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SPORT NEWS
| Scott happy for Hawks and Pies to be all the rage 22 Feb 2012 CHRIS SCOTT has no issue with all the pre-season premiership talk being about Hawthorn and Collingwood. The Cats' coach says it's logical, especially with the Hawks. http://www.krock.com.au/images/s [ ... ] |
Cats to play debutants 21 Feb 2012 Mature-age recruit ORREN STEPHENSON will make his debut in the Cats' pre-season cup games against Sydney and St.Kilda on Friday night at Docklands. Coach CHRIS SCOTT says Geelong's first pick in the [ ... ] |
Spira set for Socceroos 21 Feb 2012 Geelong's MATTHEW SPIRANOVIC is expected to be named in the Socceroos' squad for next week's World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia in Melbourne. Coach HOLGER OSIECK will unveil his line-up today [ ... ] |
| Cats closer to action 21 Feb 2012 Geelong will train behind closed doors today as the countdown continues til the start of the pre-season cup. The Cats will meet St.Kilda and Sydney at Docklands on Friday night. |
Douglas’ Pacing Cup glory 20 Feb 2012 The DOUGLAS-connection has landed the Geelong Pacing Cup at Beckley Park. Trained by GLENN, and driven by brother DARYL, HEZA TRICK's beaten home favourite CHOISE ACHIEVER and CARRIBEAN BLASTER to c [ ... ] |
Cats fall to Saints 20 Feb 2012 Geelong sits fifth on the Victorian Premier Cricket ladder after a first-innings loss to St.Kilda. The Cats are on 47 points, 14 behind ladder-leader Carlton,and six adrift of second-placed Franksto [ ... ] |
| Supercats solid start 20 Feb 2012 Geelong Supercats have won two from three at the weekend pre-season tournament in the South Australian town of Millicent. They’ve opened the weekend with a 97-85 win over Forestville on Friday nig [ ... ] |
Big couple of days for local cricket stars 17 Feb 2012 Geelong will be looking to make it back-to-back title's in today's Melbourne Country Week Provincial Grand Final. The GCA will play Murray Valley, who they defeated by 89 runs in yesterday's final p [ ... ] |
Doccy’s double blow 17 Feb 2012 A double-blow for Geelong Lady Supercats' star DEANNA SMITH. She's on crutches with a foot injury and will miss Bendigo's must-win final round WNBL game tonight. DOCCY's also been left out of the [ ... ] |
| Local hope in Pacing Cup 16 Feb 2012 A star-studded 11 horse field will contest Saturday night's $25,000 Geelong Pacing Cup at Beckley Park. Among them is LETS SLASH AN BURN, which is driven and trained by Bannockburn's GEOFF WEBSTER. |
GCA unbeaten at Country Week 16 Feb 2012 Geelong is all but assured of a berth in tomorrow's final of cricket's Country Week after making it three wins from three starts against Mornington Peninsula... Batting first the GCA's made 5 for 26 [ ... ] |
Supercats head across the border 16 Feb 2012 Geelong Supercats head to the South Australian town of Millicent this weekend for the now traditional start to its pre-season campaign. With their imports not yet here, coach JAMIE O'LOUGHLIN says it [ ... ] |
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GEELONG, BELLARINE & SURF COAST NEWS
22 Feb 2012 KEVIN RUDD has announced his resignation as Australia’s Foreign Minister and will fly home from the US immediately, as speculation grows that he will challenge Prime Minister JULIA GILLARD for the l [ ... ] |
22 Feb 2012 Part of a local park's been fenced off, after traces of unbroken bits of asbestos were detected in a sample of recently laid topsoil. The Surf Coast Shire says contractors had put a pipe in the Jan J [ ... ] |
22 Feb 2012 Police are investigating a stabbing at St Leonards. They tell K-ROCK a man was taken from a Lake View Crescent address with life-threatening injuries late yesterday, and is now in a stable condition [ ... ] |
22 Feb 2012 A tip-off from the public’s helped police solve a Bell Post Hill robbery. Thieves broke into the Health Information Pharmacy on Sunday, stealing medication. Images of two men were released to K-R [ ... ] |
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THE GOSS
The Twitter feud between Chris Brown and WWE Heavy weight champion CM Punk seems to be coming to a head as they trade blows one after the other on Twitter, CM Punk has decided to take it one step fu [ ... ] |
Adele won two Brit Awards today andd uring her acceptance speech was rudely interrupted and cut off, so in response she flipped the bird to the ’suits’ in the room because according to Adele – t [ ... ] |
Has the R&B singer forgiven her ex-boyfriend?Well, perhaps not completely, but at least they are reportedly friends again. Rihanna has apparently invited Brown to make a guest appearance on a remi [ ... ] |
Check out Jessie when she sang in a production as a young lady.. killer voice then, killer voice now :) L8q1RxrR4gQ |
