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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
CEGORR called off for 2021
THE Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race will not be staged this summer, Visit...
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...
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...
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...
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...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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
A distinct wait: Next phase of Bellarine Distinctive Area and Landscape process delayed
THIS week marks the one-year anniversary of the Bellarine being declared a Distinctive Area and Landscape (DAL), but the coronavirus pandemic has delayed the...
CFA urges residents to prepare for bushfires
VICTORIA observed Fire Action Week last week, and the CFA is urging Victorians to prepare themselves and their properties for this year’s bushfire season. With...
Water for our Future panel holds first meeting
THE Water for our Future community panel met earlier this month for its first online deliberative forum to help inform how Barwon Water manages...
Exercise sharpens agencies’ emergency response
EMERGENCY management specialists responded to a mock scenario of bushfires around Greater Geelong and the Surf Coast Shire last week as they put their...
Rotary reveals return of Ocean Grove market
THE Rotary Club of Ocean Grove has announced its summer markets are back, and will return this Sunday (November 1). It will be held at...