Power out, trees down as winds batter city
A MASSIVE power outage has struck across Geelong as strong winds batter the region.There have been reports of building damage in Leopold, Lara, Bell Post Hill and Corio, and trees have been felled across the region.About 2pm, thousands of homes were left without power, with Powercor reportingoutages affecting large parts of Geelong, the Bellarine Peninsula and Surf Coast with almost 2500 homes switched off.Lara alone had almost 1200 homes affected, but at 3.30pm they were listed as being back on..>> view originalGerni's still a fan of the true blue oval
GERNI Barnes had a Holden when he shifted from one Geelong manufacturing mainstay to another in 1960.That make was fine to park at International Harvester but after he moved across to Ford it was “a no-no”.“So I had to get rid of it,” he said.A Ford took its place, and Mr Barnes took his place for 23 years in Geelong’s epic and enduring, rich, rewarding, proud Ford story.“At that time in 1960, Ford introduced the Falcon car and of course they wanted people over there to allow them to do that and..>> view originalBlue ribbon image grows
NEWTOWN has long held the title of some of Geelong’s best blue ribbon pockets of real estate, but its reputation is spreading to buyers far and wide.As a growing contingent of buyers from as far afield as Melbourne and Sydney comb our real estate market, a large proportion have set their sights on Newtown.It’s Geelong’s most expensive suburb with a median house price of $642,000 and one of our favourites with an average hold period of 13 years.Local agent John Moran, of Whitford, said Newtown is..>> view originalOrdeal finally over for `Peru Six'
THE Peru Six are celebrating what they say is clearing of their names after their holiday nightmare that began in January, 2012.In a statement posted to Facebook on Saturday, the group shared the good news with their 31,000 plus followers.“We are heartened and relieved to announce that the Lima Third Court (Court), in conjunction with the senior prosecutor, has confirmed that we had absolutely nothing to do with the tragic death of Mr Lino Rodriguez in January 2012,” they said.The six Australian..>> view originalWild winds whip Around the Bay
DAMAGING winds with gusts of up to 120km/h will lash the state as cyclists ride across Port Phillip Bay for Around the Bay, between 5.30am and 7pm.One cyclist, believed to have been riding inthe annual event, is in Geelong hospital after falling near Avalon.An Ambulance Victoria spokesman said paramedics were called to the Princes Freeway at Avalon after reports a cyclist had fallen from his bike about 7.30am.The spokesman said the man, believed to be aged in his 50s, was taken to Geelong hospit..>> view originalWas Ford worker scheme money well spent?
THE Australian Catholic University published a study paper on Ford workers this week, which makes for interesting reading. Of those being made redundant only 8 per cent are ready and want to retire. Of the rest, 87 per cent haven’t started to look for alternative work yet and half of them want to remain in a similar type of job and use their existing skills. The average age of these employees is 50.Ford was more than generous in giving the community and its workers three years’ advance warning. ..>> view originalGreat Ocean Road back in business
THE full length of the Great Ocean Road is open to motorists, nearly a month after landslides wreaked havoc on the tourist route. The last closed section, between fire-ravaged Wye River and Separation Creek, was reopened on Saturday morning.Movement of a large landslide along Paddy’s Path, a walking track that connects the two hamlets, slowed and stabilised on Friday.It enabled authorities to install road barriers at the base of the slope, allowing the road to be opened to one lane of traffic.Sp..>> view originalTrees down, power out as wild…
Reports of building damage have been received across Geelong's northern suburbs. Some Melbourne railway lines have been affected while Melbourne Airport ...>> view originalEddie's decision changes sporting landscape
I AM not a fan of Eddie McGuire. My firm but — as it turns out — erroneous position has been that he is not a great supporter of women.I knew my long-held position was wrong when, on September 21, McGuire and the board of the Collingwood Football Club announced their decision to launch the Collingwood Netball Club.That announcement was so significant that even now I can barely comprehend it.In all honesty, I suspect that the decision of the Collingwood Football Club to launch the Collingwood Net..>> view originalBanks, marriage set to dominate parliament
Heard the one about the big bad banks and same-sex marriage?You could be forgiven for feeling deja vu during the coming parliamentary week, with a pair of issues on which the coalition and Labor are immovably opposed set to continue dominating debate.Labor will formally decide its position on the same-sex marriage plebiscite - it's odds-on to be against - at a meeting of opposition MPs on Tuesday."There's no secret that we are deeply concerned," shadow treasurer Chris Bowen told ABC TV on Sunday..>> view original
Friday, October 14, 2016
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