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  • Geelong veteran Jimmy Bartel a strong chance to play Sydney in ...

    Geelong veteran Jimmy Bartel a strong chance to play Sydney in ...
    Geelong veteran Jimmy Bartel a strong chance to play Sydney in prelim, says Cats coach Chris Scott Updated September 20, 2016 14:50:55 If out-of-sorts Geelong veteran Jimmy Bartel was worried about keeping his spot for the preliminary final he will be breathing easier after receiving a vote of confidence from coach Chris Scott on Tuesday. The 32-year-old's place in the Cats' side has been a source of much conjecture after a string of indifferent performances.But Scott g..
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  • Geelong mountain-biker found dead at You Yangs Regional Park

    Geelong mountain-biker found dead at You Yangs Regional Park
    A 55-year-old experienced mountain-bike rider has been found dead at You Yangs Regional Park on Tuesday morning.The Geelong West man left for a day of riding between 8am and 12pm on Monday but failed to return home.He had packed his lunch and was well prepared for the day ahead.A spare key used by police to open his Holden ute revealed he had never returned for lunch. His ute was found in a carpark.At 11pm on Monday the man was reported missing and police, Search and Rescue, Air Wing and SES se..
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  • Big Cat's shark scare at Bells

    Big Cat's shark scare at Bells
    NOT even a confrontation with a shark has rattled Geelong swingman Lachie Henderson as he bids to return for Friday night’s preliminary final against Sydney.The Cats on Monday night confirmed Henderson was only 10m away from a shark that knocked a surfer from his board at Bells Beach on Friday.Surfer struck by shark at Bells BeachHenderson was surfing with former Carlton teammate Jarrad Waite at the popular reef break when he noticed a bit of “commotion” nearby.“They didn’t think too much of it ..
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  • Geelong mountain-biker found dead at You Yangs

    A 55-year-old experienced mountain-bike rider has been found dead at You Yangs Regional Park on Tuesday morning.The Geelong West man left for a day of riding between 8am and 12pm on Monday but failed to return home.He had packed his lunch and was well prepared for the day ahead.A spare key used by police to open his Holden ute revealed he had never returned for lunch. His ute was found in a carpark.At 11pm on Monday the man was reported missing and police, Search and Rescue, Air Wing and SES se..
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  • Portarlington welfare cheat fined

    Portarlington welfare cheat fined
    A LONG-TERM welfare cheat has been fined $3000 after pocketing years of undeserved entitlements courtesy of the taxpayer.Colin Chapman, of Portarlington, appeared in Geelong Magistrates’ Court on Monday on charges of obtaining financial advantage through Commonwealth entitlements.The court heard Chapman had received social security and Newstart allowances intermittently for the past two decades.During the period of offending, Chapman was employed in hospitality roles at Geelong Racing Club, St L..
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  • Battle of the midfields

    Battle of the midfields
    Geelong will need to stop Sydney at the source on Friday night, with coach Chris Scott acknowledging the battle of the midfield will play a crucial role in the outcome of Friday night’s match.Dan Hannebery, Luke Parker, Tom Mitchell and Josh Kennedy were critical to the Swans’ win over Adelaide, winning the contested possession and clearance count and providing their outside runners with plenty of the ball.Scott said Kennedy in particular would be difficult to stop, but added that stopping the c..
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  • Jed Bews pushing case to face Sydney, which Swans will be fit ...

    Jed Bews pushing case to face Sydney, which Swans will be fit ...
    IT’S the period of the season that coaches dream to be part of.But for most coaches, preliminary final week is also one of the most difficult.With some players struggling with injury and others on the fringe banging down the door, coaches and club match committees are often faced with difficult selection conundrums.And all four of this season’s preliminary finalists face them this weekend.We look at the four teams still alive in the finals race and what selection puzzles they face ahead of Thurs..
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  • Bakery opens doors of historic homestead

    Bakery opens doors of historic homestead
    IRREWARRA Sourdough will open the doors to its historic property, as part of a major expansion that will generate about 20 new jobs. The artisan bakery has approval to construct a new large building on its Irrewarra base, which will increase the floor space of its business and grow the number of staff from 43 to 63.Bronwynne and John Calvert secured the green light after a contest in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, where they succeeded in overturning the Colac Otway Shire’s refu..
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  • Violent murder left her face unrecognisable

    Violent murder left her face unrecognisable
    THE man who bashed much loved NSW Central Coast schoolteacher Amanda Carter to death “because of the failure of their relationship” has been jailed for at least 18 years.Richard Francis Herman DaSilva attacked his former partner so ferociously that her facial injuries left her unrecognisable, the Supreme Court heard during his trial earlier this year.Justice Ian Harrison fixed a total sentence of 24 years, and noted the “very real statistical possibility” that DaSilva, now aged in his late 60s, ..
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