Geelong, Australia News

Harry Taylor wants to stay at Geelong, but with a wife and young family feeling the tug of life back in Western Australia, the defender is having to seriously contemplate a shift home.

TO PLAY: Lalbert's Jake Maher will be the only Pioneer to pull on the "Big V" this weekend.

Mark Gooley is the owner of pet food manufacturer Huds and Toke. He is the taste tester for the pet food.

O'Sullivan is a monthly nominee vying for the Fred Hoysted Medal. He was nominated in January for his achievements with British General and Tuscan Fire.

NTnews.com.au has published this picture of a boat carrying asylum seekers that came ashore on the Northern Territory coast.

A PHOTO of sheep in full flight across a stock yard has won Advertiser photographer Tait Schmaal the production category in the 2013 Australian Rural Photography Awards.

COMMUTERS will experience lengthy delays on the Werribee and Williamstown lines this morning due to a track fault at Newport.

An iconic British actor, best-known for his role as Baldrick in the cult comedy Blackadder, Robinson previously hosted Robinson Explores Australia which is, to date, the highest-rating series ever on the History Channel, followed closely by the first series of Tony Robinson's Time Walks .

Weapons are frequently used against police in those areas, capsicum spray is often used by officers and officers have frequent dealings with drug affected and irrational people, police say.

Journey Management Group director Shane Blakeborough, with daughter and local sales manager Jacinta and wife, CEO Debbie, at their new Warrnambool training facility.

Basketball Victoria Country has partnered with UB WestVic Academy of Sport and University of Ballarat to offer athlete development programs and support that complement their existing training and coaching.

TEARS of joy flowed last night over the state government's $10 million budget announcement for construction of a regional radiotherapy base in Warrnambool.

SICK kids and patients requiring eye and ear surgery are set to benefit from a $400 million injection to fund two major hospital projects.

The Victorian Government says the state budget to be handed down today will focus on infrastructure and front-line services.

SOUTHERN Grampians Shire mayor Albert Calvano says Hamilton has a very important role to play in supporting freight movements and has called on state government support in today's budget.

Trailblazer, agent provocateur, gay icon: Chrissy Amphlett leaves an indelible mark on Australia's entertainment and music scene.

Families Minister Jenny Macklin has attacked Tony Abbott on his paid parental leave plan.

The Sunday Times last month revealed boat people would become live-in companions for retirees and "help out'' on farms under a new homestay scheme supported by the Immigration Department.

WEST motorists paying up to 28 cents a litre more for fuel than metropolitan outlets have been urged to back an RACV campaign for a fairer market.

REACTIONS to Australia's newest museum were mainly positive as the public got its first look at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka on Saturday.