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04/03/2011
Lead Stories
Organisers hope for a fair return
Wallington Primary School mums will bunker down to hull more than 350 punnets of strawberries in thr...  (04/03/2011)

Sport upgrade ‘stalls’
Bellarine MP Lisa Neville has told State Parlaiment to take her electorate “seriously” after failing...  (04/03/2011)

School site in ‘talks’
State Government has begun negotiations on “the preferred site” for a stand-alone secondary school a...  (04/03/2011)

Ex-Juc model Melaine to hit road for kids
FORMER Jan Juc beauty Melaine Morgan has put her modelling career on hold this year to help the disa...  (04/03/2011)

Gangs’ robbery surge
Criminal gangs are behind a spike in robberies around Geelong, according to police. New statistics ...  (04/03/2011)

Petrol prices ‘behind rising number plate thefts’
Rising petrol rises are behind a “sharp increase” in thefts of number plates around Geelong, accordi...  (04/03/2011)

Bells tolled for ‘elite’ of ringers
An “elite” international team of bell ringers has chimed in with a three-hour performance on Geelong...  (04/03/2011)

Rescuers save ex-Geelong woman trapped in rubble of NZ building
Rescuers have pulled a former Geelong woman from the rubble of a building that collapsed in New Zeal...  (04/03/2011)

Barwon Health ‘cuts’ leave studies in limbo
Barwon Health has cut its award-winning bio-medical research programs, leaving promising advances in...  (04/03/2011)

High hopes for cancer ‘smart bomb’
Deakin University is on the verge of creating a “smart bomb” to kill cancer, according to a research...  (04/03/2011)

State puts on hold plan for dump of foreign sand
Controversial plans to import sand to renourish two local beaches are on hold, according to State Go...  (04/03/2011)

Pako Festa aims for record turnout
Organisers expect a “record crowd” for Geelong’s annual Pako Festa this weekend. Event spokesperon ...  (04/03/2011)

Port ‘option’ for containers
A new study revealing predictions of “massive” growth in container movements has prompted a rethink ...  (04/03/2011)

Free screens ‘set to save lives’
A regionaL rail project cost blow-out could sink plans for a ferry service and a harbour upgrade at ...  (04/03/2011)

Degrees of anger ‘as cats dumped on uni’
DEAKIN University’s Waurn Ponds campus has become a dumping ground for pet cats, according to autho...  (04/03/2011)

All Other Stories
Charity united behind new name
The region’s “peak charitable organisation” will unveil a new name next week, according to officials...  (04/03/2011)

Thumbs down to refuge push
Geelong’s council has refused to back State Government’s push for construction of community bushfire...  (04/03/2011)

Jumping into rescue service
ANDY Doyle can think of worse places than dangling on a rope hanging from a chopper hovering over a ...  (04/03/2011)

Strung out for Pako
QUEENSLAND reggae group Chocolate Strings has been to hell and back over the past month, according t...  (04/03/2011)

Oh Bhoy, Danny returns to GPAC
Comedy could easily have become history for comedian Danny Bhoy. The Irishman told the Independent ...  (04/03/2011)

Rangers face leader North
GEELONG Rangers will take on top-of-the-table side North Geelong in the region’s pre-season soccer c...  (04/03/2011)

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