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July 9, 2020
Geelong road projects share in fast-tracked funding
FIVE road projects in the Geelong region will share in $16 million as part of a fast-tracked infrastructure program. On Monday, the Victorian and federal...
July 9, 2020
Art of the Minds Festival to go ahead in October
THE Art of the Minds Festival will return to the Geelong region in October, with the popular mental health and wellbeing event set to...
July 9, 2020
Small business tax cuts now in effect
THE Coalition Government's small business tax cuts are now in effect, with nearly 940,000 small and family businesses in Victoria having their company tax...
July 9, 2020
Boarding pass: Applications open to sit on board of new Great Ocean Road authority
APPLICATIONS have opened for board positions for the new Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (GORCPA). On Monday this week, Minister for Energy, Environment...
July 9, 2020
Geelong collective says major projects will speed up COVID-19 recovery
A COLLECTIVE of six leading organisations representing the Geelong region have agreed on a list of projects that need immediate state and federal funding...
July 9, 2020
Improve your mental health first aid skills
A SERIES of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training sessions will be held in Jan Juc from later this month. MHFA will teach you practical...
July 9, 2020
New fund to help tourism operators cover corona cancellations
LEADING industry bodies have welcomed the state government's establishment of a $5 million fund for businesses facing cancellations from people in the locked-down postcodes...
July 9, 2020
Works completed at two tourist spots in the south-west
MORE than $6 million in works for the Port Campbell Pedestrian Bridge and refurbishment of Maits Rest rainforest boardwalk have been completed. Port Campbell Pedestrian...
July 6, 2020
Geelong Show cancelled for 2020
THE show will not go on in Geelong in 2020, with organisers announcing today that this year's Royal Geelong Show had been cancelled due...
July 2, 2020
Deakin’s young university and world university rankings rise
DEAKIN University’s ranking continues to rise in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Top 50 Under 50 World University Rankings, with...
July 2, 2020
Queenscliffe museum gets moving towards new hub
A DRAFT design for the Queenscliffe Hub has been released by the Borough of Queenscliffe council for comment, and the borough's museum is keen...
July 2, 2020
Anglesea Borefield gets a rest
THE Anglesea Borefield is now in standby mode, following the recovery of local water storages over the past 12 months. Since Barwon Water started operating...
July 2, 2020
Your COVID-19 test questions answered
Testing for COVID-19 can give much-needed information to help understand and manage this viral infection on an individual, local, national and global level.
NPS MedicineWise...
July 2, 2020
Passing through: Drysdale Bypass opens to traffic
THE Drysdale Bypass – the Bellarine Peninsula’s biggest road infrastructure project – is now open to traffic. The new $117 million bypass, stretching six kilometres...
July 2, 2020
Some Otways tracks close
SOME tracks and roads across the Great Otway National Park and Otway Forest Park have been temporarily closed to traffic as part of an...
July 2, 2020
Geelong makes Australian Traveller’s top 100 list
GEELONG is listed alongside the nation’s best tourist destinations in Australian Traveller’s “100 Ways to Holiday Here this Year” feature, which has just been...
July 2, 2020
Corangamite CMA’s new network seeks members
THE Corangamite Catchment Management Authority (CMA) has launched a new Community Engagement Network (CEN) to improve community input and perspectives on how the Corangamite...
June 25, 2020
Cats have confronted inconsistency, says Scott
GEELONG coach Chris Scott acknowledges the Cats' inconsistency was a factor in his side's two-point loss to Carlton last week, but says the quality...
June 25, 2020
Grant to improve Geelong’s mental health
THE Western Victoria Primary Health Network (WVPHN) has welcomed the Morrison Government's agreement to reallocate existing funds to support the Geelong Place-Based Suicide Prevention...
June 25, 2020
Audit criticises worth of regional road barriers
AN AUDIT has been highly critical of the worth of flexible barriers on Victoria's regional roads, finding that while the barriers saved lives and...
June 25, 2020
Submissions extended for inquiry into road toll
SUBMISSIONS into a parliamentary inquiry into last year’s spike in deaths on Victorian roads have been extended until next week, and and a local...
June 25, 2020
Local projects to turn organic waste into electricity
GEELONG and the south-west will be part of Victoria’s first renewable organics networks, announced earlier this month by the state government. The two projects will...
June 25, 2020
Hayley’s pledge for a Dry July is raking it in
AN ARMSTRONG Creek resident's pledge to go alcohol-free for half of July has already raised more than $4,500 - and it's not even July...
June 25, 2020
Rural Health Commissioner becomes permanent
VICTORIAN Liberal Senator Sarah Henderson has welcomed the establishment of a permanent Office of the National Rural Health Commissioner, with Parliament supporting the legislation...
