About: James Taylor

Queenscliff Music Festival “extremely unlikely” to go ahead

THIS year's Queenscliff Music Festival (QMF) is "extremely unlikely" to go ahead in November, according to organisers. In an update posted on their Facebook page...

Exposure sites, September 21, 4pm

BUSINESSES in Torquay and Geelong West have been added to Victoria's list of COVID-19 public exposure sites. They are:

• The Village Door in Geelong West,...

Geelong and Surf Coast to enter seven-day snap lockdown at midnight

THE City of Greater Geelong and the Surf Coast Shire will go back into COVID-19 lockdown just before midnight tonight (Sunday, September 19) after...

Community events about Ocean Grove’s dog-free beach cancelled

BARWON COAST is continuing to seek feedback on the trial of a dog-free beach in Ocean Grove, but COVID-19 restrictions have forced the cancellation...

“Open letter” calls for DAL fairness, businesses say

THE business behind a print advertisement urging more housing development on the Bellarine claims the Bellarine Distinctive Area and Landscape (DAL) program was “not...

CBCA offer ideas to improve Bellarine SPP

THE Combined Bellarine Community Associations (CBCA) say its members have a “broad consensus of support” for the direction of the third phase of the...

Corey Enright leaves Cats for coaching gig with Saints

GEELONG assistant coach Corey Enright is changing clubs, with the former Cats star landing a new job as an assistant coach in charge of...

Exposure sites update – September 17, 11am

THERE are three new public exposure sites to COVID-19 in the Geelong region. They are:

• The Cotton On Group's headquarters in North Geelong, on September...

COVID-19 restrictions ease at Victoria hits 70 per cent first jab target

VICTORIA will hit its target of 70 per cent of first dose COVID-19 vaccinations today (Thursday, September 16), and the Victorian Government has announced...

The Blues Train returns to hibernation

THE escalating situation of COVID-19’s Delta variant has forced The Blues Train to cancel all of its 2021 shows, and its founder and proprietor...

Exposure sites update – September 15, 11am

ANOTHER public exposure site to COVID-19 in the Geelong region has been added. The Coffee Hit cafe inside the Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre is a...

More COVID-19 public exposure sites added

UPDATE 3.39pm: MORE public exposure sites have been added in the Geelong region in the 1.53pm update. All sites are Tier 2, meaning if you...

Jacko is back

JACKO the cockatoo is safely back at Drysdale Home Timber and Hardware after being stolen at the weekend. Police have been told an unknown offender...

Have you seen Jacko the cockatoo?

PORTARLINGTON police are appealing for public assistance after Jacko the cockatoo was stolen from a store in Drysdale at the weekend, and the store's...

COVID-19 case recorded in Ocean Grove

OCEAN Grove has been named as the location of one of five new regional Victorian cases of COVID-19, but no new public exposure sites...

Lockdown to lift in regional Victoria on Friday

LOCKDOWN restrictions will lift across almost all of regional Victoria as of Friday this week. At a press conference this morning, Premier Daniel Andrews said...

Rotary clubs help train teachers in Cambodia

THE Ocean Grove and Highton Rotary clubs are funding two students to complete their training to become school teachers. The Phenom Penh Rotary Club have...

More grants to support Victoria’s live performers

THE Victorian Government is providing more support for live performance events that have been cancelled due to latest COVID-19 restrictions. The second round of the...

Lisa Neville returns to work

BELLARINE MP Lisa Neville has returned to her parliamentary and ministerial duties after an absence of six months while she recovered from surgery and...

Have your say on dog-free beach at Ocean Grove

PART of Ocean Grove’s Main beach has been dog-free for nearly eight months, and people are being encouraged to share their views about how...

Corio Village stores listed among local exposure sites for COVID-19

SOME stores in Corio Village have been listed as public exposure sites for COVID-19, as well as businesses in Lara and Norlane. This morning (Tuesday,...

Jobs on offer as grand plans draw closer

THE renovated Portarlington Grand Hotel aims to throw open its doors in December, and the business is looking for as many as 50 staff...

Bellarine Community Health joins “Brands off our kids!” campaign

BELLARINE Community Health (BCH) has joined a campaign urging all governments to set higher standards on unhealthy food marketing in Australia. The primary health services...

College presents Addams Family fun

STUDENTS and staff at Bellarine Secondary College went creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky with their production this year. The school embraced the “show must go...