About: James Taylor
February 11, 2021
Men’s Shed carpenters partner with Landcare groups
A LOCAL Men’s Shed and a conservation group have teamed up to provide nesting shelters for wildlife amid concern over the future of natural sites. The...
February 11, 2021
No Pro at Easter
A LACK of quarantine spaces and the risk of a coronavirus outbreak in colder weather are being blamed for the Rip Curl Pro Bells...
February 11, 2021
Access Your Supports turns five
GEELONG-based disability support start-up Access Your Supports (AYS) has celebrated its fifth birthday, and marked the occasion with a $10,000 donation to a local...
February 6, 2021
Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach loses Easter spot in WSL lineup
THE Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach has officially lost its traditional Easter slot in the World Surf League (WSL) lineup this year, with a...
February 5, 2021
Severe Weather Warning issued for Geelong and Melbourne
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Severe Weather Warning for the Central Weather District, including Geelong, Ballarat, and the greater Melbourne area as...
February 4, 2021
RACV meals keep Feed Me Bellarine stocked
FEED Me Bellarine is one of the organisations to benefit from the generosity of the RACV’s emergency goods assist service, which recently hit a...
February 4, 2021
Tourism trouble: Peak bodies back direct support for tourism sector
THE Great Ocean Road’s peak tourism body has added its voice to the push for a tourism-specific variant of JobKeeper as the subsidy’s legislated...
February 4, 2021
Paramedics poised at fire stations for better summer response
A PARTNERSHIP between Ambulance Victoria and CFA has seen paramedics based at the Barwon Heads and Portarlington fire stations able to better respond to...
February 4, 2021
Going native: City grant helps Warralily Community Garden Group
THE Warralily Community Garden Group is getting the right tools for the job thanks to a grant from the City of Greater Geelong. Based out...
February 4, 2021
Barwon Health gets ready for COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Vaccination against the coronavirus is expected to start in the Geelong region from as soon as the middle of this month, and Barwon Health...
February 4, 2021
Energised: Viva finds partners for Geelong refinery projects
GEELONG is being touted as the best place in Australia’s south-east to build a new liquid natural gas (LNG) terminal, with Viva Energy continuing...
February 4, 2021
Marles lands new shadow ministries in reshuffle
CORIO federal member Richard Marles is the big winner of Labor’s cabinet reshuffle, picking up a new super-portfolio of shadow ministries as the party...
February 4, 2021
Solar Our Schools calls for Budget support
AUSTRALIAN Parents for Climate Action (AP4CA) has repeated its calls for the federal government to prioritise funding for solar panels on every school and...
February 4, 2021
Next stage of Bellarine DAL still weeks away
SUBMISSIONS to the latest stage of the Surf Coast Distinctive Area and Landscape (DAL) program closed last week, but people hoping to do the...
February 4, 2021
E.J. Whitten golf day to tee off again
THE 13th E.J.Whitten Foundation Charity Golf Day will take place in just over a fortnight’s time at Portarlington Golf Club. The event, to be held...
January 29, 2021
Paramedics poised at fire stations for better summer response
A PARTNERSHIP between Ambulance Victoria and CFA has seen paramedics based at the Barwon Heads and Portarlington fire stations to better respond to nearby...
January 29, 2021
Mental health support for young workers extended
The federal government has extended two programs dedicated to helping young people with mental illness in Geelong, Ballarat and Melton to join the workforce. The...
January 29, 2021
Geelong region warned of heavy rainfall and flash flooding
HEAVY rain and flash flooding could occur right across the Geelong region throughout the course of today (Friday, January 29), according to a severe...
January 28, 2021
Woolworths Torquay Central sold for $25 million
THE Woolworths Torquay Central supermarket has been snapped up for $5 million above the expected asking price.
Stonebridge Property Group listed the 2,980sqm freestanding...
January 28, 2021
Borough lauds its community champions
A PAIR of the Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale community’s hardest-working volunteers are the joint winners of the Borough of Queenscliffe’s Citizen of the Year...
January 28, 2021
Citizenship ceremonies return to City Hall after 11 months
THE City of Greater Geelong has hosted two citizenship ceremonies at City Hall on January 26, marking the return of face-to-face ceremonies. After 11 months...
January 28, 2021
Bellarine’s best honoured on Australia Day
A BARWON Heads resident who was one of the visionaries of Angus beef cattle in Australia is among those on the Bellarine recognised in...
January 28, 2021
Ferry’s free car trips could drive up demand in Geelong
TOURISM Greater Geelong and the Bellarine (TGGB) has welcomed free car trips on the Spirit of Tasmania, as it could drive up demand ahead...
