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Geelong confirmed its status as a champion team while it was heartbreak for long-suffering St Kilda fans in the 2009 AFL grand final.

Geelong, Victoria's second largest city, sits just south west of Melbourne, the state's capital, and is within easy reach on a day trip, as is the popular Werribee Zoo.

Visitors to Geelong, near Melbourne, Australia come for the beaches, but downtown has some art deco gems. The 1934 T&G Building has a hidden message of responsibility.

The Australian coast isn't all beaches and water sports. The Cheetham Saltworks are an interesting part of Australia's industrial scene.

The Geelong wine region is less well known than the Mornington Peninsula or the Yarra Valley but it has plenty of small wineries making impressive wines.

Australia's Geelong Grammar School has initiated a bold and comprehensive positive education program based on recent positive psychology research.

The Rose Garden Motel in Geelong, west of Melbourne, Australia, is an excellent base for exploring the beaches, Great Ocean Road and, inland, Ballarat and the Grampians.

There's more to Melbourne than meets the eye; take a day trip out of the capital to discover what else the Australian state has to offer.

Held in the cultural hub of Geelong, at the Geelong West Library PolyGlots 2009 celebrated the mixing of cultures, languages, and the written and spoken word.

Parenting advice from positive education programs may help parents ward off childhood depression.

Most large Australian wine companies have vineyards in this state but the scene is dominated by small and medium vineyards and winemakers.

Located an hour south of Melbourne on the eastern side of Port Philip Bay is Mornington Peninsula, a region popular with both Melburnians and visitors.

The state of Victoria, Australia can be divided into 13 zones each brimming with an great range of things to do, see and experience.

The Australian Football League has recently granted the Gold Coast a provisional license to become the 17th AFL team in the competition in 2011.

How does Fremantle's dismal Round 15 effort compare to days gone by? What can the club look forward to in the future?

Australia's scenic Twelve Apostles on the Great Ocean Road can be seen as a day trip from Melbourne or as a stop on a longer journey in Victoria.

Here is a timeline of controversial AFL star Ben Cousins' career from 1995 to his first official game for Richmond in 2009.

The Spring Racing Carnival in Victoria provides a fantastic 50 days of thoroughbred racing and supporting social events in Melbourne and throughout the State.

The telegraph, refrigeration, even the humble ute - all prove that at least a page in the history of invention has to be reserved for some ingenious Australian creations.

Accidents at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl put a stop to the building of nuclear power stations, now there is a new enthusiasm for this energy source.

Though teenage depression and suicide are at all time highs, parents can adapt positive psychology tips to help children avoid childhood depression.

Though we share English as our primary language, speaking to an Australian might bring up many confusing slang words. Learn what they mean.