Cats charge to see training
CATS fans give a mixed reaction to news the club will charge non-members to attend two training sessions during the school holidays.
Tiger's height of ignorance
TIGER Airways flight crew members were unaware of their lowest permitted altitude over Leopold as they circled for a second landing attempt at Avalon Airport, investigators have found.
Woman held with fake gun
TWO balaclava-clad men who threatened a woman with an imitation gun in her own home will be dealt with in the County Court.
Cats play fair, Cook assures
GEELONG Cats boss Brian Cook has assured fans his club is committed to playing within the rules after a horror year for the AFL.
Bracing for high-risk fire conditions
GEELONG, the Bellarine Peninsula and Surf Coast have all made the list of local government areas to face tight restrictions during the CFA's upcoming fire danger period.
We go to Rio with Ronnie Biggs
THE Great Train Robber Ronald Biggs has died at the age of 84. Former Geelong Advertiser journalist NOEL MURPHY met the infamous villain when he was in Rio.
Summer arrives in Geelong
IT has teased us but summer has finally arrived in Geelong.
Inspiring oasis of colour and creativity
DESIGNER Lucy Miller simply cannot resist the urge to colour her life and her home
Is this the world's worst Christmas tree
IS Geelong's Christmas tree the ugliest going around?
You need to care Mr Mulder
EDITORIAL IT'S not right that we here in Geelong get a second-class train service.
Santa Claus is alive and well
RACHEL SCHUTZE I BELIEVE in Santa Claus. I know he is real. I met him when I was seven.
Your Christmas trees
Addy readers' get into the festive spirit, sending in pictures of their Christmas trees.
LOL funnies of the week
Just try not to laugh out loud as we take you around the world in our wrap of the funniest pictures of the week.
US Marine dies in Aussie skydive
A US Marine has died in a skydiving accident after he and his wife won the chance to do it in Australia via The Ellen Show.
Dole queue jump sees payments hit
NUMBER of people on the dole jumps 20 per cent in a year to over 800,000, forcing the Government to target family payments.
'We are destroying children's lives'
GREENS Senator Sarah Hanson-Young is raising concern about the conditions that children and families are experiencing while in detention on Nauru.
Stars cheer Abbott adoption plan
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott announces his intention to make adoption easier by slashing waiting times and costs.
Cartoon blamed after boys roasted
IT'S China's equivalent of The Simpsons and it's just been made to pay compensation to the family of two boys who were roasted alive by a friend.
Hubble's Christmas lights show
WATCH: It's Hubble's sparkling Christmas gift: A wreath of stars and a gossamer whirl of gas. Almost a quarter of a century on, the space telescope just keeps on giving.
Vet arrested over heroin puppies
IT was the ultimate dog act - drug smugglers implanting bags of heroin in puppies. Now, after years on the run the vet who did the surgery has been arrested.
'Hell's guardians' rise from dead
ALMOST a year ago, archaeologists opened the "Gates to Hell". Now, the first of its infernal guardians are starting to emerge.
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Torquay gun heads north
TORQUAY will replace departing goal-kicking machine Scott Hughes with two gun forwards next season.
Young stars eye national stage
TALENTED Geelong Supercats duo George Blagojevic and Jock Landale have been named in the Victorian under-20 team for next year's national championships.
Rockets win back-to-back
BARWON Rockets coach Brad Hauenstein believes at least four of his newly-crowned under-21 championship players are deserving of Vic country selection.
Boxing career beckons Brad
BRAD Verfurth's tactic of ending fights by knockout is paying the ultimate dividend as he plots a path towards a professional boxing career.
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AFL star witness linked to peptides
A KEY witness relied on by the AFL and ASADA to build its case against James Hird sourced two banned peptides and a form of human growth hormone from Stephen Dank for professional reasons.
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Watch the ball that won the Ashes
MITCHELL Johnson did not know it at the time but he bowled the ball that won the Ashes on September 11 - in England.
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Rogers warned of clenbuterol threat
AUSTRALIAN medal-winning cyclist Michael Rogers claims his positive test to the banned substance clenbuterol may have been caused by contaminated food.
Court bans man from hometown
A MAN has been banned from his hometown after being bailed for allegedly holding a man captive.
Bayside suburbs' values boost
GEELONG bayside suburbs Rippleside and Drumcondra are leading house value growth across Geelong
Dark drama at old gaol
A MACABRE melodrama will breathe new life into the old Geelong Gaol.
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Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2013
BACKSTAGE PASS to the 2013 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. Check out everyone from Candice Swanepoel to Aussie Jessica Hart as they prepap...
Glamour's 23rd annual Women of the Year awards
Glamour magazine held its 2013 Women of the Year awards at Carnegie Hall in New York City, honoring women across the worlds of entertainment...
Halloween treats
Celebrities around the world got into the swing of Halloween with some vivid costumes.
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The best and worst films of 2013
THIS year saw the return of the blockbuster. From Gravity to World War Z and The Hunger Games, Leigh Paatsch names the best (and worst) films of 2013.
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Hurley 'insecure, neurotic, emotional'
IT appears Elizabeth Hurley isn't quite coping after ending her engagement with cricketing legend Shane Warne.
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Kerr: I still love Orlando Bloom
MIRANDA Kerr has spoken about the difficulty of her separation from Orlando Bloom, saying she still loves and cares for him.
My favourite things with Chiara Passerini
CHIARA Passerini and Cadel Evans open up their Barwon Heads home and show us their favourite things
Inspiring oasis of colour and creativity
DESIGNER Lucy Miller simply cannot resist the urge to colour her life and her home
The farmer's life
A MORIAC couple is serving up the flavours of their farm in a new provedore-inspired shop
Across the Pond
TORQUAY'S newest beach-side eatery is taking to its Surf Coast home like a duck to water
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US Marine dies in Aussie skydive
A US Marine has died in a skydiving accident after he and his wife won the chance to do it in Australia via The Ellen Show.
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The 12 guests of Christmas
YOU might think you know who's coming to dinner, but do you really? Meet the 12 guests of Christmas who could very well ruin your yuletide cheer.
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Virgin ends up in ER on his first time
THE first time 200kg Gregg Casarona ever had sex, the walls didn't just shake - they shattered, sending his girlfriend to the ER.
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Cats lap up marine magic
THERE'S your typical pool recovery to soothe the body after a hard training session … and then there's swimming with dolphins in the morning sun.