Queensland half-brother of rape-accused duo to face court over...
Brodie Wild was extradited from Queensland on Sunday.Photo: Joe ArmaoTwo brothers and their half-brother have been charged over the alleged brutal gang rape of a 14-year-old girl in Geelong last week.Their cousin has been questioned, but released without charge.The four men, two of whom are from interstate, were in Geelong for a family gathering when the teenage girl was allegedly abducted from a park and raped about 3.30am on Sunday, November 1.The Geelong park where police say four men approached the girl and her friend.Brothers, Allan Mark Wild, 29, of Mount Evelyn, and Kevin Andrew Wild, 28, of Olinda, handed themselves in to police in Melbourne on Friday night.AdvertisementTheir half-br..>> view originalPrince Charles charity program Seeing is Believing to create links...
Prince Charles charity program Seeing is Believing to create links between Geelong schools, businessesPostedNovember 09, 2015 12:48:35 A program overseen by Prince Charles is hoping to improve schools in disadvantaged areas of Geelong by forging links with the local business community.The Seeing is Believing program encourages chief executives and business leaders to tour schools in underprivileged areas and then work out how their business can help through things like sponsorship or mentoring.It was established in the United Kingdom in 1990 and has since been rolled out in Canada.One of the trustees of the Prince's Charities Australia (PCA), Paul Sheahan, said his organisation would fac..>> view originalYoung Cats return to training to start 2016 campaign
Young Cats return to training to start 2016 campaignby:From:Geelong AdvertiserNovember 09, 20151:53PMNakia Cockatoo was on track as Geelong’s young players returned to training for the first time on Monday morning. Picture: Peter RistevskiSource:News LimitedGEELONG’S youngsters have begun the long hard slog towards the start of the 2016 season.The Cats’ first-to fourth-year players returned to training this morning at Elderslie Reserve, as the temperature soared as if on cue to start the summer program.WORKING UP A SWEATA handful of players hit the track, including Darcy Lang, Nakia Cockatoo, Cory Gregson, Jackson Thurlow, Jake Kolodjashnij, Jordan Cunico, Zac Bates, Michael Luxford, Tom Rea..>> view originalStar Wars tops Christmas toy list
Gold Coast man charged for Geelong rape, abduction (00:25). Brodie Mark Wild has been charged for his role in an alleged abduction and rape of a 14 year old ...>> view originalMusic News Fleetwood Mac At Mt Duneed Winery, Geelong 7 November 2015 REVIEW
Fleetwood Mac live were unbelievably good at their A Day On The Green outdoor concert on Saturday night (7 November 2105).Fleetwood Mac just played the biggest show of their Australian tour in front of 18.000 fans at Mt Duneed Winery outside Geelong, one hour from Melbourne. It was the 113th ‘On With The Show’ world tour. he weather was perfect, well, for everyone except California girl Stevie Nicks who struggled with a Melbourne spring, but the English contingency in the band seemed to feel right at home.This was the Fleetwood Mac concert Australia had waited 35 years to see. Christine McVie was back in the band. She last toured Australia with Fleetwood Mac in 1980 and had left the band bef..>> view originalClimate change to increase poverty by 2030
CLIMATE change will increase the frequency and severity of certain shocks including crop failures, natural disasters and disease, a report has found.THE World Bank report - Shock Waves: Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty - finds that poor people are already at high risk from climate-related shocks.This includes crop failures from reduced rainfall, spikes in food prices after extreme weather events and the increased incidence of diseases after heat waves and floods. It says such shocks could wipe out hard-won gains, leading to irreversible losses, driving people back into poverty - particularly in South Asia and Africa. World Bank senior economist Stephanie Hallegatte said now ..>> view originalShareholders sue Macmahon Holdings
Shareholders sue Macmahon HoldingsFrom:AAPNovember 09, 20154:59PMMACMAHON Holdings is facing a multi-million dollar law suit from shareholders angry about its alleged delay in telling them about problems with a major project in 2012.LAWYERS for the shareholders have filed a class action against the company in the Federal Court in Sydney, claiming Macmahon breached stock market rules by not telling them about the financial impact of delays with a rail earthworks and bridge project in Western Australia's Pilbara.ACA Lawyers principal Steven Lewis said shareholders believe Macmahon should have detailed the delays and the financial consequences at least four months before it actually did in Sept..>> view originalNonprofits happier with pot donations
ONE marijuana business hosts an annual golf tournament in Denver to raise money for multiple sclerosis research. Another Colorado pot company donates to a gay-rights advocacy group and is a sponsor of an AIDS walk.AS marijuana legalisation matures, businesses are becoming more ingrained in their communities by donating cash and time to charities - a sign that the stigma of selling a drug that remains illegal under federal law may be fading."It's not all about making money and about profiting," said Ean Seeb, co-owner of Denver Relief, a dispensary whose monetary and volunteering donations include Ekar Farm and Garden, which grows vegetables for food banks. It's unknown how much money marijua..>> view originalStargroup lifts ATM projections
ATM company Stargroup Ltd(ASX:STL) has had a record month, increasing transaction projections to 2 million per year.THE company, which takes a cut of each ATM transaction, said it had received an average of 654 transactions per machine per month, an 8.64% increase on the previous month.It also enjoyed an 11.49% increase in overall transactions on the previous and has flagged more machines to come as an effect of its acquisition of Cash Plus, which is expected to close this month. That acquisition would add another 109 ATM machines to the network. While Stargroup had previously forecast yearly transactions numbers to climb to 1.8 million on the back of the acquisition, the strong monthly resu..>> view originalKiwi shares continue downward slide
Kiwi shares continue downward slideby:Sophie BootFrom:AAPNovember 09, 20154:29PMNEW Zealand shares extended their decline from a record high after Vector sold a gas pipeline business at a price that disappointed some investors, while Kiwi Property Group lead a drop in property companies, typically held for their attractive yield, after bond yields jumped.THE S&P/NZX50 fell 21.85 points or 0.36 per cent down to 6047.89. Within the index, 18 stocks rose, 24 stocks fell, and 8 were unchanged. Turnover was $93 million.Vector fell 2.4 per cent to $3.25. The Auckland-based electricity and gas network operator sold its gas transmission and distribution assets outside Auckland in a $952.2 millio..>> view original
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