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August 1, 2019
Beer festival to roll out the barrel in Johnstone Park
THE Great Australian Beer Festival will have a new home in 2020, with Geelong’s Johnstone Park to host the event for the first time. Now...
August 1, 2019
Volunteers plant hundreds of trees at Ocean Grove
NATIONAL Tree Day in Ocean Grove was a great success with more than 130 people planting 750 trees to create a new urban woodland...
August 1, 2019
New partnership for QMF
QUEENSCLIFF Music Festival (QMF) has united with Woodfordia’s Festival of Small Halls to bring some of Australia’s biggest names in music to regional communities...
August 1, 2019
Skye’s not the limit at Sound Doctor this Saturday
Wergaia songwriter Alice Skye will journey to Anglesea this Saturday to perform alongside fellow artist and friend, Emily Wurramara. Hailing from Horsham, Alice released her...
July 31, 2019
School’s in for 2020
Things are set for the opening of Armstrong Mount Duneed’s new primary school for business next year with building works now complete and a...
July 24, 2019
VICTORIA STAYS ATOP HOUSING SCORECARD
First home buyers have kept Victoria at the top of the rankings, according to the HIA’s Housing Scorecard. The HIA Housing Scorecard report presents analysis...
July 24, 2019
Lenders playing naughty and nice with cash rate cut
Following this month’s announcement by the RBA to cut the cash rate to a historic low of 1.00 per cent, how did lenders react...
July 24, 2019
Keep your property under control
It can be shocking how quickly your management fees can get away from you. You initially agree to a percentage and then over the years,...
July 24, 2019
Top four race tightens
WITH the Hells Bells competition signifying the halfway point of the competitive season, marquee divisions being the Open Men’s and Open Women’s divisions are...
July 24, 2019
The reliable Armstrong Creek sparky
SCOTT Ashdown prides himself on offering an honest and reliable service. Operating his own electrical business, Swell Electrical, Scott began his career in the fire...
July 24, 2019
CHURCH BELLS RING WITH SOUNDS OF BRAZIL
Torquay music man Max Rudd will perform as part of the Windfire Choir and Orchestra this Sunday at St Mary of the Angels Basilica,...
July 24, 2019
World-first Australian study discloses more horrifying dangers of smoking
Smoking accounts for 17 deaths per day in Australia, with tobacco users three times as likely to die from stroke, heart attack and heart...
July 24, 2019
Werribee Mansion opens doors for Open House Melbourne
Guests will enjoy free yet exclusive access to Werribee Mansion during Open House Melbourne Weekend this Saturday and Sunday. The heritage-listed building, which housed the...
July 24, 2019
LINKS BISTRO HAS YOUR DINNER TEED UP
Links Bistro at Lonsdale Golf Club is introducing monthly themed dinner nights, starting on Wednesday, July 31 with $15 Pizza Night. There will be...
July 24, 2019
INSIDE THE STUDIO OF Geoffrey Carran
Geoffrey Carran’s curiosity for nature and its majestic unpredictability influences almost all aspects of his life. Born in Gore, New Zealand, the Jan Juc artist...
July 24, 2019
LOCAL ARTIST celebrates ANGLESEA’S RICH CULTURE
A series of large-scale metal artworks were perched on the light posts along Anglesea’s main shopping centre last Wednesday as part of a two-year...
July 24, 2019
EYEING THE WEKEND
FRIDAY 26/7 WAVE OF MUSIC AT NEW HALL Lighthouse Arts Collective will present three artists at New Hall this Friday. Ella Thompson will take the stage...
July 24, 2019
BORN INTO THE blues
It wasn’t an easy road for blues artist Kent Burnside, but the trials and tribulations he endured as a young man growing up in...
July 24, 2019
City welcomes extra time for local government reform feedback
THE City of Greater Geelong has welcomed an extension of the public consultation on the state government's proposed reforms to the Local Government Bill. Several...
July 24, 2019
Coker supports increasing Newstart payments
CORANGAMITE Labor federal member Libby Coker has thrown her support behind raising Newstart by at least $75 a week. There have been increasing calls for...
July 24, 2019
Inclusive playspace gets the go ahead for Rippleside
THE City of Greater Geelong has partnered with an Australian children’s charity to deliver a “world class” playground at Rippleside Park. Geelong mayor Bruce Harwood...
July 24, 2019
Anglers dip in to revegetate river
MORE than 40 local recreational anglers braved wet and windy conditions earlier this month to help revegetate the Barwon River. Thousands of native trees, shrubs...
July 24, 2019
Wire rope safety barriers to be audited
THE Victorian Auditor-General's Office is carrying out a state-wide audit on wire rope safety barriers in regional areas, which has been welcomed by Liberal...
July 24, 2019
Deakin announces grants for LGBTIQ+ community
IN A move to build inclusion, Deakin is offering grants of up to $5,000 as part of a new program aimed at supporting the...
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