About: James Taylor

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...

Event inspires Koorie students

AN EVENT held in Geelong earlier this month has instilled pride in First Nations youth and provided them with many options for their future. Held...

Geelong to host part of 2026 Commonwealth Games

GEELONG is set to shine on the world sporting stage in 2026, with Victoria’s second largest city being confirmed as one of the four...

Surfing begins at Rip Curl Pro

SURFING at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach kicked off today (Monday, April 11) in wind-affected three-to-five foot waves on the Bells Bowl. The competition...

Asher pledges $20m for aquatic centre’s second stage

LIBERAL candidate for Corangamite Stephanie Asher has made a splash with her first pledge of the 2022 federal election, committing $20 million towards stage...

May 21 confirmed for federal election

Australians will go to the polls for a federal election on May 21 following a six-week campaign, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says. The election will...

No competition on Rip Curl Pro’s opening day

The Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach has been called off for its opening day today (Sunday, April 10) due to the small surf on...

Tully Wylie wins spot in Pro lineup

JAN Juc's Tully Wylie and California's Alyssa Spencer have taken out the 2022 Rip Curl Pro Trials today (Monday, April 7) to gain the...

$20m clubhouse and accommodation opens

THE $20 million Curlewis Clubhouse and Accommodation facility has officially flung open its doors for visitors. The Sharp Group co-owner and director of marketing, sales...

Bully Buster Run raises $5,000 for BCH

THIS year’s return of the Flying Brick Bellarine Sunset Run has again shone a spotlight on and raised much-needed funding for youth mental health...

Barwon Coast to run Breamlea Holiday Park

THE Barwon Coast Committee of Management will officially take over Breamlea’s caravan park from Friday next week, and is inviting campers to meet the...

Ferry impressive: Searoad Ferries takes bronze at Australian Tourism Awards

SEAROAD Ferries has added another trophy to their shelf, taking out bronze at the latest Qantas Australian Tourism Awards. The Queenscliff-Sorrento ferry operator picked up...