Some might say Geelong’s gone to the dogs but the truth is it’s the other way around.
In fact, the municipality has the most canines in the state.
New figures show the local hound haven has 35,654 registered tail waggers, with 5629 in Surf Coast and 576 in Borough of Queenscliffe.
Geelong’s favourite breeds are Maltese and Jack Russell terrirers, followed by Labradors. Surf Coast prefers Labradors, border collies and kelpies, while Labradors, Jack Russells and Maltese are popular at Queenscliff.
Double Take thought bitzers would have topped the list.
The mysteries of Aussie Rules are spreading far and wide through subscription television channels like ESPN.
A columnist for UK’s The Independent newspaper stumbled across the Geelong-Adelaide NAB Cup game recently and was stumped by some rules and references.
Footy was “utterly incomprehensible to the vast majority of the world’s population” and his “first impression was that, ironically, there didn’t appear to be many rules”.
Stevie J’s half-time chat with commentators further mystified our correspondent, particularly the relevation his teammates had voted him the Cat most likely to Google himself.
But the “performance of the brilliantly-named Geelong new boy Nakia Cockatoo” really made our scribe a convert.
Seems it set the cat among the, ahem, cockies.
The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation’s “knowledge exchange event” at the Geelong Arena on Tuesday sounds like a sober affair.
The blurb for the free event for industry members and council representatives said “the session” would include presentations on gambling, liquor and related topics.
However, the Independent understands it’s an alcohol-free event…
The risks from striking an honour in the name of the living became apparent – again – in Geelong this week.
In the latest case, Geelong Cricket Association will have to recast its Ron Cations Medal for player of the year after its namesake pleaded guilty to stealing over $25,000 from his club at Teesdale.
The scandal followed an outcry around a decade ago over the naming of North Geelong’s De Stefano Dve. The honouring of former mayor Frank De Stefano seemed innocuous enough – until he was jailed for ripping millions of dollars off clients of his former accountancy firm.
Maybe the best advice is that such Geelong honours should become posthumous.
After all, dead men (and women) don’t lie – and they definitely don’t steal, either.
A SIMILAR standard for legitimacy could be applied to statements from City Hall if this week’s spy-cameras-in-bins fiasco is anything to go by.
The City’s spin doctors must have been in meltdown on Tuesday morning after a news report that residents could expect the use of surveillance technology to audit the contents of their recycling bins.
Before midday the City had issued a statement saying the cameras were just a staff member’s idea to reduce recycling contamination but “unfortunately a story about it was incorrectly placed on our website”.
The City went on to express disappointment the media had not confirmed the facts before, err, recycling the story.
Silly media. Fancy expecting City Hall to say what it means.
