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October 18, 2020

Household visitors allowed and hospitality venue caps increase from tomorrow

LIMITED household visits will be allowed and hospitality venues will be able to host as many as 110 patrons from tomorrow in the latest...

October 16, 2020

Funding agreement signed for South Barwon Reserve upgrade

THE City of Greater Geelong and the federal Coalition have signed a $237,000 funding agreement to deliver much-needed upgrades to the South Barwon Reserve. The...

October 15, 2020

Lola happy to be blue for a cause

NUTRITION guru Lola Berry is wearing a healthy dose of blue nail polish every day this month in support of an important cause. The best-selling...

October 15, 2020

Testing for COVID-19 in Anglesea sewage continues

THE Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) continues to test sewage in Anglesea for coronavirus but has not yet found any positive cases...

October 15, 2020

Borough wants feedback on its climate emergency plan

THE Borough of Queenscliffe has opened consultation for its community-led Climate Emergency Response Plan. After having officially declared a climate emergency at its December 2019...

October 15, 2020

COVIDSafe app use lagging, poll reveals

ONLY just over half of regional Victorians have the COVIDSafe app installed on their phones five months after its launch, according to a new...

October 15, 2020

Cats crush Pies, Stewart eyes the Lions

THE Cats will fight for a spot in the AFL grand final this weekend after a dominant semi-final against Collingwood. Geelong will face Brisbane at...

October 15, 2020

Don’t forget to vote in council elections

VOTERS enrolled in the council elections across the Geelong region should have received their ballot packs by now, and are reminded they have until...

October 15, 2020

Allied effort: Joint letter pleads for easing of coronavirus restrictions in regional Victoria

THE Geelong Chamber of Commerce has joined an alliance of similar organisations from regional Victoria “pleading” for the state government to ease coronavirus restrictions...

October 15, 2020

GRC prepares for Geelong Cup with no crowds

THE Geelong Racing Club (GRC) is preparing for a very different Geelong Cup next week, with coronavirus restrictions preventing the usual flood of racegoers...

October 15, 2020

No reply envelope? You can still vote

VOTERS who didn't get reply envelopes with their council election ballot packs can still cast their vote by mail, according to the Victorian...

October 15, 2020

Labor’s Budget would benefit apprentices and childcare

AT LEAST two of the measures proposed by the Labor Party in its Budget reply would have significant benefits for people in the Geelong...

October 15, 2020

Sounding off and checking in on youth mental health

Vichealth and Mushroom Group have joined forces to launch a new platform featuring Australian musicians openly sharing their personal mental health and wellbeing experiences...

October 15, 2020

CORA to go ahead despite some community opposition

THE state government has, after months of consideration, given planning approval to the Cape Otway Road Australia (CORA) project, but a community group of...

October 15, 2020

Giving the best mental health advice to businesses

Beyond Blue has launched an online training course to help small business advisers provide mental health support to business owners affected by the coronavirus...

October 15, 2020

Networking drinks go online

TOURISM Greater Geelong and the Bellarine (TGGB) has kept networking drinks alive despite the coronavirus pandemic, taking the concept online last week. The organisation hosted...

October 15, 2020

G21 gives mixed response to Budget

LEADING Geelong lobby group G21 has given a mixed response to the Coalition's 2020/21 Federal Budget and its impact on the region. G21 chief executive...

October 15, 2020

Survey reveals Australians’ reactions to COVID symptoms

More than a third of Australians with cold- or flu-like symptoms spent time in public and almost one in five attended work in person...

October 15, 2020

Bellarine police throw a shaka for a good cause

BELLARINE police officers have joined the list of personalities who are throwing a shaka for a Barwon Health Foundation campaign during Mental Health Month. "Shaka...

October 15, 2020

Regional Victoria may go alone on coronavirus roadmap

THE state government has given its strongest indication yet that regional Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne will not have to move together along the state's...

October 8, 2020

Game on for CORA as state government gives approval

IT IS GAME on for the $350 million Cape Otway Road Australia (CORA) project, with the state government to announce today it has given...

October 8, 2020

More health service to log onto telehealth

People living in Western Victoria will have better access to specialist medical care without having to travel through a boost to telehealth services by...

October 8, 2020

Meet your council candidates: Borough of Queenscliffe

  Susan Salter.

Susan Salter

Occupation: Retired Mathematics teacher Where do you live? Queenscliff How long have you...

October 8, 2020

Candidates quizzed by northern Bellarine voters

COUNCIL candidates on the Bellarine have faced questions from the voters in the first of three online forums hosted by the Combined Bellarine Community...