Geelong likely to be denied home final at Simonds Stadium because ...
GEELONG’S redevelopment of Simonds Stadium will dent the club’s hopes of hosting a home final there against Greater Western Sydney. The Cats believe their only chance of being given at home final at the Cattery would be against the high-flying Giants next month.The GWS Giants (second) and Geelong (fourth) are two of four clubs tied on 13 wins.But the demolition of the Brownlow Stand will also be a factor as it has reduced the ground’s capacity, with 24,331 fans attending Geelong’s win over Weste..>> view originalGood idea that became a success story
MORE than 300 people attended a dinner at the Fred Flanagan Room at Simonds Stadium last Tuesday evening, raising close to $40,000 for a wonderful Geelong success story — the Kempe Read the Play program.Very different to the meeting of a dozen or so people at Buckley’s Entertainment Centre, in 2006, which discussed the possibility of local football and netball clubs working through their junior sections to identify and help youngsters with mental health, drug and alcohol issues.media_cameraDavid..>> view originalJimmy Bartel set to trigger new contract but may be forced into pay ...
What gets on your goat?
WHAT really gets your goat? If you live in Geelong’s northern suburbs, you are more likely to find roaming cats and pesky pets a nuisance.The Bellarine Peninsula has a relatively high rate of unsightly and rubbish-strewn properties, while the central and southern areas of Geelong are plagued by all types of animals.The most frustrating of those? Colonies of bees and wasps.The City of Greater Geelong dealt with 1773 nuisance complaints over the past year, although it receives many more that are o..>> view originalCars stolen, dumped and torched
CAR thieves dumped and torched three cars across in and around Geelong at the weekend.Firefighters were called to car fires at Evans Road in Bell Post Hill, Point Henry Road in Moolap and Butcher Road in Gheringhap between 1am Saturday and 2am Sunday.The burnt-out wrecks were still visible on Monday with police investigating the sites.Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.>> view originalNo Oz Day for Festival of Sails
THE Royal Geelong Yacht Club has defended its decision to bring forward the date of next year’s Festival of Sails.Originally scheduled to start on Australia Day, the festival — one of the longest continuously running sports events in the world — will start five days earlier on Saturday, January 21.RGYC general manager Phil Clohesy said the event would no longer be tied to the Australia Day public holiday, and would instead be held on the second-last weekend of January each year.The move will avo..>> view originalDelays for Geelong's moonscape ring road
Delays for Geelong's moonscape ring road Rebecca McDonald / 01 August 2016 Drivers are being warned to be prepared for lane closures and speed reductions on a stretch of the Geelong Ring Road. Potholes are a big issue on roads across the region at the moment, and repair work is due to begin on the Melbourne-bound lands of the Ring Road tomorrow. VicRoads crews will target potholes between the Moorabool River bridge and the Midland Highway overpass. The works are expected to take up to two ..>> view originalGeelong's $2.2b pokie addiction - Geelong is home to some of the ...
Geelong's $2.2b pokie addiction Rebecca McDonald / 01 August 2016 Geelong is home to some of the biggest-spending gamblers in Victoria. Shock figures have been released that reveal just how much we've poured into poker machines since their inception. Statewide, gamblers have tipped more than $50 billion into pokies since 1992, according to a report in the Herald Sun. That equates to around $40 million a week. Geelong is fourth on the list of regions where the most money has been spent, wit..>> view original
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