About: Ellie Claringbold
January 23, 2025
Surf Coast athletes reach new heights at basketball tournament
REPRESENTATIVES of the Surf Coast Basketball Association (SBA) participated last week in the prestigious Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup (ACJBC), a milestone which saw...
January 22, 2025
Healthcare system overhaul links local health services in formal network
THE Victorian Government has announced the final geographical groupings of the state's soon-to-be established Local Health Service Networks (LHSN), the centrepiece of a major...
January 21, 2025
Lookout Festival returns with stellar line-up
Jet, Grinspoon and The Veronicas are among the Australian rock titans headed to Torquay in March for an electrifying one-day festival event. Hot off the...
January 20, 2025
Volunteers urge greater action against grass species invading coast
THE loss of two newly hatched Hooded Plover chicks at Point Lonsdale over the New Year has prompted calls from local volunteers for greater...
January 20, 2025
Nominations open for borough’s Community Service Awards
NOMINATIONS have opened for the Borough of Queenscliffe's annual Community Service Awards, with the individuals, groups and organisations that have made the most outstanding...
January 19, 2025
Experts urge community to protect their skin
Hundreds of Victorians are still presenting to hospital emergency departments with severe sunburn each year, with the majority of these visits occurring in January. New...
January 18, 2025
Point Lonsdale VIEW Club celebrates fundraising success
THE Point Lonsdale VIEW (Voice, Interests and Education of Women) Club is celebrating another successful year, after raising almost $20,000 through 2024 to support...
January 17, 2025
Burns vaults to victory at Landy Field athletic meet
A BELLARINE Athletics Club pole vaulter took the region's only win at the Surf Coast Classic earlier this month, as athletes from across the...
January 17, 2025
Bellarine Community Health’s youth hub opens its doors
BELLARINE Community Health (BCH) has begun delivering several key services at its newly completed Child, Youth and Family Hub, after construction at the site...
January 17, 2025
Billy Elliot hits the stage in Geelong
THE multi-award-winning stage production Billy Elliot will begin its 13-show run tonight (Friday, January 17), bringing the coming-of-age story to Geelong audiences for the...
January 16, 2025
Cottage’s annual fair raises record $80,000
QUEENSCLIFF-BASED children's charity Cottage by the Sea has celebrated its most successful Annual Fair to date, raising a record-breaking $80,000 to support, and meet...
January 15, 2025
Swimming to make a difference
Swimmers across the region are preparing to hit their local beaches and lap pools next month to raise funds for the 130,000 seriously ill...
January 12, 2025
Think before you flush, urges new campaign
REDUCING the amount of cotton buds, condoms and other non-flushable items making their way into the region's sewer system is the focus of a...
January 12, 2025
GRID Series to empower Geelong’s next music stars
The GRID Series artist development initiative has begun in Geelong for a second year, with a new cohort of talented local artists selected to...
January 12, 2025
Sip, savour, and soak up the sunshine at Geelong Beer Festival
More than 6,000 people are expected to raise their glasses at Johnstone Park next weekend for a summer celebration featuring a world-class line-up of...
January 12, 2025
Regional roads account for majority of fatalities in 2024
VICTORIA Police has committed to drive down road trauma through 2025, after provisional figures released last week revealed another devastating year on the state's...
January 12, 2025
Victorian government hails successful first pill testing event
THE state government has labelled the beginning of its pill testing trial a success, after preliminary data showed almost 40 per cent of festivalgoers...
January 10, 2025
Portarlington welcomes new accessible facilities
PORTARLINTON is now home to the Bellarine Peninsula's first Changing Places facility, with construction on the new public toilet block wrapping up in the...
January 10, 2025
Rebranded Geelong Foodshare tackles food insecurity across the region
FOR Geelong Foodshare, creating social change is more than just a tagline. It's an ethos that sits at the very core of everything the food...
January 8, 2025
Geelong Rainbow Festival seeks performers and volunteers
THE annual Geelong Rainbow Festival will return to Johnstone Park in February and its dedicated team of organisers is seeking volunteers, performers, food vendors...
January 7, 2025
Redrawn electorates see Corio, Wannon grow, Corangamite shrink
THE Corangamite electorate has shrunk again in size while the seats of Corio and Wannon have expanded slightly, ahead of the next Australian federal...
January 6, 2025
City aims to capitalise on tourism boom
THE City of Greater Geelong has its eyes set firmly on bringing a five-star brand resort to the region, as it works to address...
January 5, 2025
Powerful stories to be brought to life at Geelong Arts Centre
Trying to pick a standout from the Geelong Arts Centre's coming season would be the equivalent of picking a favourite child, chief executive and...
January 3, 2025
Discover : The Surf Coast
BETWEEN its stunning beaches, vibrant coastal townships and rugged cliffs, there's plenty to see and do on the Surf Coast this summer. Take in the...
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Jan 23, 2025
Drinks flow at Geelong Beer Festival
Jan 23, 2025
