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Hear a doctor with an important message

DR CHARLIE Corke is a highly respected intensive care specialist. His much-acclaimed book Letting Go: how to plan for a good death is the...

Sand levels topped up at Marengo

THE Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) will replenish sand levels at Marengo to protect critical infrastructure behind the foreshore. Contractors will transport...

Students team up to collect litter on the coast

PRIMARY school students have collected more than 1,100 litter items in Barwon Heads in less than an hour. The students from Fyans Park Primary School...

Port launches its own mini book-swap library

BOOK Nooks - or mini libraries - have been popping up on streets around the world, and now Portarlington boasts its own mini book-swap...

Letters To The Editor – May 24, 2018

A (misspelled) sign of the times

Census shows central Geelong’s booming growth

CENTRAL Geelong is Australia’s second-fastest growing regional city, according to the latest Census of Land Use and Employment (CLUE) data. Employment in central Geelong is...

Match your wine with yoga at Mount Duneed Estate

Upstate Yoga and Mount Duneed Estate have teamed up for the perfect match – yoga and wine – in three Sunday sessions to be...

Light Of Day to shine again

Ocean Grove will transform into a music lover’s haven next month as the fifth annual Light of Day Australia Winter Gigs rolls into town. Across...

Rory’s Rambles: Artistic additions are for the birds

HITTING the walking trails around Armstrong, you’ll find some new artistic additions perched overhead that are drawing interest from local birdlife. Created by Villawood artist/sculptor...

Agency Profile: Simon Taylor

Residential Property Manager, Hayden Real Estate Anglesea

Using equity to invest in property

USING equity to invest in property has become one of the most common ways in which to make that leap from being a home...

First home buyers are skipping the guarantor

FIRST home buyers are delaying or missing the opportunity to get into the property market by not engaging a guarantor on their home loan,...

Seachangers secure Ocean Grove oasis

RT EDGAR Bellarine’s auction of 2-6 Cantal Court Ocean Grove over the weekend attracted a crowd of more than 50 people, who looked on...

Para-badminton championships to come to Geelong

BADMINTON Oceania, Badminton Australia and Badminton Geelong have announced that the Australian Para-Badminton International and Oceania Para-Badminton Championships - the first Badminton World Federation...

Have your say on pipi fisheries

PUBLIC consultation is now under way on the draft Victorian Pipi Fishery Management Plan. Victorian Fisheries Authority chief executive officer Travis Dowling said the draft...

Night tennis at the ’Springs – and more!

CLIFTON Springs Tennis Club’s very popular night tennis program continues to thrive, with three competitions a week. Two of the floodlit courts have recently been...

Point Lonsdale Tennis Club’s grand opening

GRAND indeed! ’Lonsdale’s freshly-laid Modgrass and revamped lighting is a sight to behold and the opening ceremony (May 14) paid tribute to the hard...

Super 10’s strut their stuff

AN INITIATIVE of Tennis Australia aimed at promoting tennis to our very youngest players, the Super 10’s Program has seen three Surfcoast youngsters selected...

Aspiring performers learn from the best

After participating in a special music workshop, aspiring young performers took to the stage during Shebang! – a youth concert held in Torquay at...

Deakin’s waterfront accommodation opens

MORE than 400 Deakin students will eventually call the Geelong waterfront home while staying in the university’s new student accommodation, which was officially opened...

Port coach Jesse Smith signs contract extension

THE Portarlington Demons have made a significant investment in their future with the re-signing of coach Jesse Smith. Smith, in his second year at the...

WOW Day honours volunteers just like Joshua

WEAR Orange Wednesday (WOW) Day gives locals the chance to show their appreciation for Victoria State Emergency Services (VICSES) volunteers just like Joshua Harrison. Joshua,...

AirAsia joins Tourism Greater Geelong and The Bellarine

THE World’s Best Low Cost Carrier for nine consecutive years, AirAsia, has signed on as Tourism Greater Geelong and The Bellarine’s 600th member. The regional...

Volunteer and help protect the coast

WITH GREAT OCEAN ROAD COAST COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERING is a rewarding way to give back to the community and coast, and environmental volunteering is the perfect...