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New Emergency Management Commissioner appointed

VICTORIA Police Deputy Commissioner Andrew Crisp has been appointed the state’s new Emergency Management Commissioner. He replaces Craig Lapsley, who resigned his post at Emergency...

Torquay Lions join national Tracky Dack Day

ON Friday August 31, Torquay Lions will join hundreds of other Australians in Tracky Dack Day. Club Vice President Brian Keane declared Tracky Dack Day...

Grants for stronger communities open again

COMMUNITIES across Australia are set to share in $22.5 million to improve local infrastructure and provide essential community equipment with applications now open for...

Animal rescuers have fun with trivia

SURF Coast Animal Rescue Services (SCARS) tested the animal knowledge of its friends and supporters with a fundraising trivia night on Saturday. The event –...

Letters To The Editor – August 16, 2018

Protest leads to hope

Voting opens for Pick My Project

A NUMBER of proposals from across the Geelong region are featured in the state government’s Pick My Project initiative, which opened for voting this...

Good dogs on show

THE recent Hamilton Sheepvention Dog Trials were completed in tough wintery conditions with some great results. Pictured here are Judge Roland Pell, Vin Gedye...

Eyeing the WEEKEND August 16, 2018

FRIDAY 17/8 Three Kings & Collard Greens and Gravy Head along to the Piping Hot Chicken Shop for a double shot of blues from The Three Kings...

Amazing fun for all at Rollerway Skate Centre

ROLLERWAY Skate Centre makes kids’ parties super easy for mums and dads and amazing fun for the kids too. Just five minutes from the Geelong...

Supatramp is one big adventure for littlies

It’s a giant adventure for the smallest visitors at Supatramp! Children aged 5 and under can enjoy unlimited play throughout the centre from Monday...

Rose BY ANY OTHER NAME

Provence is almost the centre of the wine universe right now. As the wine style of Rose continues to grow and displace both whites...

It’s a lightstation celebration

The Cape Otway Lightstation is preparing to dust off its original Fresnel lens so it can be relit for the first time in 20 years...

That four letter “S” word is NOT NECESSARILY NAUGHTY

There’s a little bit of naughtiness in a particular four-lettered word that can be found mentioned at times in the kitchen – S A...

Changes afoot in property market

THE number of people wanting to live in the Geelong region continues to grow and new estates and communities are struggling to keep up...

Anchoridge community is on the way

AS the new kid on the block, all eyes remain fixed on the innovative new community of Anchoridge, set in the surrounds of the...

Glenlee to provide 600 new home sites in Armstrong Creek

RPM Real Estate Group has unveiled a brand new nestate, Glenlee, that will be proudly brought to fruition by award-winning developer ID Land. Located on...

First Home Buyer participation hits six-year high as population passes 25 million

THE latest ABS housing finance figures for June 2018 indicate that First Home Buyers accounted for 18.1 per cent of owner occupier home loans...

QUAY2 display village fuelling buyer’s imagination

Intrapac Property’s QUAY2 development at Torquay is starting to take shape, and homebuyers now have an opportunity to explore new homes on site at...