Coroner calls for Geelong safe injecting room as overdoses soar

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1. Fatal overdoses are soaring in this regional centre. A coroner says it needs a safe injecting room

   A coronial finding into the death of a 33-year-old woman has reignited the injecting room debate, as Geelong is on track to overtake the City of Melbourne as Victoria's fatal overdose hotspot. The coroner says the regional centre needs a safe injecting room given fatal overdoses are soaring.

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2. AFL chairman said he didn’t consider stepping down over concussion saga

   Former Geelong president Craig Drummond has faced questions for the first time about the document signed by a premiership Cat to reduce the club's exposure to legal risk if he suffered another concussion. He has said he did not consider stepping down over the concussion saga.

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3. AFL wildcard finals teams and expert tips: Dees favourite son to play first game in 372 days

   All the teams and expert tips are in for wildcard round, and Melbourne have made some stunning calls, with a Demons favourite son set to play his first game in 372 days.

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4. Police officer filed false paperwork to try to land an innocent man in jail

   Former policeman Thomas Horsburgh falsified the prosecution of an innocent man, but he won't go to jail. He filed false paperwork in an attempt to land an innocent man in jail.

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5. 'A challenging year': why Maree Edwards has pulled out of race for election

   Bendigo West MP Maree Edwards has pulled out of the race for election, calling it 'a challenging year', and will step down after 16 years.

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