Belmont girl, 13, missing after getting on bus in Geelong and other top stories.

• Belmont girl, 13, missing after getting on bus in Geelong

  

  Police are concerned for the welfare of a 13-year Belmont girl who has been missing since Saturday afternoon.She was last seen getting on a bus in the Geelong CBD at 3.30pm that was going to Leopold. Missing girl Tahlia Black. Photo: Supplied by Victoria Police The girl suffers from medical conditions and does not have her medication.Tahlia was wearing a Vans branded jumper, white jeans and black Vans runners, the last time she was seen.She is described as about 160 centimetres tall, wit..

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• Re-live International Champions Cup: Melbourne Victory v Atletico ...

  

  MELBOURNE VICTORY have claimed their second heavyweight European scalp in the space of a week, defeating Atletico Madrid 1-0 at Simonds Stadium. Nick Ansell’s 44th minute header was enough to earn Victory a stunning result, coming after last Saturday night’s penalty shoot-out win over Juventus.Atletico fielded a largely second-string team in Geelong after giving senior players maximum minutes on Friday night against Tottenham Hotspur.It meant the 16,652-strong crowd were denied a glimpse of Fern..

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• Shooting hero embodies our caring qualities

  

  ON Sunday mornings at Ocean Grove we have watched our children learn to surf. The water is clear, the sand is golden and the surf is “amped”. The world-class beach and lifestyle experience is 25 minutes drive from our house in suburban Geelong.On Friday nights you will find us barracking for our son’s under-9 footy team. He plays for a great local club with committed coaches and community values. This small town sense of community in such a large city is something unique to Geelong and something..

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• Man jailed over unprovoked assaults

  

  A WHITTINGTON man charged over the Mother’s Day hit-run death of cyclist Gordon Ibbs has been jailed for three vicious unprovoked assaults.Geelong Magistrates’ Court heard Bradley Azzopardi, 25, was on a suspended sentence when he attacked men in March, August and September last year.He pleaded guilty to five charges, including several counts of recklessly causing injury­ and breaching bail.Read the full story in the Weekend Addy or in the digital print edition.

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• Desperate plea to ice-addled hubby

  

  A HEARTBROKEN Geelong mum has bared a fractured heart and family in an open letter imploring her ice-addled husband to come home.She was breastfeeding at 3am when she wrote the words, not knowing what else she could do to reach the man who over the course of a couple of months vanished from their lives.“He’s just been consumed I guess,” she said.“I’m at the stage where it’s desperate now.“He’s completely checked out of everything, so I’ve been left with a mortgage, left with packing up our house..

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• Caddy handy but Pies feast on Cats

  

  THERE was Josh Caddy, Scott Selwood and Jordan Murdoch and there was Darcy Lang, George Horlin-Smith and Shane Kersten, too.But they were no match for a hungry Collingwood, who blew the Cats off Victoria Park in the first quarter to record its ninth-straight win in the VFL on Saturday.“That just goes to show that names mean nothing when it comes to attitude,” Geelong VFL coach Shane O’Bree said after his side’s 50-point loss to the Magpies.“We just expected to win ... and to put in a good perfor..

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• Danger's Brownlow a sure thing for bookies

  

  A BOOKMAKER has declared this year’s Brownlow Medal run and won, paying out on Geelong superstar Patrick Dangerfield with five rounds remaining. The midfield jet produced yet another best-afield performance as the Cats fended off the brave Western Bulldogs on Friday night.The Herald Sun awarded three votes, lifting Dangerfield to 25 votes and back into outright lead in its Player of the Year trophy.Richmond beast Dustin Martin sits on 23 votes and was in front of Dangerfield leading into this ro..

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• Gaff does it at both ends

  

  TWO-TIME SEABL defensive player of the year Eric Gaff has demonstrated his potency at the offensive end, spearheading Geelong’s 100-79 defeat of Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence at the Arena on Saturday.Gaff fired at 90 per cent from the field for a season-high 21 points, from just 25 minutes on the floor, and drew high praise from coach Leon O’Neill.Nathan Herbert fired at 54 per cent for 19 points, while DeMarcus Gatlin hit 18. Forward Ash Cannan celeb­rated his 100th game in red with..

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