About: James Taylor

Posts by: James Taylor

November 7, 2025

The spoils of summer are coming

HANDS up those who are craving a long, hot summer. I know we should always be appreciative of the rain (some dams in our local/surrounding...

November 6, 2025

Eskrigge takes five for the Roos

BARWON Heads have continued their hot start to the season in day one of Round 5 in BPCA A1 Grade, finishing their innings on...

November 6, 2025

Lorne’s container refund machine to shut next week

THE Container Deposit Scheme (CDS Vic) Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) in Lorne will close next week. Earlier today (Thursday, November 6), TOMRA Cleanaway, which...

November 5, 2025

Significant restructure on the cards at AFL Barwon

AFL Barwon will have a significant restructure of its upper management and governance, including creating a board and a chief executive officer for the...

November 2, 2025

Police seek footage after Geelong jet ski crash

POLICE are appealing for footage following a jet ski crash and altercation in Geelong earlier today (Sunday, November 2). A man and woman were...

October 30, 2025

Times News Group wins three state media awards

TIMES News Group, the publisher of this newspaper, has walked away with three wins from the combined Victorian Country Press Association (VCPA)/Country Press NSW...

October 29, 2025

Westfield Local Heroes announced

WESTFIELD shopping centres across Australia and New Zealand have announced their Local Heroes for 2025, celebrating individuals and their organisations who have made a...

October 29, 2025

NDIS committee holds public hearings

THE Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (JSC NDIS) is now running its first public hearings, as part of its ongoing...

October 23, 2025

Travis Boak to wear father’s #5 at Torquay

TRAVIS Boak will fulfil a long-held personal ambition and play in his father's #5 jumper at Torquay next year. Today (Thursday, October 23), the Torquay...

October 23, 2025

Barwon Heads remain unbeaten as A1 Grade intensity rises

BARWON Heads remain the only undefeated side in the BPCA A1 Grade competition after easily holding off Barrabool at Ceres Recreation Reserve. After winning...

October 20, 2025

Major safety changes coming to Eastern Beach

THE City of Greater Geelong has announced several changes at the Eastern Beach precinct, including at the children's pool, diving boards, and lifeguard hours...

October 19, 2025

New Spirit ferry moved to Geelong amid infrastructure delays

ONE of the Spirit of Tasmania's newest ferries has been moved to Geelong for storage as infrastructure issues prevent it from being brought into...

October 13, 2025

Gawk Outdoor splits from oOh! Media

GAWK Outdoor and oOh! Media are consciously uncoupling, with the two advertising businesses deciding to go their separate ways after eight years together. For...

October 10, 2025

Bellarine Estate to launch 100 Acres blues festival

BELLARINE Estate will launch a new music festival devoted to the sounds of the blues next year. 100 Acres Festival is being touted as...

October 9, 2025

Geelong City Market confirms launch date

THE Geelong City Markets have locked in a start date and have also unveiled its first wave of stallholders, with more announcements to come. Yesterday,...

September 25, 2025

Novotel Geelong breaks ground on new 11-storey hotel tower

CONSTRUCTION has officially started on a new 11-storey hotel tower at Novotel Geelong. The $75 million project for hotel owners ERDI Group will add...

September 25, 2025

If Cats win, no parade, but other celebrations to go ahead

A REPEAT of the celebratory AFL Grand Final parade of 2022 in Geelong will be off the cards for this year should the Cats...

September 24, 2025

Geelong cheer squad crafts banners ahead of Grand Final

GEELONG'S cheer squad has gathered again to make banners for their AFL team to run through - only this time, it's for a Grand...

September 22, 2025

Thousands in Lorne lose power in sudden outage

THOUSANDS of residents and businesses in and around Lorne were without power following an electrical outage earlier today (Monday, September 22). A Powercor spokesperson said...

September 22, 2025

Cats fans pack GMHBA Stadium for Grand Final training

THOUSANDS of Cats fans flooded into GMHBA Stadium earlier today (Monday, September 22) to cheer on their heroes as Geelong held an open training...

September 19, 2025

Geelong to host its first marathon event

GEELONG'S first official 42.2km marathon will be a highlight of the Geelong Running Festival, which was launched today (Friday, September 19). The event, supported by...

September 18, 2025

Landmark $10m pavilion to lift Geelong athletics

CONSTRUCTION works will start soon on a new two-storey pavilion at Geelong's Landy Field. The $10 million pavilion, which will replace the existing and...