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• Man arrested in Geelong over fatal Mother's Day hit and run - 9news

  

  Victorian police have dramatically arrested a man in connection with the death of a cyclist in an alleged hit-and-run on Mother's Day, dragging the accused man kicking and screaming from a court house.Corio man Gordon Ibbs, 77, was killed after a car hit him as he was cycling on Geelong-Ballan Road in Anakie on May 10.The vehicle involved allegedly failed to stop at the scene. A burnt out car was found 60km away in Winchelsea two days later and police believe it was involved in the inci..

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• Failed sale forced day spa closure, owner says

  

  Tracy Martin’s sister purchased a voucher from Eulung as a birthday gift for her the day before the day spa shut. Picture: Mitch BearTHE owner of a popular Geelong day spa that unexpectedly shut its doors has broken her silence, saying the decision to close down was “heartbreaking”.Lawyer Kim Packer released a statement on behalf of Eulung Day Spa owner Kristy Cramer, saying the decision to close was made after the sale of the business fell through.SCROLL DOWN FOR FULL PRESS RELEASE“Ms Cramer ha..

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• Geelong Adertiser 175th: 15 photos that show what Geelong was like in wartime | GeelongAdvertiser

  

  WHEREVER the conflict, whatever the fight, Geelong has always answered the call to war.Whether it be by sending our servicemen and women to foreign lands, or through the manufacture of military vehicles on the homefront, theGeelong Advertiserhas carried the stories of Geelong’s heroism and selflessness on its pages for 175 years.We were there for all the major declarations of war and peace and became a trusted source for worried families and friends waiting for news of their loved ones from abro..

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  Yet as he sat watching Geelong's Round 23 contest against Adelaide — as Steve Johnson, James Kelly and James Kelly said farewell — he realised they finally ...

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• Imam a beacon in our troubled times

  

  Geelong Imam Mohammad Ramzan at Geelong’s mosque. Picture: Peter RistevskiGEELONG Imam Mohammad Ramzan showed great religious courage and wonderful community spirit last week when he unequivocally condemned the murder of innocents in Paris as “an attack on all humanity” and urged the destruction of “the filthy dogs of ISIS”.How different to the Grand Mufti of Australia, Ibrahim Abu Mohammed, who blamed racism, Islamophobia, security laws and Western foreign policy for alienating Muslims and fost..

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• Car thieves on weekend stealing spree

  

  Car thieves have gone on a stealing spree in Geelong.CAR thieves made off with 15 vehicles in a crime spree across the Geelong region over the weekend.One car was set alight and others were used to bait police.Sergeant Anthony Henderson said thieves had forced their way into homes and gar­ages in suburbs including Corio, Lara, South Geelong, Whittington and Armstrong Creek.“There’s been a spate of car thefts where cars have been ­accessed in driveways after they’ve got through internal garage do..

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• ‘I’m a visionary … but it’s a difficult job’ | Herald Sun

  

  Darryn LyonsFLAMBOYANT Geelong Mayor Darryn Lyons has spoken of the job’s personal toll as he contemplates whether to run again.Cr Lyons is yet to decide whether to follow the lead of his good friend Robert Doyle, Lord Mayor of Melbourne, who will seek a third term next October.“I’m a visionary, but when it comes to doing what I’m going to be doing, it’s certainly been a very difficult job with this particular council,” he said.“Coming from the outside into this environment, bringing it from the..

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• Is Rhys the draft's best catch?

  AFL draft: Geelong Falcons midfielder Rhys Mathieson set for first-round pickNovember 23, 2015 10:00amNICK WADERhys MathiesonRHYS Mathieson describes it as his “tunnel vision”.When the footy spills loose of the contest, the 18-year-old contested ball king doesn’t see anything else. He just has to come away with the footy.There’s also his swagger. Not a swagger of overconfidence, but a swagger of purpose and the strong self-belief needed to make the grade at AFL level.As talent manager Michael Tu..

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  You might've heard a 3AW promo in which Tom Elliott asked Geelong Advertiser editor Nick Papps if Denis Walter is in fact the angle on top of Geelong's tree.

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• Night fishing ban push for Geelong Star | The Advocate

  

  GREENS Senator Peter Whish-Wilson hopes to have a night-fishing ban on factory freezer trawler the Geelong Star reinstated.GREENS Senator Peter Whish-Wilson hopes to have a night-fishing ban on factory freezer trawler the Geelong Star reinstated.Senator Whish-Wilson plans to move a motion in the Senate within the next week that would again prevent the trawler from fishing overnight.The Australian Fisheries Management Authority placed a ban on night fishing on the Geelong Star after the vessel re..

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