and while the injury will not require surgery he has been sidelined for six to eight weeks.Caddy has been an ever-present for the Cats this year, averaging 21 possessions a game.AAP

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• Long-term vision better than non-stop polls

  

  JUST what was our PM thinking? Intelligent and capable as he is, inflicting this elongated campaign upon his people was a tad uncalled for.Surely the traditional 33 days would have been quite long enough.By the time my next fortnightly column appears, this election will be done and dusted — the voting anyway.No doubt some drawn-out, heavily scrutineered recounting in bellwether electorates may be occurring, possibly including our own Corangamite.The overall result could well still be hanging in ..

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• Geelong pharmacy raided for cash, medicines

  

  Geelong pharmacy raided for cash, medicines Police are investigating a raid on a pharmacy in Geelong over the weekend, in which a thief escaped with money and medicines.The Geelong Advertiser reports that the thief left behind a baseball bat and screwdriver when breaking into Leopold’s Peak Pharmacy in the small hours of Saturday morning.Peak Pharmacies partner Greg Porte told the Advertiser that the thief knocked in a front door to gain access to the Dorothy St pharmacy.The pharmacy has been ..

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