The gift of giving: Christmas comes early for struggling residents
A BELLARINE business association recently gave money to residents in difficult times to help them enjoy Christmas. The Portarlington Business Development Association (PBDA) held its...
Shining, shimmering, splendid: Moonlight Cinema at The Point
MOVIE lovers can rejoice, unravel their picnic rugs and enjoy a movie under the stars at the sixth Moonlight Cinema event, at The Point...
Family fun in the twilight at miniature railway
ENJOY Portarlington Bayside Miniature Railway with a twist this summer and head along to their special twilight run on January 4 from 4-9pm. Vice President...
Decision deferred on Drysdale rezoning
A DECISION on the proposed rezoning of Central Road properties in Drysdale was deferred to a later date by City of Greater Geelong councillors,...
Local ANZACs honoured in road renaming
THREE out of four roads in Drysdale shortened by the Drysdale Bypass project have been renamed in honour of local Anzacs. The 6km long Drysdale...
Ballroom blitz for Leopold Hall
LEOPOLD Community Hall (LCH) came alive Saturday night as long-term members, volunteers and community members celebrated the hall’s massive revamp. Kevin Smith, a Leopold resident...
Going once! Salvos announce charity auction
IF YOU missed out on tickets to Cold Chisel’s A Day on the Green at Mt Duneed Estate January 11, with Birds of Tokyo...
Ocean Grove lights up for Christmas
THE Grove Pavilion was a spectacle of Santa hats, Christmas sweaters and reindeer ears on Sunday night as the Ocean Grove community gathered for...
Family fun: Droves turn out for Christmas in the Grove
DESPITE overcast and windy conditions, about 2,000 people turned out for the fourth annual Christmas in the Grove event on December 4. The Terrace was...
Swinging success for Indented Head court upgrade
THE CITY of Greater Geelong has handed out more than $3.2 million in grants to community clubs and groups across the region, including a...
Support for living, dying and grieving
PAULINE Nunan, 67, rarely got sick and knew little about the medical realm until five years ago when her long-term partner Bob Fuller, was...
Work begins on Murradoc Road rebuild
BELLARINE drivers can look forward to smoother and safer travel on Murradoc Road, with maintenance works starting last week. Bellarine MP Lisa Neville said 3.2...
Diversitat delivers across the board
DIVERSITAT celebrated its program’s achievements over the past 12 months during their annual general meeting on November 15. Chief executive officer Michael Martinez said the...
Go Traffic: the green light to your new career
- SPONSORED POST - WHEN Stuart Wickens ventured into traffic control over 25 years’ ago, it was a male dominated industry, now as managing director...
Star of the Sea welcomes star of the screen Samuel Johnson
LAST week, Ocean Grove’s Our Lady Star of the Sea welcomed Gold Logie-winning actor, philanthropist and Dancing with the Stars winner Samuel Johnson. Johnson won...
Red carpet rolls out for third North Bellarine Film Festival
The third annual North Bellarine Film Festival (NBFF) attracted large crowds to the three-day event, beginning on Friday (November...
Pupils think pink at Portarlington Primary School to help cure breast cancer
IN 1999, Margaret McCombe a much-loved teacher at Portarlington Primary School, was diagnosed with breast cancer. In 2001 she passed...
THE HIDDEN Tresures of the Surf Coast
The Surf Coast beaches draw large crowds every summer to swim and frolic on the sand, oblivious to the hidden treasures embedded in the rocks and cliff faces...
Find your home solutions with City2Surf
HAVING spent 12 years in the building industry, Joshua Bugeja is a man of all trades and is bringing his expertise to the Surf...
SORE BACKS AND NATURAL HIGHS revealed in surfing study
A recent study supported by Surfing New South Wales into the injuries and risks associated with competitive surfing, found the lower back was the...
FUNDING TO HELP WOMEN GET MORE ACTIVE
New research from VicHealth has found Victorian women are shunning the gym, with over half believing fitness centres and gyms are too intimidating. The research found gyms were particularly...
MIDNIGHT OIL LOVERS TO ROCK BOWLO
Local lovers of Midnight Oil can rejoice with Australia’s premier Oils tribute band arriving to the Torquay Bowls Club on Easter Sunday (April 21). The...
Music and mummies at Bookgrove
Doubling as a bookstore and a vinyl record stockist, Ocean Grove’s favourite nook bookgrove is celebrating National Record Store Day (RSD) on April 13...
Oh, brother, here art thou: LOCAL ENTERS ARCHIBALD PRIZE
Artist, author and mother of four Rohsaan McInnes dreamt of entering the Archibald Prize for the best part of a decade, the catch was...