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Petrol thefts fuel Liberal candidate into action

LIBERAL Candidate for Bellarine Brian McKiterick believes petrol theft is an inexcusable crime that is affecting businesses, especially small ones, on the Bellarine Peninsula. Mr...

Lions’ $2.815m den officially opens

LEOPOLD’S football, netball and cricket clubs unveiled their new $2.815 million facilities during an official opening at the weekend. City of Greater Geelong mayor Bruce...

Bus operator prosecuted after Great Ocean Road bus crash

BUS Safety Victoria (BSV) has prosecuted a bus operator after one of his vehicles was involved in a fatal crash on the Great Ocean...

Bayview Artists set to exhibit interpretations

A GROUP of enthusiastic Bellarine artists are putting the finishing touches on their artwork that will feature in an exhibition next month. The Bayview Artists...

Bop Bop kids raise $500 for the farmers

CHILDREN at the Barwon Heads Bop Bop Karrong centre have raised $500 for farmers dealing with the affects of drought. The children donned their best...

Heidi brings pancreatic cancer to a head

QUEENSCLIFF’S Heidi Waterson hosted a community forum discussing pancreatic cancer in Geelong at the weekend. Heidi lost her father to pancreatic cancer in April this...

Sporties’ “Parma for a Farmer” raises more than $4,000

THE Leopold Sporties, with help from K rock, has raised more than $4000 for the Buy-a-Bale campaign supporting drought affected farmers. The “Parma for a...

VC story enthrals local pupils

SENIOR pupils from Torquay’s four primary schools were spellbound last week as they heard about the journey taken by photographer Gordon Traill and author...

Book Week returns for another chapter

HUNDREDS of primary school pupils from across the region brought their favourite story book characters to life last week through costume. Leopold Primary School’s annual...

Barwon Coast Update – August 30, 2018

BARWON HEADS TIMBER SEAWALL & PROMENADE CONSTRUCTION Who doesn’t love a stroll along the gorgeous Barwon Heads promenade? The Barwon Heads Seawall which supports the promenade is...

Landcare group welcomes waterways action

A LANDCARE group in the Otways has welcomed the state government’s push for a legally enforceable remediation plan to protect the health of waterways affected...

Labor powers up big solar panel pledge

LABOR has pledged a massive solar panel rollout program if it wins the coming state election, saying it will help Victorians save about $890...

Regional cities launch election wishlist

VICTORIA’S 10 leading regional cities met in Melbourne last week to present a policy platform to Premier Daniel Andrews and Opposition Leader Matthew Guy...

Upgrades at Burdoo Reserve officially opened

THE Grovedale Tigers Football Netball Club has received a major boost thanks to an upgrade of the sporting facilities at Burdoo Reserve that were...

North Bellarine Film Festival program announced

THE North Bellarine Film Festival 2018 program has been announced and will comprise five feature films, along with an array of short films. A special...

Final free health and wellbeing seminar next week

THE final of a series of three free health and wellbeing seminars will be presented at Ocean Grove Community Hub next week. This seminar on...

Road safety message to be spread through footy clubs

THE Transport Accident Commission has struck a new partnership with AFL Victoria, with a stronger focus on engaging the almost 250,000 people involved in...

New roads officer to lead maintenance blitz

GEELONG engineer Paul Northey has been appointed to lead Regional Roads Victoria, a new division of VicRoads to oversee a huge road maintenance blitz. Minister...

Cause for GORRT: tourism body gets strategy funding

THE state government has provided a grant to a local tourism body to help communities develop local workforces. Minister for Regional Development Jaala Pulford announced...

Local fireys to respond to medical emergencies

RESIDENTS in Geelong and surrounding areas will benefit from a co-responder initiative between Victoria’s fire services and Ambulance Victoria to improve cardiac arrest survival...

Letters To The Editors – August 30, 2018

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Eyeing The WEEKEND – August 30, 2018

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Book Review: SCRUBLANDS BY CHRIS HAMMER

Riversend is a hot, dry, godforsaken country town, home to Australia’s worst mass murder. One year ago, a charming and wellloved priest mysteriously opened fire...

Book Review: BOY SWALLOWS UNIVERSE BY TRENT DALTON

Award winning journalist Trent Dalton has written a novel from the heart, full of compassion, forgiveness, strangeness, violence and justice. Eli Bell doesn’t come from...