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March 18, 2025
Nominations open for Victorian Protecting Children Awards
NOMINATIONS are open for the 2025 Victorian Protecting Children Awards, recognising people dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of children, young...
March 16, 2025
Hundreds turn out for memorial golf day
HUNDREDS gathered at the Curlewis Golf Club on Sunday for the fifth annual Ryan Gatgens Memorial Golf Day. While a full field of golfers made...
March 14, 2025
Women acknowledged and celebrated across the Bellarine
THE Northern Bellarine's 10th International Women's Day Celebration attracted a sold-out crowd at its afternoon tea event last week. Held at Scotchamns Hill Winery, the...
March 12, 2025
Increased fire risk for parts of Victoria throughout Autumn
THE Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook for Autumn has been released, indicating an increased risk of fire for parts of the state, including western and...
March 11, 2025
Fighting cancer with morning tea
CANCER Council is encouraging the community to get their friends, family and workmates together as it opens registrations for Australia's Biggest Morning Tea 2025. The...
March 10, 2025
Feedback sought for foreshore’s Master Plan
LOCALS, visitors and stakeholders are invited to have their say on the future of the Barwon Coast Foreshore as community consultation begins. Participants will have...
March 9, 2025
Portrait Prize presents opportunity
ONE of Australia's leading portrait photography events has opened submissions for its annual Geelong Photography Portrait Prize. Run by Liminal Gallery and Lab in Geelong,...
March 8, 2025
Ryan Gatgens Memorial Golf tournament returns
ORGANISERS of the Ryan Gatgens Memorial Golf Day are hoping to bring families together as the annual event returns for its fifth year this...
March 7, 2025
Festival to offer sporting activities galore
KARDINIA Park will be a hive of activity tonight (Friday, March 7) as the Festival of Sport returns. Kicking off the long weekend, the free...
February 19, 2025
Defibrillator enhances safety at local sporting club
DRYSDALE Clifton Springs Pickleball Club have improved their safety measures thanks to a recent Victorian sporting grant. Through the $1,000 grant, the Bellarine club partially...
February 19, 2025
Ziggy Alberts adds Barwon Heads show to tour
Musician Ziggy Alberts is just one week away from dropping his seventh studio album, New Love, and has added four regional dates to his...
February 17, 2025
Bellarine residents drive road improvements
TWO streets on the Bellarine Peninsula have received support from the City of Greater Geelong to fund partial road construction and sealing works. Councillors voted...
February 16, 2025
A hub of wellness and community
Stemming from a journey of health and wellness, Tyson Yilmaz and Lauren Hoseason along with brothers Cam and Ben Mcintosh ventured into creating a...
February 14, 2025
Favourable conditions for this year’s Wreck2Reef
CALM conditions greeted competitors at this year's Wreck2Reef Open Water Swim as they plunged into the water at Half Moon Bay on Saturday. Organised annually...
February 13, 2025
Victorian cancer research supported
Cancer researchers are being backed by the Victorian government with $2.7 million in funding to improve cancer outcomes across the state. In partnership with Cancer...
February 12, 2025
Total Fire Ban issued for Thursday
THE CFA have declared a Total Fire Ban (TFB) for tomorrow (Thursday, February 13) for the North Central, South West and Central regions of...
February 12, 2025
Water polo juniors headed for Geelong
THE Tri-States Junior Water Polo Tournament will welcome hundreds of competitors into Geelong next weekend for the seventh year of the competition. Hosted by the...
February 10, 2025
Applications closing soon for Geelong Community Foundation grants
GEELONG Community Foundation will soon close applications to its main grant round for 2025/2026. Funding from the grants will be used within the community to...
February 9, 2025
Engines rev on the Bellarine
HUNDREDS of hot rods rolled into the Bellarine over the weekend as the Queenscliff Rod Run returned for 2025. From Friday last week until Sunday,...
February 9, 2025
Alkimi Ceramics Studio fires up
From a young age Kristen Spalding has explored the limitless nature of ceramics, and last year traded her title of creator for teacher with...
February 7, 2025
‘Raygun’ to headline Give Geelong Breakfast event
AN AUSTRALIAN Olympian will speak at this year's Give Where You Live Foundation's Give Geelong Breakfast event as the keynote speaker. Dr Rachael Gunn, who...
February 5, 2025
Bodyboarders to battle it out
THE 40th instalment of the Bodyboarding Victoria 2025 Triple Crown and State Titles series will return to the state, with round one to take...
February 4, 2025
Finding patients in times of emergency
Victorians are being urged to use what3words in emergency situations to help determine the precise location of patients. Ambulance Victoria is behind the push, with...
February 3, 2025
Wreck2Reef swimmers to take the plunge
HUNDREDS of swimmers will take to the water next weekend as Wreck2Reef returns to Indented Head on February 8. As the Indented Head Yacht Club's...
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