About: Alison Martin
July 18, 2021
Pet rescue volunteer calls for better education
BY ALISON MARTIN A LOCAL animal rescue volunteer wants better education for pet owners before they take kittens and puppies home for Christmas or before...
July 16, 2021
Deakin confirms COVID case
Deakin University has confirmed a staff member who has tested positive to COVID19 was present at the Waurn Ponds campus on Wednesday July 14,...
July 16, 2021
COVID testing update
Victoria’s COVID response commander Jeroen Weimar has thanked the Barwon Heads Primary School community during today’s press conference for undertaking a total 754 tests...
July 16, 2021
City lockdown
The City will temporarily close key public facilities, due to COVID19 restrictions that came into effect across Victoria at midnight. All indoor and outdoor aquatic...
July 16, 2021
Region’s future to be explored at G21 forum
BY ALISON MARTIN RISING to the challenge of creating sustainable, connected communities as the region grows will be a focus of next month’s G21 Stakeholder...
July 15, 2021
Local exposure sites listed
NEW face mask rules have been introduced across Victoria and new exposure sites at Barwon Heads, Waurn Ponds and Highton have been announced by...
July 15, 2021
Town centre revamp gets underway
THE next stages of St Leonards’ streetscape revitalisation are starting, with footpath, street furniture and garden bed upgrades set to bring new life to...
July 9, 2021
Stephanie Asher to contest Corangamite for Liberals
THE race for the marginal seat of Corangamite has unofficially started with the Liberal Party endorsing City of Greater Geelong mayor Stephanie Asher as...
July 4, 2021
Borough invests in diverse community projects
THE Borough of Queenscliffe will spend almost $4.5 million on diverse projects in its 2021-22 budget ranging from the new boat ramp to the...
July 1, 2021
Curlewis tops the state for house hunters
A BELLARINE real estate agent says if he had been told last year that Curlewis had the state’s biggest increase in buyer demand, he...
June 29, 2021
Destination Tokyo for local sports commentator
BY ALISON MARTIN TORQUAY-based sports commentator Chris Stubbs is getting ready for the “ultimate goal for any sports journo”, covering the Olympics out of Sydney...
June 25, 2021
Budget delivers ‘balance’
AFTER the "most challenging year in living memory", it has been a significant week for the City of Greater Geelong, with council considering two...
June 25, 2021
Bookings steady for school holidays
BOOKINGS for school holidays are steady across the region and Geelong-Bellarine’s tourism leader is encouraging locals to invite friends and family from across the...
June 25, 2021
New approach to inclusive sport
THE Geelong and Bellarine community will have a opportunity to be part of a new national program to make sport more accessible for people...
June 25, 2021
Moving forward and supporting others
GEELONG’S Ari Anatulain knows he is “lucky” to have only spent two years in a refugee camp in Jordan, while his cousin reaches a...
June 24, 2021
Funding flows for Aquatic Centre
FUNDING for the Northern Bellarine Aquatic Centre’s design and start of construction is among the city’s big community infrastructure spends in its 2021-22 Budget. City...
June 24, 2021
Action to reduce waste as levy skyrockets
WITH landfill levies set to almost double from July 1, separating waste from recyclables and organic material will become crucial to reduce waste to...
June 17, 2021
Plea to lift restrictions
"WE'VE got all the contact tracing in place, we do the temperature testing; they need to let people go." Portarlington Beach Hotel manager Darren Hellmann...
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