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Lions look to community to fund shortfall

LEOPOLD Lions Football Netball Club is calling for community donations to cover a $50,000 shortfall needed to buy equipment for its new redevelopment. The 40-year-old...

Getting the Bert Alsop Track back on track

THE Bert Alsop Track is a scenic walking track along the Lorne foreshore, linking North Lorne to the town’s centre and offering views across...

Have a swing at getting some funding

PORTARLINGTON Golf Club is inviting local not-for-profit community and sporting organisations to apply for funding to the value of up to $10,000. The Portarlington Golf...

Saint Ignatius students win sporting glory

LOCAL Saint Ignatius College students have been making waves in the surf and on the netball court. The Drysdale school’s girls surf team took out...

Some local fire brigades fail to meet response target

THE Country Fire Authority has released its response times for the third quarter of 2017-18, which have revealed the Torquay, Lara and Geelong West...

Geelong Private Hospital to close

HUNDREDS of doctors, nurses and other staff in Geelong will be out of a job following the sudden news that Geelong Private Hospital will...

Understanding the value of a funeral plan

WE OFTEN plan for different milestones in our lives such as weddings, careers and even retirement - planning for our final goodbye makes just...

Volunteers keep the kitchen going at Torquay College

VOLUNTEERS help make the world go round, and at Torquay College, they keep the kitchen garden growing as well. To mark National Volunteer Week, the...

Xavier’s mako protection plan snapped up

A TEENAGE fisher from the Geelong region has made a proposal for sustainable fishing that is on the verge of becoming state government policy. Xavier...

Roundabout to be built at dangerous Birregurra intersection

NEARLY $5 million will be spent on upgrading a dangerous intersection near Birregurra that was the site of three crashes in five days last...

Lead found in some drinking fountains

THE City of Greater Geelong has switched off about 30 public drinking fountains while it investigates reports of high levels of lead. In March, the...

XAVIER HUXTABLE DOES WELL IN VICTORIAN YOUNG ACHIEVER AWARDS

JAN Juc surfer Xavier Huxtable has been officially presented with his award as a finalist in this year’s Victorian Young Achiever Awards. The 15-yearold,...

Shire urges residents to keep up the recycling effort

SURF Coast Shire residents have one of the cleanest recycling records in the state but the council has stressed the need to maintain export...

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...