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A look back at September

The winning A Grade team at the netball grand final at Newcomb’s Grinter Reserve on September 9. (Ivan Kemp) 358220_01

The Voice travels through the archives and has a look at the top stories in September.

The announcement of a potential ban on recreational duck and quail shooting ruffled feathers with Geelong hunters upset at the possibility of a cancelled bird hunting season from 2024.

Cienna Jervies was remembered as a happy and artistic girl by her family, friends and community after the 12-year-old drowned while swimming near Ocean Grove.

Geelong’s Dianne Speed speaks out after 35 years about her motherhood journey after suffering a huge stroke 18 hours after giving birth to her daughter.

Ocean Grove came out on top against the Geelong Amateur during the A Grade netball grand final at Newcomb’s Grinter Reserve on September 9.

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