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Meet your Corio candidates

FOLLOWING on from the editions published today (Thursday, May 12), here are the full responses from the nine Corio candidates to the questions sent...

Meet your Wannon candidates

FOLLOWING on from the editions published today (Thursday, May 12), here are the full responses from the eight Wannon candidates to the questions sent...

Meet your Corangamite candidates

FOLLOWING on from the editions published today (Thursday, May 12), here are the full responses from the nine Corangamite candidates to the questions sent...

Asher’s signs vandalised

MANY signs from Liberal candidate for Corangamite Stephanie Asher's campaign have been recently vandalised or stolen, and Victorian Liberal Senator Sarah Henderson has asked...

Leopold land rezoned for 206 houses

THE City of Greater Geelong will press ahead with its plan to rezone land in Leopold to allow 206 houses to be built after...

Get immunised – winter is coming

The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is encouraging all Australians to check if they are up to date with their necessary immunisations to protect...

This month, do it for Dolly

With recent research showing half of young people have experienced hurtful or nasty online behaviour in the past year, it’s never been more important...

The Ballarat Great Outdoor and 4×4 Expo

LOVE the outdoors? Then The Ballarat Great Outdoor and 4x4 Expo is the place for you. A large selection of local and interstate exhibitors will...

Coker commits $600k to Newcomb sport

SPORTS at Grinter Reserve will get brighter and better if Labor wins this month’s federal election. Last week, Corangamite Labor federal member Libby Coker visited...

Group wants a fair go for Nashos

A NEW organisation is seeking recognition and medical support for the men who were conscripted under Australia’s National Service scheme during the Vietnam War...

Regional cities call for big election commitments

THE peak body for Victoria’s biggest regional centres is urging major commitments towards infrastructure, roads and digital connectivity in the lead-up to the May...

Musicians, food trucks sought for Tri-UMPH Music Festival

THE Tri-UMPH Music Festival will return this year, and organisers are looking for musicians and food trucks to take part. Clonard College, Sacred Heart College,...

Port scoreboard gets bipartisan support

A NEW and improved scoreboard at the Portarlington Recreation Reserve has bipartisan support, with the two major parties each pledging $60,000 towards the project. Both...

Liberals, Labor pledge Bellarine mobile upgrades

THERE will be better mobile phone coverage in parts of the Bellarine Peninsula regardless of who wins next month’s federal election, with Labor and...

Brewery, restaurant shortlisted in Dulux Colour Awards

EXCELLENT painting and design work at a Torquay brewery and a Geelong West restaurant have seen both projects make the Victorian shortlist for this...

ATO initiative to employ local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people

APPLICATIONS have opened for an Australian Taxation Office (ATO) initiative that is specifically seeking to employ Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Geelong. The...

Celtic Folk Festival sings out for volunteers

THE National Celtic Folk Festival is tuning up for a third attempt to stage the annual event in as many years, and is singing...

Play tackles the true meaning of bravery

Weaving a clever tapestry of comedy, drama and romance, Lab Kelpie production Become The One will provoke important discussions around love and bravery.

Calls to fix St Leonards Pier

COMMUNITY concern is growing about the St Leonards Pier, with residents and fishers keen to see the deteriorating jetty preserved and repaired. In an advisory...

Pivot City wins at UDIA Victoria awards

A business and innovation precinct in North Geelong has been put up in lights by the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA).

Toledo, Wright ring the bell at Bells

TWO first-time winners have been added to the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach trophy, as the World Surf League (WSL) event was run and...

Department backs beach renourishment

THE Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) is confident its response to erosion on the northern Bellarine’s beaches is the right one,...

Reserve work: Liberals announce $750k for Memorial Reserve upgrades

THE Ocean Grove Memorial Reserve’s redevelopment will receive further funding from the Morrison Government, with $750,000 to go towards pavilion works and possible lighting...

Crowded House show postponed

LEGENDARY band Crowded House have announced the postponement of the final four dates on their Australian Dreamers Are Waiting tour, as Neil Finn tested...