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'Gloves off' as Lions face Cats AFL test

Brisbane will embrace their brewing AFL rivalry with Geelong as they look to break a 12-game, 19-year losing streak at GMHBA Stadium on Friday night.

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Australia's chief vet backs calls to import lumpy skin disease samples for vaccine work

Mark Schipp is supporting the cattle industry's proposal to import live samples of the disease in a bid to protect Australia's $40 billion red meat industry.

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Fagan won't let Lions bask in AFL glory

Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan will not let his players bask in the glory of their 108-point AFL win over North Melbourne with a trip to Geelong coming up.

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James Harrison invented Australia's first ice-making machine, but is now forgotten

The Geelong newspaper proprietor almost blew himself up twice in search of his eureka moment in 1854, unlocking a principle that's used to this day in refrigerators and air conditioners around the world.

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Gracious Cats coach Scott hails Franklin

Gracious Geelong coach Chris Scott has hailed Sydney superstar Lance Franklin's 1000th career goal as a brilliant night for the AFL even though the Cats lost.

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Stringer returns, Bombers chase redemption

Essendon coach Ben Rutten is confident his team can bounce back from their 66-point loss to Geelong last week.

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Bomber Langford faces long injury lay-off

Essendon's thumping round-one loss to Geelong has been further soured with news Kyle Langford will miss at least two months with a hamstring injury.

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Back to Back Theatre in Geelong wins $300,000 International Ibsen Award

This theatre group has performed worldwide and debuted their first film at South by Southwest. But you've probably never heard of them.

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‘Shocked’: Geelong ensemble of disabled actors wins one of the world’s richest theatre prizes

Back to Back wins DK2.5m Ibsen prize for their ‘exciting, unsettling and thought-provoking’ work

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Ford Geelong workers celebrate 40 years with the carmaker

Brenden Eeles, Neville Peucker, Norman Walpole and John Kelly started working at Ford on January 19, 1982. Much has changed in the past 40 years, but their employer hasn't.

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Australia’s 10 best public pools – sorted

From the Pilbara to Launceston, here are some of the country’s most outstanding public pools

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GWS Giants beat Geelong by 18 points to end AFLW campaign on winning note

After a disappointing season, the Giants finish in a positive manner with an 18-point win over the Cats in Geelong.

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Geelong woman jailed for 12 years for manslaughter after setting husband alight

Angela Surtees is sentenced to 12 years' prison for the manslaughter of her husband Daniel, after setting him on fire at their Geelong home in early 2020.

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Vic woman jailed for husband's burns death

A Geelong mum who doused her husband in petrol and lit a cigarette, causing fatal burns to 80 per cent of his body, has been jailed.

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Geelong house prices almost on par with Melbourne but signs market heat is dying off

After two years of record-breaking house prices, Jackson and Emma want to take advantage of the heat. But as signs of a cooling market turn into reality, they may have come too late.

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Man accused of shooting woman outside tent

A Victorian man is standing trial accused of the shooting murder of a 29-year-old woman at Geelong Showgrounds in December 2018.

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Geelong residents frustrated with overcrowded and infrequent buses, as traffic congestion increases

Children riding Geelong's overcrowded school buses have been forced to sit in the aisles, cram into the luggage areas and stand in the stairwells as rapid population growth poses problems for transport systems in the region.

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Foo Fighters, one night only in Geelong: a historic night for live music in Australia

Never mind the rain or overpriced beer – Dave Grohl and co kicked off the return of stadium concerts on Australian shores, and the result was utterly euphoric

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Foo Fighters' love affair with Australia continues with gig in Geelong

The US rock band's love affair with Australia has involved time in jail, trapped miners, fake Mentos commercials, and some truly epic gigs.

The Guardian - AU

Foo Fighters to headline Victoria’s live music revival but concerns remain for smaller venues

Always Live, the brainchild of late music industry supremo Michael Gudinski, seeks to revitalise the state’s live music scene

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Uh, The Foo Fighters Are Playing A One-Off Show In Geelong *Checks Notes* Next Week?

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Charmayne McEwen, 22, jailed for more than six years for 'cruel and sadistic' torture of man

A Victorian woman has been sentenced to more than six years in prison after being found guilty of torturing one victim and tormenting three others. WARNING: This story contains graphic descriptions of violence.

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TT-Line says new Spirit of Tasmania terminal at Geelong will be operating from spring

Almost two years after announcing a move away from Station Pier, TT-Line says by spring its Victorian port will be at Geelong.

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Men plead over Vic teen's stabbing death

Two men have pleaded guilty to charges over the fatal stabbing of a teenage boy outside a Geelong shopping centre in August 2020.

The Guardian - AU

At least 98 deaths on nation’s deadliest day – as it happened

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