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February 1, 2018

Agency Profile: Helen Ryan

Property Consultant, Stockdale & Leggo Drysdale

Hailing from a background in management and retail, Helen Ryan has since collected an impressive 22 years within the...

February 1, 2018

Book It In

Nothing’s quite as transporting as reading. A good book will take you into worlds you’d never know otherwise. Biographies, travel, cooking, escapism, a good murder...

February 1, 2018

Thousands sail at Geelong festival

NEARLY 3,000 competitors took to the water during last weekend’s Festival of Sails, including Geelong teenager Nick Lee. He was the youngest crewmember on the...

February 1, 2018

Traffic restrictions remain at Twelve Apostles

A TRAFFIC management plan at the Twelve Apostles precinct introduced late last year will remain in place until the end of this month to...

February 1, 2018

New 180 went swimmingly

The 26th Queenscliff 180 Family Swim, previously known as the Queenscliff Blue Water Challenge, was held last Saturday with about 430 participants across a...

February 1, 2018

Wellington’s budget switch knocked back

A SURF Coast Shire councillor’s push for more “transparency” in the budget has been knocked back by her fellow councillors. Cr Heather Wellington moved the...

February 1, 2018

Funding boost protects surf club from the sun

POINT Lonsdale Surf Life Saving Club has received a funding injection of $2,500 from Barwon Water for a new beach sun shelter. The beach shelter...

February 1, 2018

Race a last holiday hurrah for Barwon Heads

A BARWON Heads business owner has described the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race as a great end to a busy summer holiday season. Mangroves...

February 1, 2018

Purple days are here again

TORQUAY'S main shopping centre will be getting a purple makeover from Saturday onwards. The Surf Coast Relay for Life committee has plans to decorate Gilbert...

February 1, 2018

Australia Day event flies high at Ocean Grove

THE skies of Ocean Grove were awash with kites on Australia Day when more than 100 children took part in a free Kite Building...

February 1, 2018

Essendon training camp kicks off next week

ESSENDON Football Club players will head to the Bellarine next week for a training camp that focuses on team bonding and leadership. The players will...

February 1, 2018

Ben Eccles is ready for the Vic Open

TORQUAY golf pro Ben Eccles spent 2017 in Europe and will be returning this year, but he is excited to be back on a...

February 1, 2018

Australia Day Honours for locals

COMMUNITY champions from a range of backgrounds across the Geelong region have been lauded in this year’s Australia Day Honours. Announced on January 26, the...

February 1, 2018

New range impresses golfers to a tee

The Range @ Curlewis officially opened at the weekend to the delight of local and visiting golf enthusiasts. Pictured here is pro-in-training Tom Jefferies...

February 1, 2018

Golf lovers have range of options

The Range @ Curlewis opened last weekend to the delight of local and visiting golf enthusiasts. Located one kilometre from the existing Curlewis Golf Club,...

January 30, 2018

Second time’s a tranquil charm at Twilight

Ocean Grove’s annual Tranquility Fair at Ocean Grove Park moved to a new evening format and took on the new name of Tranquility@Twilight this...

January 30, 2018

Baby brain is not a myth

New Deakin University research shows “baby brain” does exist, but scientists say more research is needed to determine its effect on expecting mothers. The meta-analysis...

January 30, 2018

Getting kids back to school stress-free

The summer holidays are over and it’s time to go back to school. It’s a transitional time, making children feel a range of emotions,...