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Helping millennials to smash their way into the market

NICOLE Haddow’s 30th birthday was less of a celebration and more of a wake-up call than birthdays past. The journalist turned author spent her 20s...

Opening the closet to education through stage

A true account of domestic violence in a same-sex relationship is being staged at Platform Arts in Geelong next week. Locked in to coincide with...

Making music on the street

LITTLE Malop Central's chequered past is fading by the day, with the street now home to permanent musical instruments. The fixed activations are part of...

Our local Australia Day Honours recipients

BY JAMES TAYLOR, HANNAH KENNY, KLAUS NANNESTAD AND JESSICA NICOL Using opportunities for good ELAINE Carbines believes...

Female role models await spotlight

WOMEN from the City of Greater Geelong whose contributions to the region deserve acknowledgement will be honoured in the Women in Community Life Awards...

AllPlay Learn program adds to its resources

A new tool from Deakin is helping Victorian students with a disability or developmental challenge ease their schooling transitions. The university’s free AllPlay Learn...

Standing up for men’s mental health

The pernicious effects of a bout of depression can send its host into a desolate place. Scott Andrews was there some months ago, and while...

Deakin mourns as Australia reels

DEAKIN University lowered each of its Aboriginal flags to half-mast earlier this month in response to Australia's devastating bushfires. The unprecedented move was made in...

Luke’s looking for love

A fly-in fly-out worker and maintenance supervisor from Armstrong Creek is thrusting himself into a controversial social experiment in search of “the one”. Luke...

Keep on Camping initiative goes live

THE aftermath of Australia's bushfires has birthed Caravan Industry Association of Australia's new "Keep on Camping" initiative, with travellers urged to consider visiting affected...

Time to can fast food marketing

New research out of the University of Michigan has found teenagers are particularly susceptible to unhealthy food ads, prompting VicHealth and the Obesity Policy...

One-night only show at the Shed

The Potato Shed will be brightened by colours of the rainbow next week when the Geelong Rainbow Festival rolls in to present Homophonic! –...

Brian Cook to headline CfG’s Annual Leadership Breakfast

GEELONG Cats chief executive officer Brian Cook has been announced as the keynote speaker for this year’s Committee for Geelong (CfG) Annual Leadership Breakfast,...

Rescue increases show importance of patrol actions

A LARGE number of rescues at beaches on the Surf Coast and around Victoria this past weekend has highlighted the quick actions of lifesaving...

Torquay surfers’ raffle to help their Mallacoota mates

THE Torquay Boardriders Club and Surfing Victoria are teaming up for a fundraising raffle for the benefit of the Mallacoota community. More than 70 houses...

Don’t treat your toilet like a rubbish bin, Barwon Water urges

BARWON Water is running a campaign called Don’t Flush It! that urges customers to not treat their toilet like a rubbish bin and to...

Record numbers visit Twelve Apostles in December

AN ESTIMATED 260,000 people visited the Twelve Apostles during December, the highest monthly amount since traffic counters were installed in 2015. The visitors arrived in...

Ellie Harrison pipped at post at junior WSL event

BARWON HEADS’ Ellie Harrison was beaten at the last minute in the women’s final of the Hydralyte Sports Surf Series QLD Pro Junior on...

Business is good at The Belmont Market

BUSINESS is thriving at The Belmont Market, with two market days at capacity last month - the first time since 2017 that all 271...

Local lifesavers get to the chopper

ANGLESEA SLSC member Wayne Cartwright recently oversaw the completion of winch training for all 11 Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service (WLRHS) crew members in...

Challambra Climb to test the world’s best

THE Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (CEGORR) starts in a week's time, and spectators can see the agony on the faces of the...

Coastal and Marine Management Plan open for comment

THE Great Ocean Road Coast Committee (GORCC) has released their draft Coastal and Marine Management Plan 2020-25 (CMMP) for community and stakeholder input. Consultation sessions...

Grapevine: Cabernet in the Cabinet

As a young wine-producing country, it’s hard to find uniquely Australian contributions to the wine world. We don’t have any native varieties, or centuries...

James Morrison blows in for Geelong Summer Music Camp

AUSTRALIAN jazz virtuoso James Morrison lent his talents last week to help the Geelong Summer Music Camp (GSMC) celebrate its 40th anniversary. The 2020 camp...