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About: jamestaylor

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James’ first job in journalism was at the Bendigo Advertiser, where he held a number of roles, including reporter, sub-editor and arts and features writer. He has also worked for several publications at Fairfax, including the Knox Weekly, Casey Weekly and Pakenham Weekly, and in the UK with the Berkshire Media Group. Raised in Geelong, James has been back in his hometown since 2011 and now lives in Waurn Ponds. Outside of journalism, James divides his time between barracking for the Cats, chasing his two-year-old daughter around, and posting on Twitter (@notthatjt).

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November 14, 2018

Christmas cheer at Aireys Inlet Market

THE holiday season is upon us and in what’s universally known as a stressful time for many, local artists and craftspeople are hoping to...

November 14, 2018

Taylor Henderson to play in Geelong this weekend

REALITY music star and multiplatinum Australian artist Taylor Henderson is back on the music writing wagon, releasing his first single for 2018 titled Love...

November 14, 2018

A unique medium comes to the Surf Coast Art Space

A CERAMICS exhibition titled Staging Clay: ceramic vessels and objects will showcase works by 17 ceramic artists from the Surf Coast, Bellarine and the...

November 14, 2018

Candidates for state election revealed

THE field is set for November 24’s state election, with nominations for candidates closing last Friday at noon. Eight will contest the seat of Geelong...

November 14, 2018

Optometry retains Frank Denahy’s name

MANDY Lovett of Eye Gallery Highton has launched another optometry practice in central Geelong and retained the name of long-serving and much-loved optometrist Frank...

November 14, 2018

CIRCUS IS CALIFORNIA BOUND

Circus Media owner Carly Post (pictured), will head off to California next March to not only mingle with the world’s best social media influencers...

November 14, 2018

Local concerned bypass will give trees the chop

CLIFTON Springs resident Neil McGuinness says he is concerned about 100 mature trees being cut down to construct three new sets of traffic lights...

November 14, 2018

Bellarine Catchment Network launches monthly column

THE Bellarine Catchment Network (BCN) is a non-for-profit, non-government environmental organisation based on the Bellarine Peninsula. The Network has supported and worked alongside schools,...

November 14, 2018

Port Neighbourhood House hosts historic film screening

A SMALL slice of history will take place this Sunday when the North Bellarine Film Festival screens a program of experimental and avantgarde films...

November 14, 2018

Fight for Bellarine seat drives on

LIBERAL Candidate for Bellarine Brian McKiterick has refused claims he will halt construction of the Drysdale Bypass if his government wins the state election...

November 14, 2018

An art exhibition with a difference

ABOUT 90 people attended the launch of the Portarlington U3A painters’ latest exhibition last Friday night. The Portarlington U3A painters have stepped up to the...

November 14, 2018

Cushions give comfort to cancer patients

THE Wilted Quilters has made almost 800 comfort cushions for patients who have undergone surgery, mainly for breast cancer, during the past few years....

November 14, 2018

BCH launches new support group for parents

BELLARINE Community Health is launching a new pilot program to help address health and wellbeing issues for young people on the Bellarine. Called “Parents in Partnership”...

November 14, 2018

Locals remember fallen, Christie awarded

THE Bellarine hosted Remembrance Day ceremonies on Sunday to commemorate the centenary of the Armistice that ended World War I. Hundreds of locals turned out...

November 14, 2018

Point Lonsdale surf club welcomes Liberals’ $1.8 million pledge

MEMBERS of Point Lonsdale Surf Life Saving Club continue to celebrate after news an elected Liberal Government will invest $1.8 million to upgrade the...

November 14, 2018

Indented Head hall works to be finished by Christmas

WORKS are under way on Indented Heads’ much loved and used community hall. Expected to be finished by Christmas, the works will remove and replace...

November 14, 2018

Truth if you dare: Word for Word on this Weekend

THIS year’s Word for Word National Non-Fiction Festival – which will be hosted at the Geelong Library and Heritage Centre– features a number of...

November 14, 2018

Labor stops by to talk about politics

BELLARINE Secondary College students received a crash course in politics last week when two Labor party representatives dropped by. Deputy Leader of the Opposition Tanya...

November 14, 2018

LIFE SAVER Libs come to surf life saving club’s aid

POINT Lonsdale Surf Life Saving Club has labelled an elected Liberal Government’s pledge of $1.8 million as a “game-changer” for its dedicated volunteers and...

November 7, 2018

How to use your equity

When deciding whether or not to use your equity, the best thing to do is measure how the various options weigh up against your...

November 7, 2018

Paddling season opens with a wild ride

THE 2018 marathon paddling season opened at the weekend with the fourth running of the “Impossible”. Paddlers taking part in the surfski, SUP and prone...

November 7, 2018

CROOKES COUNSELLING RETURNS TO TORQUAY

I am delighted to be opening a branch of my psychology practice in Torquay, after seven years away. In that time, I began a corporate...

November 7, 2018

Spring Creek Community House turns 25

Spring Creek Community House celebrated 25 years of serving the community during two events last week. More than 100 people turned out on Thursday...

November 7, 2018

Musical biography profiles one of Australia’s literary giants

Coming to the Bellarine and timed to coincide with the Archibald Prize exhibition in Geelong is a new live-on-stage musical biography titled J F...