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February 27, 2020
Program to promote better financial inclusion across Geelong
IN AN AUSTRALIAN first, 10 Geelong businesses and organisations have banded together to launch a city-wide plan to combat growing financial hardship. With about 40,000...
February 27, 2020
Dose of weekly summer market fun ends
AN ESTIMATED 20,000 people flocked to the weekly summer instalments of the Aireys Inlet Market between December and February for its busiest season yet....
February 27, 2020
Ladies, the council needs you
WOMEN interested in running for council this October are encouraged to join Ruth McGowan when she hosts “How to get elected” this Saturday (February...
February 27, 2020
Get ready for Kingswood
Making music for an album is no mean feat, especially when prized instruments and recordings are stolen from your studio during the process. Melbourne rock...
February 27, 2020
Into the darkness: local publishes debut horror book
Clifton Springs father Mark Towse remembers holding his first library card. Overjoyed by the simplest of pre-teen acquisitions, the young boy from Yorkshire discovered...
February 27, 2020
Busking their way to victory
THE stage at Little Malop Central played host to some of the region’s finest up and coming performers on Friday last week for the...
February 27, 2020
Get into the spirit of swing
Looking to try a new hobby, up your exercise routine and meet likeminded people? Look no further than Seaside Swing. After a busy 2019, the...
February 27, 2020
Could more sleep lead to better grades?
Sleep scientists at Monash University are measuring the effects of changes in sleep, body clock and light on teenage brains to reveal how sleep...
February 27, 2020
More kids walking to school, VicHealth says
New research from VicHealth has found almost one in three primary school students take part in the initiative’s annual Walk to School month. Last...
February 27, 2020
Colour, culture and community connection
CLOUDS of colour wafted through the sky above Torquay Front Beach on Sunday when hundreds of local families turned out for the Festival of...
February 27, 2020
A platform for energetic female art
Female-identifying artists and art workers will congregate at Platform Arts (previously Courthouse Youth Arts) next month for the organisation’s inaugural symposium, Energetical. Hosted in partnership...
February 20, 2020
21-year lease for Wharf Shed to be advertised
ONE of Geelong’s longest running restaurants could soon enter a 21-year lease with the City of Greater Geelong council if there are no objections...
February 20, 2020
VicRoads opens safety grants
THE state government is encouraging community groups and councils from Victoria to apply for support through this year’s Community Road Safety Grants Program, which...
February 20, 2020
A family, a year, a sink
Torquay Theatre Troupe is preparing to showcase its latest production The Kitchen Sink this May. Written by playwright Tom Wells, the award-winning story centres...
February 20, 2020
When design meets the sea: Georgina Jeffries shares her artistic journey to Lorne
Georgina Jeffries feared moving to the Surf Coast would lead to the death of her career, but life by the water has proven its...
February 20, 2020
Aussie cider tribute on the Bellarine
Flying Brick Cider Co is expected to be full to the brim next month when the venue hosts the inaugural Australian Cider Day. Officially...
February 20, 2020
City to send a representative to Brazil for UNESCO meeting
GEELONG will be represented at this year’s UNESCO Creative Cities annual general meeting in Santos, Brazil, but the City of Greater Geelong has not...
February 20, 2020
Artistic brilliance honoured by Deakin
One of Australia’s most celebrated contemporary artists, Andrew Rogers, was awarded an honorary degree at Deakin’s first round of graduation ceremonies in Geelong last...
February 20, 2020
There’s something about Mary
For more than 30 years, comedian Mary Coustas has portrayed the wildly hilarious character of Effie – Australia’s favourite Greek goddess. Unapologetically honest, occasionally...
February 20, 2020
United by song
A pair of Australian artists have teamed up to perform a string of regional shows that celebrate their shared love for music and its...
February 20, 2020
Geelong fundraiser raises thousands for bushfire relief
A sell-out crowd of 700 people wandered through the Geelong CBD on Saturday for the APCO Foundation’s annual Geelong Wine Walk, bringing in close...
February 20, 2020
Geelong Design Week program revealed
GEELONG’S status as a UNESCO City of Design will be personified through a range of activities next month when the city hosts its inaugural...
February 20, 2020
Two worlds, two cultures
This year’s 2 Worlds Festival (2WF) at Birrarung Marr will see some of Australia’s finest musicians turn out in support of Indigenous culture and...
February 20, 2020
Uncovering the relationship between gut bacteria and anxiety
An Australian-led study has discovered a certain genus of gut bacteria which could be linked to a child’s risk of developing anxiety. The research, carried...
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