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November 14, 2025
Commemorating Remembrance Day on the Bellarine
REMEMBRANCE Day services took place across the country this week, including on the Bellarine, where the community gathered to observe the lives of Australians...
November 14, 2025
Melbourne Chamber Orchestra to perform in Geelong
MUSIC LOVERS across the region will have the opportunity to experience the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra live next week. The performance, hosted by the Geelong Chamber...
November 11, 2025
Fire halts Geelong Ring Road traffic
A SIGNIFICANT truck blaze along the Geelong Ring Road resulted in delays earlier today (Tuesday, November 11) as crews worked to bring the scene...
November 9, 2025
Rewarding local support
As About Time Bathhouse approaches its first birthday, the local team is celebrating a year of community support and growth. The local wellness hub features...
November 8, 2025
Lights, camera, action for annual event
FILMS will be projected onto the big screen when the North Bellarine Film Festival returns to Parks Hall next week. Running from November 14 to...
November 7, 2025
Turning a life-changing diagnoses into resilience-fuelled success
A multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis in 2011 turned Justine Martin's life upside down. Almost fifteen years on and several diagnoses later, the Geelong local is...
November 5, 2025
Illegal netting puts wildlife at risk
WILDLIFE regulators and organisations are banding together in an effort to protect vulnerable wildlife. Ahead of this year's fruit harvesting season, RSPCA, Zoos Victoria, the...
November 4, 2025
Judges announced for inaugural
A pair of judges will bring their artistic expertise, insight and passion to Hoop Gallery for the inaugural Talburac Art Prize. Announced by the gallery,...
November 4, 2025
Bellarine Woodworkers secure $8,000
THE Bellarine Woodworkers will share in $860,000 from the Victorian Government's Men's Shed Funding Program. As part of the grants, the local group will receive...
November 1, 2025
Fresh Food Fair festivities
STUDENT talent, market stalls, rides and more will fill the grounds of Surfside Primary School for its Fresh Food Fair on Friday, November 7. The...
October 31, 2025
Bromley’s Pinot judged the best
THE Australian Pinot Noir Challenge has crowned a local winemaker as the best in the Geelong region, following the 2025 competition. Located on the Bellarine,...
October 31, 2025
Makers Market returns
FROM JEWELLERS and artists through to a perfumery and rug designer, Newtown’s Rutland Street is a hive of creatives. Formerly known as Big Boom Gallery,...
October 28, 2025
Reeling in young anglers
MORE students in Victorian primary schools will have the opportunity to drop a line with the second round of free Little Angler Kits rolling...
October 27, 2025
Dog pulled from Aireys cliff in high stakes rescue
A DOG has had a lucky escape in Aireys Inlet over the weekend after finding itself stranded on a cliff in Sunday’s wild weather. Emergency...
October 26, 2025
Photographers to show their skill at exhibition
BELLARINE Camera Club's exhibition was resurrected last year following COVID lockdowns, and is returning again in 2025. The exhibition comprises works from the group's members. Bellarine...
October 26, 2025
Tourism finalists named in 2025 awards
FIVE businesses across the Bellarine have been named finalists in the 2025 Victorian Tourism Awards. Run by the Victorian Tourism Industry Council, the annual awards...
October 24, 2025
Dave Hughes heads to Geelong
Australian comedian Dave Hughes got his first gig at 22 years of age. Now more than 30 years later, he is one of the...
October 24, 2025
All Holden Day returns for first time in five years
AFTER a five-year hiatus Geelong's All Holden Day Show 'n' Shine Car Show is returning tomrrow (Saturday, October 25) for the 16th installment of...
October 22, 2025
Geelong Cup abandoned as wild winds hit
BY NATHAN RIVALLAND AND ABBY PARDEW Racing at the Geelong Cup has been halted for the day, as damaging winds batter the region. Following advice from...
October 22, 2025
Geelong’s market moment arrives
THE wait is finally over for the highly-anticipated Geelong City Market, debuting this Saturday with an impressive line-up of local producers. The inaugural market will...
October 22, 2025
Positive ageing in Geelong
THE Changing Minds and Positive Ageing Expo is returning to Geelong for its second instalment on Friday, October 24. The inclusive event, to be held...
October 22, 2025
Pedal power unites Around The Bay
AUSTRALIA'S largest one-day bike ride will set off on October 26, when United Energy Around the Bay returns. Participants will have the option of completing five...
October 22, 2025
Geelong walk to honour babies lost too soon
FAMILIES who have experienced the loss of a baby will unite at Eastern Park Circuit on October 26 for the Choosing Hope Walk. Run by...
October 22, 2025
Remembering Jane Goodall locally
THE death of primatologist Jane Goodall sparked an outpouring of tributes around the globe, including for a Bellarine resident. For Cherished Pets founder Alicia Kennedy,...
