15 years ago
October 1, 2010
A blue week has settled on Geelong Football Club with champion player Gary Ablett announcing his defection to Gold Coast Suns and doubts over the future of coach Mark Thompson.
Wednesday’s announcement ended months of speculation over Ablett’s playing future after another blow the day before when two-time premiership coach Thompson told the club he was suffering “burn out”.
10 years ago
October 2, 2015
The Otway Ranges are a prime location to introduce controlled marijuana crops, according to the leader of the Australian Sex Party.
Fiona Patten said the Otways could become an international supplier of medical marijuana to help overcome a global shortage.
5 years ago
October 2, 2020
State government faces mounting pressure to ease COVID-19 restrictions further in regional Victoria with no active Geelong cases and just three outside of Melbourne.
Western Victoria MP Bev McArthur demanded the government allow regional Victoria to move to the last step of its reopening roadmap, independent of Melbourne, when it reached zero cases.
1 year ago
October 4, 2024
Geelong is set to hold its first TED-affiliated event in more than a decade this October.
TEDxMalopSt: The Matter of Being is a locally organised TED event featuring five presenters – four of them local – discussing topics designed to stimulate thought, reflection, conversation and action.
