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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...

Making music on Mother’s Day

MOTHER’S Day was spent listening to chamber music at a concert to support asylum seekers and refugees. Organised by Aireys Inlet Rural Australians for...

Aireys Inlet speaks up for refugees at national conference

MEMBERS of the Aireys Inlet Rural Australians for Refugees (AIRAR) made an impression at last month’s national RAR conference. Representatives from the local group...

Port’s annual celtic festival to feature sword combat

COMPETITIVE medieval sword combat will entertain attendees at next month’s Celtic Festival in Portarlington. The 2018 National Celtic Festival Tournament, hosted by the Glen Lachlann...

First sod turned on new Geelong College Junior School redevelopment

THE Geelong College community last week celebrated the turning of the first sod on the site of their new state-of-the-art Junior School. This three-year project...

The Dad Conference to come to Geelong

A FIRST-TIME event for fathers in February is back for its second instalment, and will be held in Geelong later this month. The Dad Conference...

GROW lifts local procurement by $20.2 million

THE Give Where You Live Foundation and G21’s GROW initiative is reporting a $20.2 million increase of local procurement among 16 of GROW’s participating organisations...

City agrees on plan for one office

THE City of Greater Geelong has agreed in principle to consolidate its administrative functions into one building. A report presented to last month’s council meeting outlined...

Armstrong Creek sewers extended

BARWON Water is in the final stages of completing a complex section of the Armstrong Creek sewer system. The works will see a new section...

Christmas brings in the bucks again for Geelong

RESEARCH by the City of Greater Geelong has revealed the Christmas in Geelong program attracted 259,801 visitors last year, injecting an estimated $17.3 million into...

Letters To The Editor – May 17, 2018

Positive Ageing Service Review engagement process

Federal infrastructure funding welcomed

THE Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has welcomed investment in Victorian infrastructure in the latest federal budget. Chamber chief executive officer Mark Stone...