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Ford breached zinc emissions limits at Geelong plant

Carmaker Ford is being investigated by the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) over a high amount of zinc being discharged from its Geelong plant. Emissions testing showed Ford had exceeded its licence limits in July and September of this year. >> view original

Geelong set to play more night games at Simonds Stadium

The Herald Sun can reveal the Cats are set to host as many as four night games at Simonds Stadium in 2016, after only one night game in Geelong last season. Geelong promises to be one of the most intriguing and exciting teams next season as it attempts ... >> view original

2016 AFL fixture: Essendon Bombers and Geelong Cats to play in inaugural ...

A new marquee match has been created for the 2016 season with Essendon and Geelong set to take part in the Country Game at the MCG in round four. The brainchild of AFL legend and Essendon innovation manager Kevin Sheedy, the man who was ... >> view original

Geelong court: Drug trafficker pleads guilty

Joel Buckle, 27, of Humble St, East Geelong, pleaded guilty in Geelong Magistrates' Court yesterday to charges of trafficking ecstasy, cannabis and Xanax, and possessing heroin. Buckle also pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, driving an unroadworthy ... >> view original

Food bites: Geelong Oyster Bar and Seafood

When it comes to cooking you could say that for Geelong-born and -bred chef Richard Verrell the world is his oyster – more so now, having recently opened the Geelong Oyster Bar and Seafood on the waterfront. “I worked in various places here before ... >> view original

Good problem: Picking Cats' starting 22

And after Geelong's AFL exchange period campaign, naming one of Simonds Stadium's stands after the club's gun recruiting and list manager seems like an appropriate action. Appropriate because everything Wells — along with football general manager ... >> view original

Tradie turns carpentry into history lesson

Mr Kelly had been 18 at the time, working as a young apprentice on the Geelong West property. “I knew this place so well, because it was when I changed from being a carpenter to becoming a joiner and cabinet maker,” Mr Kelly said. Mr Kelly's boss had ... >> view original

Driver pulls herself out of car wreck at Inverleigh

An Ambulance Victoria spokeswoman said the woman was taken to Geelong hospital in a serious condition suffering from suspected leg fractures. A Geelong hospital spokeswoman said the 39-year-old had since been downgraded to being in a stable ... >> view original

Former Cat Paul Chapman details rocky relationship in new book

But that said, if it was suggested at Geelong that I take supplements, I would have accepted the club's word. We would have been told why we were taking them and what benefits (and risks) it would have for us, and probably that the AFL had approved the ... >> view original

Wolf Doubts Cats' 2016 Credentials

That influx of experienced talent has many pundits predicting a dramatic climb up the ladder for Geelong after they failed to finish in the top eight for the first time in nine seasons this year. But the Lone Wolf has doubts over whether the Cats ... >> view original