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November 20, 2021
Jenkins and Cosma head to the shed
WITH the easing of restrictions and the gradual opening up of live music venues, Melbourne independent singer-songwriters Charles Jenkins and David Cosma are bringing...
November 19, 2021
No Golden Plains festival in 2022
ORGANISERS of the annual Golden Plains music festival have reluctantly called off the 15th edition of the event in Meredith scheduled for March 2022. In...
November 18, 2021
All caps on gathering to be dropped at midnight
COVID-19 restrictions will ease significantly as of midnight tonight (Thursday, November 18), with no limits in the home and no caps or density limits...
November 18, 2021
Spiegeltent locks in summer in Barwon Heads
THE Wonderland Spiegeltent will be back in Barwon Heads for the next three summers. Last week, Barwon Coast announced the festival was the successful applicant...
November 18, 2021
Ramping down: Ocean Grove boat facility waits on fix from city
THE City of Greater Geelong says it will proceed with long-awaited repairs at the launching facility at the Ocean Grove boat ramp after queries...
November 17, 2021
Bellarine Music Festival announced
A NEW music festival launches next month to showcase everything great about the Bellarine Peninsula – wide open spaces, vineyards and live music. The Bellarine...
November 16, 2021
Preparations continue for Impossible paddle
IMPOSSIBLE feats of paddling are on the cards again next month, and organisers are hoping for another strong turnout. This year will be the seventh...
November 11, 2021
Droomer triumphs in junior surf championships
GOOD surfing and good footage has seen Jan Juc surfer Willis Droomer win his division in this year’s YETI Australian Junior Online Surf Championships. Droomer...
November 11, 2021
Remembering the fallen
REMEMBRANCE Day will see the nation fall silent at 11am today (Thursday, November 11) in honour of all those Australians who have suffered and...
November 10, 2021
City seeks feedback on stage two of Drysdale aquatic facility
THE City of Greater Geelong is pressing on with its plan to build an outdoor pool in Drysdale, despite calls to halt the process...
November 9, 2021
Max’s Beach House in Fairhaven sells for $10 million
THE record price for a residential house in the Surf Coast Shire has just reached eight figures, with the "Max's Beach House" in Fairhaven...
November 9, 2021
Advocacy groups lay out business priorities
CLEAR support for the vaccinated economy, increasing the number of residents in central Geelong and support for workers facing aggression from the community as...
November 8, 2021
Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads Remembrance Day services to go ahead
VICTORIA reaching its 80 per cent double-vaccinated target means that public observances of Remembrance Day in the Bellarine Peninsula can go ahead on Thursday. The...
November 6, 2021
New playground planned for Ocean Grove beach
THE new “Kurrak” playground being built at Ocean Grove Main Beach will celebrate Wadawurrung culture and the local environment. Barwon Coast started planning for a...
November 5, 2021
Tyson Stengle signs with the Cats
THE Cats have signed free agent forward Tyson Stengle to a two-year AFL contract. The 22-year-old was a highly sought after free agent after a...
November 5, 2021
Exposure site update – November 5
THERE have been two local additions to the list of COVID-19 public exposure sites in Victoria. They are: October 29 Oz Tenpin Geelong Bowling, 19 Reynolds Road,...
November 4, 2021
Falls Festival to leave Lorne in 2022
THE Falls Festival is leaving Lorne and the Surf Coast Shire after 27 years, and will move to a new home just to the...
November 3, 2021
TGGB names four for its board
TOURISM Greater Geelong and the Bellarine has added four location-based members to its board of directors. The regional tourism body held its annual general meeting...
November 2, 2021
Exposure site update – November 2
THERE is one local addition to the list of public exposure sites in Victoria to COVID-19. The Shiraaz Indian Restaurant in Malop Street, Geelong has...
November 2, 2021
A handful of nuts and seeds is good for your liver
Eating a moderate amount of nuts and seeds each day could prevent non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), new research has found.
The disease, which occurs...
November 1, 2021
Littering in Ocean Grove has expensive consequences
A MAN who littered in Wallington has taken a fine issued by the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria to court, only to wind up...
October 30, 2021
Live music to play on in Geelong
MUSIC fans in Geelong and elsewhere in regional Victoria will celebrate the return of gigs with a huge weekend of outdoor concerts this Saturday...
October 29, 2021
Exposure site update – October 29
THERE are five local additions to the list of public exposure sites to COVID-19 in the Geelong region. They are: October 24 BOUNCEinc, 174 Torquay Road, Grovedale...
October 29, 2021
Wild weather wreaks havoc across region
WILD weather has wreaked havoc across the Geelong region, with last night's thunderstorm resulting in building damage, fallen trees and power outages across Geelong,...
