About: Jack Parsons

Fountain to return to former glory

RESTORATION has begun on a historic fountain in the Geelong Botanic Gardens. Originally erected in Market Square in 1904, the Hitchcock Fountain - donated by...

World renowned exhibition on loan

Wildlife photography lovers can revel in a world-renowned exhibition on loan from London, which is now showing at the National Wool Museum in Geelong. Now...

Festival wins Premier’s award

QUEENSCLIFF Music Festival has been recognised for its ‘War On Waste’ program in 2019, which saw it partner with Bellarine Catchment Network to reduce...

Hot topics up for discussion at AGM

THE Point Lonsdale Civic Association is holding its Annual General Meeting on Friday this week, featuring two important guest speakers from the Borough of...

Barwon Water needs you

OVER the past 12 months, Barwon Water has heard more than 500 ideas from community members about how to make our future water supply...

City calls on wasps for help

CHEMICAL pesticides have been shelved by the City of Greater Geelong which has found unlikely allies to help it exterminate unwanted pests in the...

Fire threat managed in Ocean Grove

FIRE authorities have teamed up to create a 40-metre wide corridor along Grubb Road in Ocean Grove as part of a program to manage...

Wathaurong community winners

THE WATHAURONG Co-operative has announced their Community NAIDOC winners, acknowledging their commitment to culture and community. The awards were presented at a community Christmas event...

In conversation with Sgt Croydon

BELOVED Australian actor and Gold Logie winner John Wood is coming to the Borough to discuss his new memoir How I Clawed My Way...

Let there be light!

NETBALL courts at the Queenscliff Sports Precinct have been fitted with new LED lights allowing more games at different times of the day. The lights...

Community input needed for coastal plan

THE BOROUGH of Queenscliffe is inviting residents and visitors to have their say on the use of coastal foreshore areas and how they should...

Essential reading for surfers young and old

Writer, activist and surfer Sean Doherty is as iconic as the surfers he has spent years writing about.

Aireys Inlet Open Mic is on for 2021

IN NEWS that will make the entire Surf Coast shake with excitement, the Aireys Inlet Open Mic Festival has announced its return next year. The...

Grants driving economic growth to open

COMMUNITIES can share in $200 million of Federal Government grants for regional infrastructure projects at the beginning of 2021 with half dedicated to tourism...

Community relief group recognised

COMMUNITY food relief organisations will receive their own relief as the State Government recognises the crucial work they do for community members in need...

Two weeks left to checkout Warm Safe exhibition

A community driven exhibition seeking to raise awareness and taking a stand against elder abuse ends in less than two weeks. The Warm Safe Home...

Bellarine community support still digging deep

THE BELLARINE Community Support Register continues to assist the safety and independence of older and vulnerable residents as it has done for the last...

Doc honoured for work with Wathaurong

A VICTORIAN GP has been recognised for his service and support to Australia's Indigenous communities after he was awarded a prestigious Victorian Rural Health...

Return of Country

BORAL, Australia’s largest construction materials and building products supplier, has announced a 3.06 hectare parcel of land within its Waurn Ponds Cement Works site...

Fire danger period declared

SURF COAST, City of Greater Geelong and Bellarine residents are now in the fire danger period as Country Fire Authorities and local councils encourage...

New beginning for the honoured

THE Borough of Queenscliffe is preparing to remove trees which have reached the end of their life on the Avenue of Honour. The Avenue of...

Festival of lights

THE epic Christmas Festival of Lights is back in 2020 at Adventure Park, Victoria’s favourite water and theme park. The trail is a whopping 1.5km...

Borough’s famous Christmas tree lights up

THE Borough of Queenscliffe has carried on the wonderful Christmas lights tradition in Point Lonsdale this year with a dazzling lighting ceremony. The event was...

Events are back on the calendar

AFTER a long and quiet winter, summer on the Bellarine looks set to explode with music and lifestyle events roaring back to life. And no...