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Region’s venues excel at hospitality awards

Pubs and restaurants across the region have been feted as among the best in Victoria.

Linked in: Budget supports planning work on Bellarine Link

MONEY from last week’s 2021-22 State Budget will help move the long-awaited missing link of the Geelong Ring Road forward. The Bellarine Link will stretch...

AFLW Cats consider applicants for senior coach

GEELONG’S AFLW side are sifting through candidates to be their new senior coach, with applications closing at the weekend. The Cats are looking for a...

Some COVID-19 restrictions to return in Greater Melbourne

THE state government is reintroducing some coronavirus restrictions in Greater Melbourne from tonight (Tuesday, May 25) following yesterday's detection of four cases in Melbourne's...

Grimley urges Geelong’s family violence court to be built faster

DERRYN Hinch’s Justice Party state leader and Member for Western Victoria Stuart Grimley is urging the state Labor Government to provide a timeline on...

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...

Funding to make Bellarine schools more inclusive

WORKS at the Barwon Heads and Ocean Grove primary schools are among 74 projects across Victoria to share in more than $12.5 million to...

First touch: State funds to help build FC Leopold’s clubrooms

FC LEOPOLD will have more room to move with a $250,000 Labor Government grant to help the soccer club build a home at Estuary...

Skaters help land upgrades to St Leonards skatepark

ST LEONARDS will get a better skatepark and the Waurn Ponds skatepark will be upgraded through $1.7 million in grants from the state government. Member...

Rip Curl’s Michael Daly appointed to top job at Kathmandu

RIP Curl's chief executive officer Michael Daly has a new job at the top of parent company Kathmandu. Yesterday (Wednesday, May 19), Kathmandu Holdings Limited...

Funding to get more people on board the Bellarine Railway

THE next stage of upgrades for the Bellarine Railway will give it a facelift and encourage more visitors to the region. Minister for Regional Development...

NAB Falcons lower colours to Chargers in grand final

THE Geelong Falcons’ NAB League Girls side has missed out on a second premiership, going down to the Oakleigh Chargers in Sunday’s grand final. The...

Lachi Marshall wins gold at state jiu-jitsu championships

TORQUAY teenager Lachi Marshall is in fighting trim, winning a gold medal in Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the state championships held in Melbourne over the...

Divisions confirmed for senior women’s footy

AFL BARWON has locked in the divisions for 2021 Epworth Senior Female football across the Geelong region, following the completion of grading matches earlier...

Health spend in Budget gets mixed marks

The Coalition Government is getting mixed marks for its spending on healthcare in the 2021-22 Budget, which allocates $121.4 billion in the next financial...

Pfizer vaccine now available to more under-50s

THE federal government’s COVID-19 vaccination program has expanded in Victoria, with a blitz following the delivery of more Pfizer vaccine. As of Monday this week,...

Diana Taylor appointed chair of Geelong Authority

GEELONG business leader Diana Taylor has been appointed as the new chair of the Geelong Authority. Established in 2015, the Geelong Authority advises Planning Minister...

Lorne Hotel sold for $38 million

THE Lorne Hotel has a new owner, with the Upham family selling the famous seaside venue for $38 million. Sydney hospitality business the Merivale Group...

Coalition says Budget will secure economic recovery

THE federal Coalition handed down the 2021-22 Budget this week, and spent the days beforehand talking up the need to “secure Australia’s economic recovery”. Speaking...

Shorten calls for “common sense” fixes to the NDIS

SHADOW Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Bill Shorten says the changes needed to fix the scheme are “just common sense” and...

Sonus to showcase the sounds of Geelong

ONE of the recipients of the City of Greater Geelong’s Arts Industry Commission will present an aural and visual work inspired by the Geelong...

Centre of attention: Statewide arts package supports Geelong Arts Centre redevelopment

THE state Labor Government will use its next budget to make Victoria the “Creative State”, with its arts package including funding to support the...

Australian Taxation Office offers jobs to Geelong school leavers

THE Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is launching a recruitment program designed to give school leavers in the Geelong area an opportunity to get their...

Next stage: Works to support growth at Iona College

ARMSTRONG Creek is growing and Iona College is growing along with it, with works under way on a major upgrade funded by the state...