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November 12, 2020

Geelong Mums needs your help this Christmas

GEELONG Mums is asking for people to support vulnerable babies and children by making a donation to their Christmas appeal. This year's coronavirus pandemic has...

November 11, 2020

We will remember them

ONE hundred and two years ago today, the guns fell silent on the Western Front. This marked the end of World War I but the...

November 8, 2020

“Ring of steel” lifted on November 9

FROM tomorrow (Monday, November 9), Geelong and the Bellarine will welcome people from Melbourne for the first time in months, with the lifting of...

November 5, 2020

Cancer cluster inquiry to hear from experts this month

AN INVESTIGATION into a potential cancer cluster on the Bellarine will move to the next stage, with experts to provide evidence later this month. The...

November 5, 2020

Metricon to host free online design trends workshops

Metricon is running a series of four free online masterclasses to provide design enthusiasts across the country with insight into emerging trends and tips...

November 5, 2020

From the REIV CEO – Regional column

The Victorian Government has responded to prolonged lobbying from the Real Estate Institute of Victoria to lift minimum training requirements to work in the...

November 5, 2020

A Maze n’ Games site to become service station

A MAZE n' Games in Wallington is being transformed into one of Australia's most environmentally friendly service stations, according to its developers. The former timber...

November 5, 2020

City’s mosquito treatment program begins

WITH the weather warming up, the City of Greater Geelong is addressing the surge in mosquito numbers around the region. The city’s director of planning,...

November 5, 2020

Toy library reopens again

THE Ocean Grove Toy Library is up and running again, and hopes it will stay that way after opening briefly but shutting down soon...

November 5, 2020

New police boats take to the waves

VICTORIA Police has floated the newest members of its marine fleet. The Water Police Squad has gradually replaced its older boats since 2017 as part...

November 5, 2020

VEC won’t rush revealing results for council elections

THIS year's local council elections will have a record turnout, but the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) says it will not put public health at...

November 5, 2020

Builder starts upgrade of Newcomb Secondary College

A BUILDER has been appointed for the $6 million upgrade at Newcomb Secondary College. Last month, Bellarine MP Lisa Neville and Geelong MP Christine Couzens...

November 4, 2020

New Borough of Queenscliff council declared

A TRIO of first-time councillors have joined two returning councillors to form the new five-seat Borough of Queenscliffe council. The Victorian Electoral Commission officially declared...

November 4, 2020

Geelong’s councillors to be revealed this afternoon

THE results for the City of Greater Geelong council election will be officially declared this afternoon, and only one of the incumbents is not...

November 1, 2020

CEGORR called off for 2021

THE Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race will not be staged this summer, Visit...

October 29, 2020

Go online and be spooked

TUNE into Potato Shed TV online on Halloween when the Potato Shed presents the inaugural COVID-19 safe Spookfest. Presented in partnership with local production company...

October 29, 2020

Celebrating the Bellarine’s bush heroes

THE Bellarine already has a group of coastal "hero" species, and a team of land-based equivalents are being formed. Not-for-profit organisation Bellarine Catchment Network's "Caring...

October 29, 2020

Vic Open cancelled for 2021

THE COVID-19 pandemic and resulting border closures along with international travel restrictions have forced the cancellation of next year's Vic Open, scheduled for February...

October 29, 2020

Survey finds most Australians would get coronavirus vaccine

Most Australians would get themselves and their children vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a survey from Monash University.

The latest results from the Survey of...

October 29, 2020

Visitors encouraged to respect environment

AS CORONAVIRUS restrictions ease and warmer weather draws closer, conservation groups are encouraging tourists to be mindful of the environment. Conservation Ecology Centre founder Lizzie...

October 29, 2020

Post-COVID tourism campaign encourages people to stay the night

GREAT Ocean Road Regional Tourism have announced new campaign The Great Sleepover to reinvigorate tourism and support local businesses as COVID-19 restrictions ease. The campaign...

October 29, 2020

Half a percentage point enough to tempt investors to new lenders

More than a third of investors would consider refinancing to a new lender to secure only marginally better interest rates, according to new research. The...

October 29, 2020

Melbournians to continue to drive ‘Seachange’

All construction works are now complete at Seachange Estate in St.Leonards and in just over 2 ½ years all 558 lots over 11 stages...

October 29, 2020

First Warralily Grange residents move in

Warralily estate’s newest neighbourhood, Warralily Grange, has welcomed its first residents. Among them, Rob and Neryl Chambers, originally from Melbourne, are both ‘rapt’ to...