Last Top Stories: A history of the Cats in 50 objects

• A history of the Cats in 50 objects

  

  An old Qantas flight bag symbolises players’ involvement in international competitions.A QUIRKY new exhibition tells the extensive history of the Geelong Football Club in just 50 objects.From item one, the letter by Tom Wills which became football’s founding document, to item 50, Cats Honouring The Past committee chairman Bob Gartland’s ‘Greatest Team of All’ image spanning 137 years, the exhibition combines earnest history with chunks of whimsy and the obscure, the colourful and the controversi..

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• Geelong Advertiser 175th: Geelong’s top news stories of all time | GeelongAdvertiser

  

  FROM the discovery of gold through to the Eureka Rebellion, two world wars, the assassination of JFK, the moon walk — theGeelong Advertiserhas published some big stories during its first 175 years.But it’s the local stories that make this paper an integral part of the Geelong community.TheAddywas first published on November 21, 1840, when the fledgling town had a population of just 400 people. So today marks the paper’s 175 birthday, and while the question has been asked before, we thought we sh..

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• Manhunts and murder: our most infamous crimes

  

  WARNING: Graphic imageFROM a bombing murder to the utterly tragic deaths of the Farquharson children, crime has been a constant in the story of Geelong.Whether it’s the public gallery of the Magistrates’ Court to the blue tape of a crime scene, the Addy has brought these stories to the community, revealing the backstory, the people behind those crimes and the people they hurt.Bushranger Captain Melville was born Francis McCallum in 1823 and was one of the Geelong region’s most notorious early cr..

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• Singing sensation boot scoots home

  

  Country singer Adam Harvey will return to Geelong for one night only.INTERNATIONAL country music star Adam Harvey is hoping to get Geelong’s toes tapping next week.Harvey will be performing with a 1970s band at The Arena in North Geelong in conjunction with the United We Dance social on November 28.“It’s great to be playing in my home town again,” Harvey said.“I have got so many great friends there, and lots of wonderful memories so I always love coming back home.”Geelong has been a large influe..

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• Cyclist hospitalised after Geelong hit and run

  

  Cyclist hospitalised after Geelong hit and runA cyclist has been hospitalised after a hit run in the Geelong suburb of Wandana Heights on Saturday.Police say the man, in his 40s, was riding east along Barrabool Road when he was struck by a westbound car about 11.15am.The driver fled the scene.Ambulance Victoria spokesman John Mullen said the cyclist suffered head and back injuries.AdvertisementHe was flown to the Royal Melbourne Hospital in a serious but stable condition.Anyone with any informat..

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• NZ helicopter crash kills seven

  

  A helicopter with seven people on board has crashed at Fox Glacier in New Zealand.NZ helicopter crash kills sevenWorsening weather and treacherous terrain are hampering New Zealand police attempting to reach the bodies of seven people killed in a helicopter crash in the Fox Glacier.All aboard, including a pilot, are believed to have died in a crash at the popular South Island tourist spot on Saturday morning, police said.But investigators have still been unable to reach the site of the wreckage,..

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• Housing demand fuels Fyansford growth

  

  New housing development Gen Fyansford has attracted plenty of demand.A NEW land development in Fyansford on the western edge of Geelong has begun to take shape after its first stage sold out faster than developers were anticipating.The first new housing estate to extend Geelong’s suburban boundary north of the Barwon River in years, Gen Fyansford has revealed a significant local appetite with its 150 lot first stage sold out in the space of a year.And statistics from developer ICD show 62 per ce..

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• Super pick No.7

  •Draft order: Your club's provisional picks•Get to know the next young guns at the NAB AFL Draft Hub•Draft countdown: 30 future stars in 30 days•Draft machine: Pick this year's top 10 and you could win $10kPLENTY of talk leading up to a draft focuses on which player will be selected first. But keen students of the draft should be taking note of the player selected six picks after this year’s No.1.The No.7s from a host AFL drafts have become genuine stars of the game, with Geelong skipper Joel Se..

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• From little things, Van Loon's grows

  

  Van Loon’s Nursery owners Philip and Heidi Martin with former owner Tony Van Loon ahead of the business’s 50th birthday. Picture: Alison WyndFIFTY years ago, Dutch immigrant Peter van Loon dived into unknown territory when he opened the doors to Van Loon’s Nursery in Wallington.Today, owners Heidi and Philip Martin are thriving on the opportunity to continue developing the multi-award winning business on Grubb Rd, which started from such humble beginnings on a 2ha property in 1965.Arriving in 19..

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• Focus on jihad attacks at ASEAN

  

  Barack Obama believes Malaysia can be "extraordinarily helpful" in combating Islamic State.Focus on jihad attacks at ASEANAsia-Pacific leaders meeting in Malaysia have condemned the string of Islamic extremist attacks from Paris to Mali, urging an international effort to fight the scourge.Prime Minister Najib Razak of Muslim-majority Malaysia opened a fresh round of summitry in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday by railing against the ideological mantle claimed by Islamic militants."The perpetrators of th..

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