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Craic-ing weekend at Celtic fest

The National Celtic Festival lived up to its reputation as Australia’s premier Celtic Festival as crowds flocked to Portarlington’s foreshore for the June 8-11...

Good Craic

The National Celtic Festival lived up to its reputation as Australia’s premier Celtic festival as crowds flocked to Portarlington’s foreshore for the June 8-11...

COUNCILLOR COLUMN

Rural and Peri Urban Advisory Committee update Although our city is growing rapidly, a large portion of Greater Geelong remains rural. It’s important that this distinctive part...

Power up your PC at Harvey Norman

THE ½ Yearly Clearance is now on at Harvey Norman Waurn Ponds Computers and customers are invited to check it out to see Geelong’s...

Success all-round for history making Demons

THE Queen’s Birthday weekend has proved a successful one for the Portarlington Demons Football Club, both on and off the field. The Demons are still...

Ramsay wants Anglesea land plan out now

THE final version of what will happen to the land occupied by Alcoa’s Anglesea mine and power station is still being prepared, but Liberal Member...

Learn about refugees locally this week

REFUGEE Week begins on Sunday June 17, and local community group Surf Coast Rural Australians for Refugees (SCRAR) will be standing with refugees at...

Drug action team to tackle ice in Geelong

THE federal government will establish a Loca Drug Action Team (LDAT) in Geelong to tackle the impact of ice and other drugs. Under the program,...

CCTV switches on in Barwon Heads and Ocean Grove

NEW CCTV cameras are up and running in Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads. The project has installed 17 in the main shopping strips of the...

Aaron celebrates 100km feat and fundraising success

HOTONDO Homes builder Aaron Anstis has walked 100 kilometres to victory, raising almost $10,500 in support of Make-A-Wish. Aaron promised to double his 50-kilometre challenge...

Bellarine basketball scores a funding boost

THE Bellarine Peninsula Basketball Association will use recently announced funding to help celebrate local athlete achievements and launch a women’s team. The association is one...

Locals have their say on road safety upgrades

LOCALS shared their thoughts on ways to improve safety on Portarlington-Queenscliff Road at a drop-in session last night. VicRoads held the session at the Piknik...

Local students to get a Head Start next year

HIGH school students across Geelong will soon be able to finish with an apprenticeship or traineeship, ready for work in high demand and high...

Funding to help preserve military histories

THE state government has announced a new round of funding for the War Heritage Collections Training Program and Member for Western Victoria Gayle Tierney...

Bellarine students turn back to the Middle Ages

STUDENTS from Bellarine Secondary College’s Ocean Grove campus stepped back in time recently as part of their classes on history. During Term 2, Year 8...

Midwinter Words returns to Port next month

DR LEE Kofman will present the workshop Developing the Writer’s Voice at Portarlington’s annual literary event Midwinter Words next month. Dr Kofman is a Russian-born,...

Visitors have a brickbending good time

MORE than 2,000 enthusiasts enjoyed a wide range of Lego exhibits, play area and masterclasses at Queenscliffe Bricks at the weekend. Rotary Club of Queenscliffe’s...

Fire brigades use grants to gear up

FIREFIGHTERS across Geelong and the Surf Coast will be better equipped to fight fires, operate rescue vehicles, and have access to funds to upgrade...

CFA urges action on preventable house fires

COOKING and electrical fires still cause the most house fires across Geelong and the Surf Coast, according to the latest preventable fire statistics from...

Letters To The Editor – June 14, 2018

The new canaries in the coal mine

E-waste drop-off day continues to build

THE Borough of Queenscliff Council’s annual e-waste drop-off day has accumulated 9,758 kilograms of old, broken and unwanted electronic waste items. The e-waste received at...

EPA to consider proposal for hot springs at 12 Apostles

A PROPOSED hot springs and spa resort just to the north of the 12 Apostles appears to be moving forward, with the Environment Protection...

Supermarkets’ moves against waste praised

A WASTE management expert from Deakin University has praised measures adopted by Australia’s major supermarkets to address the country’s waste crisis, but said they...

Whale season begins

THE first Southern Right Whale of the season has been spotted on Victoria’s southwest coast after undertaking the annual migration from sub- Antarctic feeding...