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The Geelong Advertiser holds the title of Victoria's oldest morning newspaper, with its inaugural edition released on November 21, 1840. This information is sourced from "GEELONG-The First 150 Years," authored by Peter Begg and originally published by The Geelong Advertiser Pty. Ltd. in 1990.

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Track coach Graeme Watkins says Oli Wiltshire was a talented middle distance runner

2 weeks ago | geelongadvertiser.com.au | Ben Cameron

It was a sensational, individual season six years ago with Barwon Heads when a teenage Oli Wiltshire had perhaps reached a fork in the road. Until then, Wiltshire’s former athletics coach, Graeme Watkins, thought his protege was leaning towards trying to make it as a middle distance runner.
Where ex-Geelong AFL players are featuring in 2025

3 weeks ago | geelongadvertiser.com.au | Brayden May

Former Geelong players are making their mark on their new football homes after departing the Cattery at the end of last season. Tom Hawkins has been the big name attraction since the start of the season making his return to Finley on Good Friday. He played a matchwinning role with four goals and doing more than his fair share of work off the field. “You can take the boy out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the boy,” Finley president Matt Clarke said.
Fire destroys Marshall St, Newtown shed

3 weeks ago | geelongadvertiser.com.au | Olivia Shying

Firefighters were called to a Newtown home overnight, when an out-of-control shed fire threatened neighbouring properties. Fire Rescue Victoria crews were called to the Marshall Street address shortly after midnight and arrived within five minutes to find a shed on fire with flames threatening a nearby home. Firefighters worked quickly and were able to contain the blaze to the shed. The blaze came a day after a family’s West Fyans St home, also in Newtown, was destroyed by fire.
BFNL: Defending champions snare ex-Roos forward

1 month ago | geelongadvertiser.com.au | Ben Cameron

Defending champions Torquay has pulled off another handy off-season move by signing former Anglesea goal kicker Blake Grant. Grant, who had played footy at Donald FC with friend, former Roo and champion North Geelong pace ace Dale Kerr, last turned out for Anglesea in an elimination final in 2021 against Ocean Grove. However, Tigers premiership coach Dom Gleeson told this masthead Torquay had snared the ex-Roo through Grant’s friendship with fellow forward, Lucas Anderson.
How it unfolded: The five seconds before horror crash at Avalon Airshow

1 month ago | geelongadvertiser.com.au | Carly Douglas |Regan Hodge |Brendan Kearns |Jordan McCarthy

The family of Avalon aerobatic pilot Glenn Collins was last night by his bedside in hospital after the terrifying crash that almost killed him on Friday. The veteran pilot was in a stable but critical condition last night as experts said he had been lucky to escape almost certain death.
SpaceX Crew-10 docks at the International Space Station

2 months ago | geelongadvertiser.com.au | Christopher Scarglato |Shane Galvin

SpaceDon't miss out on the headlines from Space. Followed categories will be added to My News. SpaceX’s Crew-10 mission successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday, setting the stage to finally retrieve the two NASA astronauts who have been stuck in orbit for months. The Space-X space capsule docked at the ISS at 12:05am EST on Sunday after lifting off on Friday from Florida.
Grassfire north of Adelaide at Buchfelde near Gawler River

2 months ago | geelongadvertiser.com.au | Agnes Gichuhi

A concerning grassfire burning in Adelaide’s north near Gawler on Saturday has prompted CFS to alert locals. The state’s CFS issued the ‘Watch and Act’ warning at 1.30pm for Buchfelde, about 3km west of Gawler, near Gawler River. Firefighters along with five aircraft and MFS crews are battling the blaze and will remain at the scene until the fire is fully extinguished.
Heroic act will see Elon Musk hailed a super hero - even if he looks sad right now

2 months ago | geelongadvertiser.com.au | Miranda Devine

COMMENTHe’s fixing the budget, rescuing astronauts and saving the planet. Look, up in the sky! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It’s Super-Elon. But despite all Elon Musk is achieving, the richest man on Earth is down in the dumps. And who can blame him, considering the death threats, arson attacks against his businesses, feral protests and casual defamation against him every day.
Kyle Sandilands and Dave Hughes confront each other over years-long feud

2 months ago | geelongadvertiser.com.au | Nick Bond

Jackie O surprised her co-host Kyle Sandilands with a “mystery guest” on-air this morning – an Aussie celeb he’s been locked in a feud with for the best part of 20 years. Midway through today’s show, Jackie O revealed to her co-host that the mystery guest she’d organised was Australian comedian Dave Hughes. She confessed she had a “bit of apprehension,” given the pair have publicly locked horns since as far back as 2007.
‘In awe and in love’: Narelda Jacobs and wife welcome first baby

2 months ago | geelongadvertiser.com.au | Nick Bond

Australian TV presenter Narelda Jacobs and her wife Karina Natt have welcomed their first baby together, a daughter named Sanna. The longtime Ten personality, 49, made the announcement on her Instagram today, revealing that “mums and dad are in awe and totally in love.”Karina, 38, carried the baby and had kept friends and family updated on the progress of her pregnancy via social media in recent months. The baby’s biological father has not been publicly revealed.