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Geelong local to run seven marathons in seven days

RUNNING seven marathons in seven days isn’t for the faint of heart but Geelong local Richard Egan is just warming up. Richie is taking part...

Geelong Racing Club back on track

THE Geelong Racing Club will return to business as usual next Friday after COVID and racetrack renovations interrupted operations. Chief executive Daniel Salter said there...

Tuohy-rism campaign to kickstart local economy

WITH international borders still shut, and states fighting for a greater slice of domestic travel, Tourism Greater Geelong and The Bellarine have teamed up...

Victoria’s longest life saving season ends

VICTORIA’S life saving season has finally come to an end and Life Saving Victoria and its 57 volunteer life saving clubs have taken down...

Geelong Racing Club back on track

THE Geelong Racing Club will return to business as usual next Friday after COVID and racetrack renovations interrupted operations. Chief executive Daniel Salter said there...

Ocean Grove and Torquay take top honours at state champs

OCEAN Grove Surf Life Saving Club has been named ‘Overall Club Champion’ at the 2020/21 Life Saving Victoria State Championships. The winning club finished with...

Longboard titles moved to avoid whale carcass

A DECOMPOSING whale carcass has forced the Victorian Longboard Titles to abandon their plans to hold round 1 of the competition on Philip Island. Surfing...

Local talent to debut on national stage

THE biggest event in the surf life saving calendar gets under way this Friday on the Sunshine Coast. The Australian Surf Life Saving Championships,...

Local nurse travels to PNG to battle COVID outbreak

GREAT Ocean Road Health nurse unit manager, Jason Phieler, is heading to Papua New Guinea with the Australian Medical Assistance Team (AUSMAT) as a...

You can depend on Shaun to know the score

THERE are footy fanatics and then there is Shaun Jervies. “My brother's friends used to always message me and ask ‘who won the local footy?',”...

On ya bike, Type 1 Diabetes

SYDNEY cyclist Izaak Raaijimakers has whistled through Geelong and arrived in Torquay as part of his solo charity bike ride around Australia. Izaak completed Year...

Bells serves up an Easter treat for Bolt Blowers

ALTHOUGH the Rip Curl Pro did not take place at Bells Beach this Easter, a retro team-based charity surf comp meant that crowds were...

Local workwear label Ranger puts quality above all

Jess Cooper had the dream career. She started at the Rip Curl retail store in Torquay and worked her way up through the company,...

Endless Summer 2 on the big screen for one night only

The cult sequel to Bruce Brown’s 1965 epic surf documentary The Endless Summer is back on the big screen for one night only. The Torquay...

Golf fundraising drive raises $12,000 for heart research

CHARITY fundraising event the Jeff Wall Golf Classic at Lonsdale Links golf course in Point Lonsdale has raised $12,000 for heart research. Jeff Wall suffered...

All aboard the Good Friday Appeal Express

BELLARINE Railway is once again offering annual fundraising trips to raise funds for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal. Climb aboard the Poziers locomotive...

Golf fundraising drive raises $12,000 for heart research

CHARITY fundraising event the Jeff Wall Golf Classic at Lonsdale Links golf course in Point Lonsdale has raised $12,000 for heart research. Jeff Wall suffered...

Open Studio Trails

ARTISTS across the Bellarine will fling open their studio doors and welcome members of the public into their studios this weekend. It's a rare opportunity...

Top of the world: 60 Moorabool Street reaches new heights

SOARING high over Corio Bay, the new headquarters of health insurer GMHBA have reached their highest point, as developer and property private...

Support the SES so they can support you

RAIN, hail or shine SES volunteers are there whenever disaster strikes. Now the SES is calling on the local community to be there for them...

Moonlight Cinema by the Sea at Point Lonsdale

SUMMER might have passed but that doesn't mean we have to retreat indoors just yet according to organisers of this weekend's Moonlight Cinema at...

Household name opens up about directing new music video

Torquay-based poet, songwriter, storyteller and dreamer, Camille Barr, better known by her stage name The Last Folk Singer, has teamed up with Nicky Buckley...

Odd-coloured socks make a fine pair on World Down Syndrome Day

CHILDREN will be rocking brightly coloured, mis-matched socks at the Winchelsea Early Learning Centre this month in celebration of World Down Syndrome Day. Anne’s four-year-old...

Community invited to write next chapter of the future of libraries

BOOKWORMS rejoice! The Geelong Regional Library Corporation (GRLC) is inviting members of the public to share their ideas for the future of their community...