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SPORT: Snapper snaffled

BY BRIAN LONG SNAPPER dominated captures again over the past week, with fish taken from Corio Bay’s inner and outer harbours. Geoff Chambers fished Stingaree Bay’s...

SPORT: Jumper starts excite three new rookies at the Cattery

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN THE reality of their elevation still hasn’t quite sunk in for the newest additions to the Cattery. But the three young draftees...

SPORT: Climbing Cats hit fifth

BY JIM TIMBERLAKE GEELONG Cricket Club was denied a golden opportunity to claim outright points on day two of its match against Richmond last Saturday...

Cats shelve hopes for $8m training base at Armstrong Creek

Geelong Football Club’s balance sheet has taken a hit of almost $2 million from the failure to develop a new training centre at Armstrong...

Indy online as it appears in print

READERS of the Independent can now see their paper online exactly as it appears in print. The Independent’s new E-paper editions make all the paper...

Lyons favourite in mayoral race, says bookie

Darryn Lyons is almost an unbackable favourite to win Geelong’s mayoral by-election, according to a leading online bookie. Sportsbet has the flamboyant ex-paparazzi boss at...
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Cats board returned unopposed

Geelong Football Club directors will be returned unopposed for a further three-year term, the Cats have announced. The club said the seven directors were the...

FINALLY FRIDAY: Birds set to land in city

By MICHELLE HERBISON THE members of Perth rock band Birds of Tokyo felt lucky their stage was among Fremantle fans when they performed from the...

Snapper dominate local captures for anglers using either lure or bait

By Brian Long SNAPPER captures dominated reports over the past week, with plenty of fish taken on bait and lure. Ben McLean showed his skill with...

JOIN THE CLUB: Ladies having a ball on court

By John Van Klaveren THEY don’t care who wins or loses - in fact, they don’t even keep score. It’s all part of a group of...

Rescue bid for WWII bomber

By NOEL MURPHY OCEAN Grove diver Rod Knights wants to resurrect a World War II Wirraway aircraft from Lake Corangamite where it crashed more than...

Stress fears as coastal mortgage costs spiral

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN SURF Coast and Borough of Queenscliffe have recorded some of Victoria’s biggest rises in monthly mortgage repayments, according to Australian Bureau...

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Lest we forget

Hundreds lined both sides of The Terrace before marching to Ocean Grove Park for a solemn and heartfelt Anzac Day service this morning. Community groups...