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About: Alison Martin

Posts by: 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...