New development announced for Corio
Developer Cedar Woods Properties has announced a new 400-home project in Corio, with the first land release expected to take place in February 2026. Situated...
GeelongPort achieves perfect sustainability score
GEELONGPORT has retained its position as one of the world’s most sustainable ports. According to its 2025 Sustainability Report, released today (Monday, December 15), the...
ADF career centre to visit Geelong this week
THE Australian Defence Force (ADF) is looking for new recuits locally, with its Mobile ADF Careers Centre) visiting Geelong for the...
Barnesy takes Geelong back to 1985
JIMMY Barnes and some of his contemporaries took Geelong back to 1985 in an excellent concert stacked with talent on Saturday. Barnes chose Mt Duneed...
Tour De Cure rolls through the region
A GROUP of intrepid cyclists had an early start from Torquay this week as they pedalled to raise funds for cancer research. The fifth annual...
AFLW star Darby lands major community honour
GEELONG Cats player Kate Darby has a fitting farewell to the game, awarded the AFLW Jim Stynes Community Leadership Award at the 2025...
Kane, Tripp take top NBFF honours
FILM-MAKERS Jeanie Kane and Emma Tripp took top honours at this year’s North Bellarine Film Festival (NBFF) Emerging Filmmaker Awards. The ceremony, which took...
Three Geelong Falcons shine as AFL draft calls come
THREE Geelong Falcons products have realised their childhood dreams, with Josh Lindsay, Tobyn Murray and Hugo Mikunda all hearing their names called in this...
Greens name local environmentalist Jesse Holden to contest Polwarth
THE Greens have announced their candidate to contest the seat of Polwarth at next year’s state election. With a background in environmental education, climate and...
Christmas floats in
GEELONG's popular Floating Christmas Tree has returned to Steampacket Quay as a shining centrepiece of the festive season. Boasting new light features and music programs,...
Research tracks game ducks
THE Game Management Authority (GMA) and Deakin University are conducting new research to better understand the movements, survival and behaviour of Victoria's most important...
Veteran cricketers sought
VETERANS Cricket Victoria (VCV) is on the lookout for new players as the new season begins. Although it is a game where everyone gets a...
Victorian Liberals elect first female leader
THE Victorian Liberals have appointed their first female leader as the beleaguered party eyes the next state election. Less than a year after Brad Battin...
Fire season to officially begin in a fortnight
FIRE season for the coming summer will officially begin in parts of Victoria's south-west in less than a fortnight, with the CFA to declare...
Government reveals response to women’s pain inquiry
THE Victorian government has announced its response to the Inquiry into Women's Pain, which will include "green whistle" pain relief, setting a statewide standard...
Urgent search under way after man’s car found near Bellbrae
AN URGENT search is under way on the Surf Coast after a man’s car was discovered abandoned in Bellbrae on Saturday morning. The missing man,...
Support act named for Jimmy Barnes concert
JIMMY Barnes' concert in Geelong is just over a week away, and he has announced a special guest will start the show. On Friday last...
Project explores making fertiliser from emissions
COMBUSTION engine emissions could be transformed into sustainable fertiliser if a project between Deakin University's Recycling and Clean Energy Commercialisation Hub (REACH) and...
Second to face third in GCA1
WITH last weekend’s GCA1 matches being called off due to inclement weather, Round 5 will start this Saturday, November 15 in a one-day format. In...
Event shares the love of volunteering
MORE than 60 passionate marine volunteers from across Victoria gathered in Barwon Heads last month for the sixth Sharing the Love forum, a biennial...
CfG appoints new chair, deputy chair
THE Committee for Geelong has announced the appointment of Rebecca Bartel as chair and Brett Winter as deputy chair, following the organisation’s 25th annual...
Borough council agrees on CEO’s early departure
THE Borough of Queenscliffe will need to find a new chief executive officer, with incumbent Martin Gill to leave the role in less than...
Point Grey plans ignore town’s heritage, residents say
MEMBERS of the Lorne community gathered earlier today (Sunday, November 9) to express their concerns about the proposals put forward for the redevelopment of...
Celebrating positive ageing
PEOPLE aged 55 and over now make up almost a third of Greater Geelong's population and it presents challenges, but also some amazing opportunities...