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February 20, 2019
City joins campaign to improve support for asylum seekers
THE City of Greater Geelong Council has called on the federal government to provide adequate income and support to people seeking asylum. Councillors have endorsed...
February 20, 2019
Andrews says rail duplication should be on priority list
THE latest list of must-do projects from Infrastructure Australia (IA) includes a better rail connection between Geelong and Melbourne, but the state government has...
February 20, 2019
Council sides with community on mall
GEELONG’S increasingly troubled mall has been splashed across headlines for all the wrong reasons in the last month, with council declaring the Little Malop...
February 13, 2019
Law and Boutier hold their nerve to win Vic Open
STEADY nerves at the right time saw two new names added to the trophies awarded at the end of the weekend’s Vic Open. Scotsman David...
February 13, 2019
Record number of swimmers compete in Wreck2Reef
A RECORD number of swimmers competed in the 10th annual Neville Richards Wreck2Reef swim, hosted by the Indented Head Yacht Club at the weekend. After...
February 13, 2019
Film to help refugee in Aireys
Documentary film "The Stagginfg Post" will be screened at the Aireys Inlet Rural Australians For Refugees' (AIRAR) next fundraising event on Sunday 24 February,...
February 13, 2019
Fishing charter fined for breaching shipwreck zone
THE state government has slapped a commercial fishing charter operator with almost $2,000 in fines for anchoring and fishing near a protected shipwreck off...
February 13, 2019
Changes proposed to bike connections project
THE City of Greater Geelong will create more all-day parks at the river end of Moorabool Street in revisions to its Better Bike Connections...
February 13, 2019
Petition ignites discussion about Geelong’s mall
COMEDIC Facebook page “Take the P**s Geelong” has created an online petition calling for the City of Greater Geelong to restore the city’s crime-ridden...
February 13, 2019
Visitor info centre volunteers celebrate 15 years of service
FOUR Queenscliffe Visitor Information Centre volunteers have celebrated 15 years of service. Judy Compton, Cora Biggins, Jackie Taylor and Pat Theodore each recently celebrated 15...
February 13, 2019
Community invited to Barwon Downs borefield session
SOUTHERN Rural Water (SRW) is holding a community information drop-in session next week for those interested in the future of groundwater extraction in the...
February 13, 2019
Mussel festival donates $30,000
THE Portarlington Mussel Festival committee recently held a barbecue to thank the volunteers and sponsors who made the event possible. Portarlington celebrated its 13th annual...
February 13, 2019
PLAY MONEY Port golf club to offer health and wellbeing classes
PORTARLINGTON Golf Club will soon offer health and wellbeing classes thanks to a $90,000 grant from the federal government. Announced last week by Corangamite federal...
February 6, 2019
VOLUNTEER WORK LEADS TO COMMUNITY activism
A local couple living in Indonesia have shaved and donated their locks as part of a fundraiser campaign to rebuild a neglected children’s soccer...
February 6, 2019
Rock lobsters thriving in local ecosystems
PARKS Victoria’s latest surveys of rock lobsters in Victorian marine protected areas have found populations are thriving, indicating that Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park,...
February 6, 2019
Armstrong Creek Community Hub to open this March
COMMUNITY groups will soon be able to use a range of flexible facilities at the new $15.24 million Armstrong Creek East Community Hub, the...
February 6, 2019
Victory prepares for Geelong game
THE Melbourne Victory is keen to keep having home games in Geelong. Victory chief executive officer Trent Jacobs and head coach Kevin Muscat visited GMHBA...
February 6, 2019
Golfing pros swing into action at Port
AUSTRALIA’S big hitting golf stars will compete in the 8th Barwon Cleaning Supplies Pro-Am at Portarlington Golf Club next week. Chief executive officer Ron Stockdale...
February 6, 2019
Local Repair Café continues to build momentum
REPAIR Café Bellarine is continuing to build momentum in Ocean Grove, with an enthusiastic group of people volunteering their time to support the initiative. Organiser...
January 30, 2019
Settling into a new rhythm in 2019
The best time I spent over Christmas was in Lorne, particularly on sunset with the wide and eclectic range of visitors found at the...
January 30, 2019
An Old Torquay opportunity with Links Property
With summer well and truly upon us, the dreams of owning a beach shack are on the minds of many, and Links Property have...
January 30, 2019
Torquay local nominated for Seven News Young Achiever Awards
A 29-year-old environmental engineer from Torquay has been placed in the running for the IKON Services Environmental Leadership Award as part of Seven News’...
January 30, 2019
Ocean Grove phone tower’s fate hangs in the balance
A PLANNING permit application to build a telecommunications facility in Ocean Grove has received 45 objections, pushing councillors to hold a forum at City Hall...
January 24, 2019
A flexible alternative to property management
Own an investment property? The new era of property management is here. Living in the current financial climate, it’s really not the time to be...
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