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Activity at The Hive heats up at Easter

The Hive Gallery is a purpose-built gallery located next to Kingston Park in Ocean Grove. The gallery has brought together many local artists from around...

Ashleigh Wall gets the top chair at Surfing Victoria

SURFING Victoria announced the appointment of Ashleigh Wall as the new chair of its board last week. Ms Wall, who took over from the outgoing...

Sweet time had by all

Great weather, a new location and a huge turnout indicated another fantastic Apple Fair at Ocean Grove on Friday. It was the 23rd annual...

AG SHOW delivers loads of fun

The Bellarine Agriculture Show offered fun for the whole family at Portarlington Recreation Reserve on Sunday. Here, Charlotte drives a mini tractor. For more,

Victoria’s Land 400 dream shot down

GEELONG’S Land 400 dream is up in smoke, and the state government has laid some of the blame on Corangamite federal member Sarah Henderson. Yesterday...

Captains Club looks ahead for strong 2018

BARWON Heads Football Netball Club’s captains have shared their team’s prospects for the 2018 season. During this year’s Captains Club launch, held recently at The...

Lots of lots: Zeally Sands keeps selling

HAYDEN Real Estate held another successful auction for land in the Zeally Sands estate with eight of the 10 offered lots in stage16B of...

City councillors to return to portfolios

THE City of Greater Geelong is re-instating the portfolio system for its councillors, following its removal by the city’s administrators. Councillors held a special council...

Palliative care boost for terminally ill

MORE people with a terminal illness living on the Bellarine will be able to get the compassionate in-home palliative care and support they need,...

Pick up a free Victoria Police info kit

THE Borough of Queenscliffe is encouraging residents to drop into its offices to pick up a Victoria Police Residential Information Kit. “The Victoria Police Residential...

ROLLING PIN FLATTENS COMPETITION

Rolling Pin Pies & Cakes, which has stores in Ocean Grove, Queenscliff and Leopold, has won four categories at the 2018 Victorian Baking Show....

Measles alert issued along the Great Ocean Road

THE Department of Health and Human Services has alerted tourists and locals across the state, including between Geelong and Warrnambool, to the signs and...

Fitness, fun and fundraising for a worthy cause

LOCAL personal training group Step into Life Ocean Grove will combine their regular weekly fitness and fun routine with raising money for the 2018...

Local tour operator saves stranded kayakers

HIGH school students got to experience a real life rescue when their Bellarine tour operators were called on to save the lives of two...

MegaRail plan dropped from prospectus

A $15 BILLION bid to build a high speed rail (HSR) service that would cut travel times between Geelong and Melbourne to 17 minutes...

A weekend of golden entertainment

THE Golden Plains Festival returned for its 12th year at Meredith’s Supernatural Amphitheatre at the weekend. The festival was hot, balmy, breezy, fresh… and golden. Most...

Show offers a full day of family fun

THE Bellarine Agriculture Show attracted hundreds of people young and old to Portarlington Recreation Reserve on Sunday. Along with tossing a gumboot, riding a pony...

Cottage receives a mix of kitchen equipment

TWO local chief executive officers have been mixing it up at Queenscliff’s Cottage by the Sea thanks to some new equipment in the kitchen. Bellarine...

Letters To The Editor – March 15, 2018

A historical perspective on Alcoa freehold land

NDIA’s HQ to bring benefits to Geelong

THE federal government is talking up the 120 million National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) headquarters now under construction in Geelong, with Corangamite federal member...

Mega Gnarwarre clearing sale this Saturday

HF RICHARDSON will be selling a myriad of farm and household items this saturday from 9am at a super clearing sale at 95 Monahans...

Colac Otway restarts its hunt for a CEO

THE Colac Otway Shire has still not found a new chief executive officer, and has voted to entirely restart the recruitment process. The shire aims...

Autumn planned burns begin

FOREST Fire Management Victoria (FFMV) and the CFA have started planned burning across Victoria to reduce bushfire risk for local communities and the environment. FFMV...

Lorne’s Sculpture Biennale returns this weekend

A VIBRANT festival celebrating the best of contemporary Australian and international sculpture, the Lorne Sculpture Biennale (LSB) begins this Saturday. The 2016 event attracted 65,000...