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Local lifesavers honoured during National Volunteer Week

LIFE Saving Victoria (LSV) has thanked more than 40 volunteers from the Geelong region for their huge efforts during the 2020-21 season. Coinciding with National...

Sustainable initiative for events plates up in OG

COMMUNITY group Repair Cafe Bellarine has set up a new initiative where event organisers can borrow reusable tableware kits for free. The Reuse Me in...

Contract awarded to upgrade Queenscliff boat ramp

THE pace is ramping up on improving Queenscliff’s boat ramp, with Drapers Civil Contracting winning the contract to upgrade the popular facility. The $3.7 million...

Wadawurrung oversee cultural burning to manage precious woodlands

WADAWURRUNG Traditional Owners have conducted cultural burns near the You Yangs and in Teesdale as part of the Grassy Eucalypt Woodland Cultural Burning Project. The...

The time for vaccine hesitancy is over, Deakin expert says

The sense of hesitancy in Victorians about getting their coronavirus vaccination has dropped sharply, with tens of thousands rushing to get their first jab...

Anglesea COVID-19 sites to be stood down after false positives

THE four sites in Anglesea announced yesterday (Wednesday, June 2) as public exposure sites to COVID-19 will be stood down after two cases linked...

Local footy looks towards 2030

AFL BARWON and G21 are inviting feedback on a draft strategy for local football in the region. The Towards 2030: Strategy document has been developed...

PM announces Melbourne lockdown support

VICTORIANS under financial pressure from the coronavirus lockdown will be offered federal government disaster payments worth up to $500 but complex rules will apply. The...

Regional lockdown will lift at midnight

REGIONAL Victoria will officially come out of lockdown tomorrow (Friday, June 3) in an easing of the COVID-19 restrictions that remain place across Melbourne. As...

100 days to go… countdown on for 10th Surf Coast Century

RAPID Ascent is excited to begin the 100-day countdown to the 2021 Surf Coast Century, an incredible 100km ultra marathon to be held on...

In a good space: Work starts on headspace satellite service in Ocean Grove

WORK has started at the site that will house Ocean Grove’s satellite branch of headspace, which is slated to open within three months. The satellite...

Henderson slams Australia Post over post office tenders

VICTORIAN Liberal Senator Sarah Henderson and the acting chief executive officer and managing director of Australia Post have gone head-to-head about the process behind...

Guide dog volunteers celebrated

GUIDE Dogs Victoria (GDV) already has about 100 volunteers in the Geelong region but is wagging their tail to find a few more. As part...

COVID-19 exposure sites confirmed in Anglesea

FOUR public exposure sites to the coronavirus have been confirmed in Anglesea. Barwon Health is working closely with the Victorian Department of Health to test,...

Lions Club supports seniors with monthly lunch

THE Ocean Grove Barwon Heads Lions Club has held another one of its successful monthly lunches for the seniors community of the area. The service...

State Budget’s mental health spend praised

Advocacy groups have praised the Labor Government's pledge to spend $3.8 billion over four years to "rebuild the mental health system from the ground...

State Budget spending for Geelong and the Bellarine

LABOR is talking up its 2021-22 State Budget as a plan to create jobs and give people in Geelong and the Bellarine the care...

State Labor rolls out $250 million package to support businesses in lockdown

THE LABOR Government has rolled out a package worth more than a quarter of a million dollars to help small- and medium-sized businesses and...

Group celebrates red-letter day for climate action

THE community has driven climate change to the top of the agenda at the Borough of Queenscliffe, with councillors adopting the Climate Emergency Response...

Victorian Longboard Titles decided in perfect conditions

THIS year’s Victorian State Longboard Titles were awarded on Sunday in perfect clean surf at Point Impossible, with some incredible displays of surfing across...

Still time for kids to nominate their superhero

THERE'S still time for children to celebrate the superheroes in their own neighbourhoods as part of this year’s Bethany Superhero Awards. The annual awards, run...

Lockdown hits pause on local footy and netball

NO LOCAL football or netball matches, training or Auskick will be allowed from midnight tonight (Thursday, May 27) in line with the snap seven-day...

City to close facilities during snap lockdown

THE City of Greater Geelong will close several of its facilities affected by the snap seven-day lockdown as of 11.59pm tonight (Thursday, May 27). City...

Bellarine DAL’s next phase expected to start this month

THE long-awaited next phase of the Distinctive Area and Landscape (DAL) program for the Bellarine Peninsula is expected to begin before the end of...