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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...

February 2, 2025

Geelong company awarded Australian first grant

A GEELONG-BASED diving company has been awarded an Australian first grant through the PADI AWARE foundation mission hub. Australian Diving Instruction (ADI) are the recipients...

February 1, 2025

Finding the beauty in each piece of wood

Bellarine local Paul Barton has spent years practicing the art of turning piles of timber destined to be firewood into sculptured pieces inspired by...

January 31, 2025

Cadel Evans Road Race kicks off

THE Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race has officially kicked off for 2025 with some of the world's best cyclists descending on the region. The...

January 31, 2025

Festival of Sails draws record numbers

TWO days of world-class sailing took place on the Geelong Waterfront over the long weekend as the Festival of Sails returned for 2025. The January...

January 31, 2025

Bellarine Sunset Run heats up

HUNDREDS of runners will lace up their shoes next weekend as the 10th anniversary of the Flying Brick Sunset Run takes place. Held on Saturday,...