About: Ellie Claringbold
June 21, 2026
Geelong’s newest landmark ready for its debut
Deputy prime minister Richard Males has declared Geelong’s long-awaited convention centre the “missing piece” in the city’s transformation into one of Australia’s great gathering...
June 19, 2026
A night with The Greatest: Cat Power books Geelong return
AMERICAN singer-songwriter Cat Power will return to Geelong later this year, bringing one of the most acclaimed albums of the 2000s back to the...
June 19, 2026
Perfect set: Surf Coast goes 4-0
GEELONG sporting history was made on Saturday night as Eternal MMA 107 delivered a landmark event at Geelong Arena, becoming the first professional mixed...
June 19, 2026
Anglers reel in election demands
A reminder to all the 2026 Victorian state election is not too far away from us. VRFish has developed a list of priorities to make...
June 18, 2026
Community advocacy secures sauna, steam room for Northern Bellarine Aquatic Centre
Northern Bellarine residents will get the sauna and steam room they've long pushed for, with the facilities now confirmed as part of the next...
June 18, 2026
Jobs spared as Deakin abandons contentious restructure proposal
Deakin University has abandoned controversial restructure plans that could have affected about 150 jobs, less than two weeks after the changes were proposed. Staff were...
June 18, 2026
Mystery music event heading to Geelong
GEELONG will become the final stage for a statewide live music tour later this month, with secret performances and surprise artists set to pop...
June 14, 2026
Coonawarra’s best pours into Geelong for one-night
Wine lovers will have the chance to sample more than 100 wines from one of Australia's most celebrated wine regions when the Coonawarra Wine...
June 12, 2026
What it’s really like at a World Cup
MATTHEW Spiranovic is one of Geelong's most celebrated Socceroos, earning 36 caps for the national team. Matt represented Australia at the 2014 FIFA World Cup...
June 12, 2026
20 years serving the community
IN 2006, a single pharmacy opened in Werribee with a simple idea: local pharmacies can help keep communities healthier by making care easier to...
June 12, 2026
Geelong enters the cage
OWNER, Bones MMA Eternal MMA sent waves through the Australian combat sports community when it announced its debut event in Geelong, and the promotion has...
June 12, 2026
Bonus trout boost fishing prospects
***MY Big Catch banner, please*** Around 200,000 extra rainbow trout are being released into Victorian waterways, providing a boost to new and experienced fishers seeking...
June 12, 2026
The tee up: this week in golf
WINTER weather finally made its presence felt across the region, with rain washing out some competitions but plenty of strong scoring still emerging at...
June 11, 2026
Exhibition puts homelessness in focus
AN exhibition revealing the hidden face of women's homelessness has arrived in Geelong as new figures show almost 62,000 Victorian women and girls sought...
June 10, 2026
Cats rally fans for White Out match
GEELONG fans will once again be asked to turn GMHBA Stadium into a sea of white when the Cats host the Gold Coast Suns...
June 9, 2026
Draft master plan maps coast’s next 15 years
A draft plan that will help shape the future of the Bellarine coastline over the next 15 years has been released for community feedback. Barwon...
June 7, 2026
Call for compassion as homelessness rises
ENDURANCE athlete and philanthropist Nedd Brockmann has urged Geelong residents to see the humanity behind homelessness. More than 300 people attended the Give Where You...
June 7, 2026
New push to lift bowel cancer screening
BOWEL cancer claims about 100 Australian lives each week, but health experts say more deaths could be prevented if more people took part in...
June 6, 2026
One of theatre’s greatest plays comes to Geelong
TENNESSEE Williams' masterpiece The Glass Menagerie is heading to Geelong next week in a critically acclaimed Melbourne Theatre Company production that has captivated audiences...
June 5, 2026
First-of-its-kind school to share First Peoples food knowledge
GENERATIONS of cultural knowledge will be shared through food, storytelling and hands-on learning under a new initiative developed alongside Wadawurrung First Peoples. The Gordon unveiled...
June 5, 2026
Stop serving red with
CURRY is a meal that makes wine drinkers nervous. The heat, the layered spice, the sheer intensity of a good masala or laksa sits outside...
June 5, 2026
The tee up: this week in golf
STRONG scoring, two hole-in-ones and several tightly contested competitions featured across another busy week of golf at The Sands, Torquay and Anglesea. At The Sands,...
June 5, 2026
Snag a Murray cray this season
***MY Big Catch banner, please*** Recreational fishers are being encouraged to take advantage of Victoria’s great outdoors this winter as the three-month season for Murray...
June 2, 2026
1,000-tonne fix for Queenscliff Creek
A NEW rock wall has been installed at the Queenscliff Creek cut, securing one of the Bellarine's busiest boating access points against future erosion. Parks...
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Geelong’s newest landmark ready for its debut
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