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PICS
The Brit Awards 2012 red carpet fashion RIGHT HERE :) Big Winners were Ed Sheeran and Adele – with Adele also taking the title of controversial moment as she flipped the ‘suits’ the bird for [ ... ] |
Check out all the fashions on the field at this years Grammy’s as well as the winners, losers and hits and misses on the red carpet!! Stay tuned for more updates. grammy |
The celebrities are rolling up the red carpet as we speak for the 2012 Golden Globes hosted by Ricky Gervais – the question is who will he offend this year? Will be very exciting to watch – but in [ ... ] |
Where did you spend New Years? Ocean Grove, Lorne, The Pier, Melbourne maybe?? The celebs know how to do it, take a look at the happy snaps from America and beyond of these peeps getting hot and heavy [ ... ] |
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FUNNY STUFF
Bored? Friday arvo… nothing to do, but need to pretend to work… sus these EPIC WTF’s?? Made me laugh, so I thought I’d pass it on :) Enjoy – happy FRIDAY!! wtf |
If you have an iPhone 4S – be careful how you treat poor Siri….. this may happen to you: Warning this may be scary for some: Nsj1ae4wSzU |
For anyone who grew up in the 90s, here’s the guy from Axis of Awesome doing his take on every 90s pop song in 6 minutes. Oh, and the thing he’s playing is called a ‘melodica’ sjDgqEkJ5Ak Ima [ ... ] |
You get to work and the last thing you want to do is work, and it feels like you just can’t keep your eyes open and you need a quick power nap to get you through the day? It’s quite possible – s [ ... ] |
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THE B TEAM
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With Chicken accusing the contestants of My Kitchen Rules of not being able to cook – Leroy challenged him to a cook off, of the beloved Kiev – to see who could create the tastiest of treats. Wi [ ... ] |
The B-Team chat with the latest eliminated contestant: Ryan Preuss Ryan’s mother is worried he is on the brink of death and this scares him, he knows he has to take control of his life. Ryan [ ... ] |
From the CCTV footage on the bus this is Chicken behaving himself… and then… Insert Caption here: _____________________________!!! |
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MUSIC NEWS
New music that rocks to K-ROCK!! I3QvJ0a5hEc WnisBb2rVOg |
New music that ROCKs to K-ROCK’s Festival of the Sun – check out the filmclip YXiLHIYqb_Y |
Aside from a shared penchant for musical excellence, alt-rockers Foo Fighters and neo-soul diva Adele wouldn't seem to have anything in common.But at Sunday's 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards, the two acts f [ ... ] |
New music that rocks to K-ROCK, New Zealand singing sensation has a 70’s inspired film clip for this one. Check it out and let us know what you think! lL1TbMAPbF0 |
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WIN
We are throwing a VIP Toolies Party at the Eureka Hotel with Big Day Out / Falls Festival favorites Stonefield playing for us! Plus if your K-ROCK’s biggest Toolie you and a mate could score a trip [ ... ] |
VIDEOS
Aussies can make some damn good ads… let’s take a look :) Any VB ad is good: WA1h9h7-_Z4 Remember this one? sYZs7VJaAlQ Nothing beats the original 0yA98MujNeM Be healthy :) Ru4oAFKVp5g Fruit ad ne [ ... ] |
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Hey dude. Check out my vid surfin tubes with chicken. Brown out. |
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COMMUNITY EVENTS
| Point Cook Air Pageant – Sunday Feb 26 The Point Cook Air Pageant is on again this Sunday, at the historic RAAF base in Point Cook Road. It runs from 9-am until 4.30pm and the best part is it's FREE! There'll be static and flying disp [ ... ] |
| Give BMX a go! Geelong BMX Club is inviting people to come along and try the sport at the Whittington track on Saturday February 25. Bring along your bike, helmet and gloves and see whether this exciting and fun spo [ ... ] |
| Make-A-Wish Antiques Road Show The Geelong branch of the Make-A-Wish Foundation is running an Antiques Road show on Sunday April 1. It’ll be held at The Heights in Newtown and it runs from 10am until 3pm. More details: Samantha [ ... ] |
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TECHNOLOGY
What a difference 10 years can make.Apple has surged ahead of Google in terms of brand reputation, receiving the highest score in the 13 year history of the study by Harris Interactive. Out of six key [ ... ] |
The Attorney-General's Department has answered concerns from the Greens that a Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), similar to what happened in the US last week, could make it's way to Australia in time.The [ ... ] |
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