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17 years ago

September 14, 2007

Cats president Frank Costa has written to elderly Geelong members urging them to give money to the club when they die.

A letter with his signature arrived in letterboxes of elderly supporters earlier this week, asking them to remember the club when writing their wills.

14 years ago

September 10, 2010

Geelong is a hotspot for cyberbullying among young basketballers, according to the sport’s state body.

Basketball Victoria has called on clubs and associations around Geelong to warn players that bullying other participants on social networking sites, such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter was “unacceptable behaviour”.

10 years ago

September 12, 2014

The state opposition snubbed Mayor Darryn Lyons at a major election announcement in Geelong this week.

Cr Lyons was available to attend but confirmed the opposition failed to invite him.

4 years ago

September 11, 2020

Geelong’s COVID-19 restrictions could ease significantly next week, Premier Daniel Andrews has foreshadowed.

The average new daily cases over the past fortnight in regional Victoria dropped to 4.5 as of 11.59pm on Wednesday.

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