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• Teen and man make citizen's arrest in Geelong suburb

  

  Teen and man make citizen's arrest in Geelong suburbA man and a teenage neighbour conducted a citizen's arrest of a would-be burglar, holding him until police arrived.Photo: Craig SillitoeA man and a teenage boy performed a citizen's arrest, thwarting a burglary in a Geelong suburb.The man, 37, disturbed another man in his garage in Ernest Street, Bell Post Hill, just after 11.20pm on Friday.The man chased the intruder down the street. With the help of a neighbour, a teenage boy, aged 15, the pa..

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• Geelong champion Jimmy Bartel and wife Nadia welcome first child

  

  Geelong champion Jimmy Bartel and wife Nadia welcome first childGeelong footballer Jimmy Bartel poses with his wife Nadia Bartel on the red carpet ahead of the 2015 AFL Brownlow Medal in September.Photo: Pat ScalaGeelong star Jimmy Bartel and his wife, fashion blogger Nadia, have given birth to their first child, a boy."Our little man, Aston James Bartel words cannot explain this feeling. He is perfect in every way," Ms Bartel posted on Twitter and Instagram on Friday.The couple's first child ar..

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• AFL rookie draft: Geelong recruit the next 'Daniher'

  

  Jock Cornell in action during the under-18 championships.Photo: Pat ScalaGeelong have signed a young "Daniher," Joe's cousin Jock Cornell.Cornell's mother Julie is one of seven sisters to those four brothers who etched the Daniher name in AFL history.Terry, Neale, Anthony and Chris Daniher all played in the league and Anthony's son Joe is a key forward for the Bombers.The Cats picked Cornell in the rookie draft on Friday after he missed out on selection on Tuesday.AdvertisementCornell said it ha..

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• Dozens fight CBD marketing levy rise

  

  Geelong CBD’s floating Christmas tree, as seen from the top of Moorabool St. Picture: Mike DugdaleALMOST 50 people made submissions about Geelong council’s plan to beef up and continue its city centre marketing levy for the next five years.Facing an average bill of $700 each per year, the business people who spoke out on the levy will get to make their thoughts known to councillors at a panel hearing next month ahead of a likely verdict in January.The council has used a special charge scheme to ..

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• Turnbull a breath of fresh air: Bishop

  

  Julie Bishop (R) has described Malcolm Turnbull as a "breath of fresh air" for the Liberal Party.Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has received a standing ovation from hundreds of Liberal Party members at the Victorian state conference on Saturday.Ms Bishop told more than 350 members gathered in Geelong for the two-day meeting that it was never a more exciting time to be a Victorian Liberal.She described their new federal leader Malcolm Turnbull as a "breath of fresh air" across the country."Prime M..

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• How Geelong contributed to ex-Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s fall | GeelongAdvertiser

  

  Geelong voters played a role in ousting ex-PM Tony Abbott from office, author Wayne Errington says.FED-UP voters across the Geelong region contributed to Tony Abbott’s removal from office, a leading political expert argues.Swing voters in key constituencies such as Corangamite reacted angrily to the Abbott government’s first Budget, placing marginal seat-holders such as Sarah Henderson under pressure, Wayne Errington says.The co-author ofBattleground — How the Liberal Party shirtfronted Tony Abb..

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• Garage selling season in full swing

  

  The region’s garage sales wil be in full swing this weekend.GEELONG’S front lawns are set to host more transactions this weekend than at any other time this year.On top of a brimming auction schedule set to put 43 properties under the hammer, Wandana Heights will add up to 25 garage sales to the kerbside action.It’s set to be a bargain hunter’s dream with nine homes in James Cook Drive alone set to offer their heirlooms and second-hand items to the city.Among those involved will be Jo Plummer at..

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• Former Geelong radio announcer killed in US | radioinfo

  

  Former 3GL and 3UZ announcerMonique Denahyhas died in the US.Initial reports suggest that she was killed by her husband in a murder suicide after telling him she was leaving him and treturning to Australia with their children.Bay FM Geelongreports:It's believed Monique Denahy, 49, was killed by her 55-year-old partner, Daniel Milner, before he took his own life at the couple's rented home in a gated Florida community.It is understood Ms Delahy was about to leave her partner and return home to Au..

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• Snake season sees serpents slither the suburbs

  

  Tiger snakes (pictured) and copperheads have been found roaming the suburbs of Geelong.A GEELONG snake catcher says it has been the worst serpent season in his 16 years in the business.With the warmer months, Darren Keiller said he had received at least one call out every three nights to attend to snakes in residential streets, with hot spots being Lara, Leopold, Collendina estate and Corio.He said the high numbers of tiger snakes and copperheads roaming the suburbs was likely a result of their ..

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• Meet the Falcons' next best

  

  AN attacking defender who draws comparisons to James Hird and Brendon Goddard looms as the Geelong Falcons’ top draft prospect for next season.St Joseph’s junior Alex Witherden has been touted as one of the hottest prospects of next year’s draft pool after exploding into prominence in the back end of this season.The courageous 17-year-old, who was part of the recent AFL Academy intake, has an elite kick, composed presence and dominated the AFL All-Stars match on grand final day, drawing strong p..

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