Off-court culture drives Tigers’ early season success
A strong off-court culture is feeding into on-court success for Grovedale. A-grade coach Rachael Randall has been impressed with her side's output in the first...
Debutantes deliver in nail-biting season opener
SENIOR debutantes stepped up to a mammoth challenge to secure Barwon Heads a narrow win in their first game of the season. The Seagulls held...
Voting access improved ahead of state election
ADDITIONAL barriers to voting will be removed across Victoria at this year's state election, with low-sensory voting centres to be available in every electorate...
Would-be sparky catches eyes in apprenticeship hunt
JESSE Martin took a different approach to landing an apprenticeship: he put his résumé on the shelf. Facing a tight job market for first-year roles,...
Scary close: are the Sharks the next to debut a senior football team?
THEY launched a club then the world shut down, but that hasn't changed Armstrong Creek's 10-year plan. Established in 2019 with just 32 players, the...
Geelong Pride Film Festival to challenge, grip
The Geelong Pride Film Festival is asking people to reexamine their understanding of 'queer'. Now in its ninth season, the festival is under new leadership...
Clubs call for further junior participation
PEAK sporting bodies across Australia are boasting participation growth, but at the local level, some clubs are struggling to make junior numbers. Paula Galloway is...
Free travel extended, discounts to follow
Victoria’s free public transport period has been extended. Premier Jacinta Allan announced on Sunday that all public transport will remain free until the end of...
No afterthought: Men’s health at the fore
MEN'S health has been the talk of the region as the first special envoy wraps up a Corangamite tour. Federal politician Dan Repacholi was appointed...
Playing for points: Juniors take rare competitive chance
GEELONG'S youngest athletes will have a one-off chance to play competitive football and netball this month. The inaugural Hanlon Cup Lightning Premiership is giving players...
The backyard maker creating pieces built to last
JAKE Lunniss fell into a string of jobs before he found woodworking, but a simple request from his wife led him to a career...
75 years later, Drysdale veteran returns to Korea
RONALD Green grew up during the war, so a career in the Navy wasn't a surprising choice. The 97-year-old Korean War veteran was a young...
Coutas squash fairytale, final term comeback puts Suns on the board
TRAVIS Boak has made his long-awaited return to local football, but it wasn't the fairytale game Torquay hoped. Boak ran out for his junior club...
Strolling through stories: Book crawl brings readers to new shelves
INDEPENDENT bookstores across the Geelong, the Bellarine and Surf Coast are inviting readers to be part of a global movement. The Global Book Crawl encourages...
Vicar creating community first as church attendance fluctuates
FOR the casual Christian, Easter might be one of the only times they attend church each year, and one vicar says that is okay. St...
Multiple factors contribute to nannying rise
AS Geelong's population booms, so too does the number of children in need of care. Stay at home parents, daycare, nannies, family and friends... the...
‘Simply time’: Tierney to exit politics at 2026 state poll
Geelong-based upper house MP Gayle Tierney will not contest the 2026 Victorian election, ending a near two-decade stint in state parliament. The member for Western...
Southern suburb makes up 10 per cent of parking reports
MORE than 10 per cent of wrongly parked vehicle reports in Geelong are from Armstrong Creek. Data from the City of Greater Geelong's "report a...
Merge keeps women’s football local, sustainable for clubs
ONE club had too many players, the other not enough. Together they are ensuring their footballers can take the field. Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads...
How Monday night football became a community
LIFE, family and work commitments can get in the way of things that bring adults joy, but one group of men are pushing back...
Police seize illegal e-bikes in Torquay raid, teen charged
A Torquay teenager has been charged after police uncovered a stash of illegal e-bikes and mini bikes during a raid on Friday. The 16-year-old was...
Teachers to escalate industrial action in term 2
The Australian Education Union (AEU) will take further action after last month’s strike. Victorian teachers walked off the job on 24 March after eight...
‘Smell a lot nicer’: new rooms provide safety, privacy
Preparing to play will be significantly easier for Torquay women this year following the completion of new women’s change rooms at Spring Creek Reserve. The...
Bellarine’s newest team taking the competition by the horns
THE Portarlington Football Netball Club isn't entering the 2026 season quietly. After announcing their intention to form a senior women's team in early 2025, the...