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How well do you remember the big events in our region?
1Former Bellarine Secondary College school captain Tim Wright collected a Nobel Peace Prize in October as a key player in the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. From what seaside town does he hail?
2After a stint in administration, the City of Greater Geelong had an election in November. Which returning councillor was voted mayor by fellow councillors after the poll?
3He was one of four councillors elected with previous experience on Geelong council. Name the others.
45Which horse won this year’s Geelong Cup? Geelong council’s administrators did a backflip of sorts on plans to close three small local libraries. Which libraries were planned for closure?
6Which AFL opponent did Geelong beat on May 19, the night it opened the new-look stadium at Kardinia Park?
7An investigation in January found at least five Geelong-based emergency workers had stood down because of a corruption investigation and a further five or more had been disciplined. For what emergency service were they all working?
8Which famous wrestler did Corio teenager Bryce McKiernan meet the month before he sadly lost his lifelong battle with kabuki syndrome?
9Who were the queen and princes of Geelong’s 2017 Gala Day parade?
10This year’s state budget included funding for a duplication on the Geelong railway line. Between what stations is that project planned?
11Name the landmark Queenscliff property that sold for $5.3 million in 2017.
12In a sponsorship switch, the stadium at Kardinia Park was renamed in this year. What were the two names it was known by in 2017?
13Corio man Alex Boros was jailed in December after annoying his neighbours with extremely loud noise. What was he listening to on his stereo?
14Former Cats footballer Jimmy Bartel became an ambassador for what popular Australian brand?
15Why did Geelong plumbers Glenn Sorensen and Mark Bennett make the front page of the Addy in November?
16Australia’s allconquering women’s soccer team, the Matildas, played an international match at Kardinia Park in November. Who did it play?
17Ecologists fear which tiny animal is extinct after disappearing from the Otways region?
18What did Patrick and Mardi Dangerfield name their son?
19Who was Geelong’s father of the year?
20What Geelongmade beer label continued its remarkable success in 2017, prompting a $20 million facility upgrade and bankrolling at least 20 new jobs?
21Geelong Cats CEO Brian Cook became the chair of the board of which significant Geelongbased organisation in 2017?
22show This Time Next Year. What was her goal, and did she achieve it?
23Which commuter business was used as the setting for an orgy scene by HBO series
Leftovers?2425The Which Richmond Tiger star and TV presenter reportedly purchased a property in Portarlington? The City of Greater Geelong ended the year on the hunt for a new chief executive officer after its present CEO announced plans to depart in 2018. Who is he?
26Andrew Shears is set to retire after serving Geelong for 25 years in a slightly quirky official role. What was his title?
27Which Surf Coast councillor was preselected by Labor to run for the seat of Corangamite at the next federal election?
28Geelong driving instructor Craig Waters announced plans to take his road safety program to a country that reportedly loses about
238,000 on its roads each year. Name the country.
2930Plans for the $350 million CORA elite sports facility at Modewarre were unveiled in November. What does CORA stand for?
31Name the tech guru who visited Geelong in December to talk at the Pivot Summit.
32Which celebrity chef is selling his Lorne mansion? What bloodthirsty hit TV show are street names in Charlemont Rise named after?
33Name the Wallington winery that won the inaugural Australian Pinot Noir Challenge by the Mornington Peninsula Vignerons Association for its 2016 drop.
3435Which former Australian Idol winner performed at this year’s Run Geelong? Which Geelong suburb was reportedly in demand with buyers in December 2017, recording at least four $1 million-plus sales for the month?
36What artistic effort united unsung Geelong achievers Corrina Eccles, Cor Horsten and Kelly Cartwright in 2017?
37Which Geelong store raised eyebrows in November for its ads of lingerie-clad women straddling Santa Claus?
38Name the Geelong chef whose restaurant Igni was named Victoria’s best in 2017.
39What went wrong with the Geelong Football Club’s raffle in October? 40 Name the men’s and women’s winners of this year’s Bells Beach Rip Curl Pro surfing event. 41 How did Asela Gunaratne make headlines in Geelong in February? 42 Which UK pop star had no problems selling out tickets for his upcoming A Day On The Green concert at Mt Duneed Estate? 43 Prior to the election, the City of Greater Geelong was run by administrators. Name the administrators.
44Local league footballer Dylan Taylor was jailed for a brutal practice match attack on an opponent in March. For what club was he playing?
45Who replaced Tony Francis as mayor of the Borough of Queenscliffe in November?
46Geelong’s tallest building has risen from the ground at 1 Malop St this year. Who will be the key tenant of that building?
47Belmont couple Myrtle and Gernard Barnes celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in December. Which royal couple got married in the same year?
48Which school had six students score above 99 in the 2017 VCE results?
49Which local MP revealed in April he had used weight-loss shakes to shed at least 33kg?
50Armstrong Creek man Brady Curran bizarrely carried what household item with him when he ran a marathon on the Surf Coast in November?
51Name the wellknown Catholic Church figure who left Geelong in July after 17 years service.