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Authorities firm on hospitality vax mandate

VICTORIAN authorities are standing by a mandate for hospitality workers to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before Melbourne's pubs, cafes and restaurants reopen, despite...

Regional waste-to-energy project progresses

AN INNOVATIVE initiative to turn the Geelong region’s food, garden and commercial organic waste into electricity and nutrients for farms while also creating jobs...

‘Typo’ in Vic rules vexes entertainment

MELBOURNE entertainment venues won't be able to open to fully vaccinated patrons indoors when lockdown ends, because a COVID-19 rule change contained a "typo". When...

Charity and steak house added to list

FEED Me Bellarine’s warehouses in Ocean Grove and Newtown have been added to the exposure list at various times between October 7 and 14. GMHBA...

Street art to celebrate women

GEELONG'S laneways will be the destination to celebrate International Women's Day and the talents of local female artists next year. The City of Greater Geelong...

Victoria ends lockdown five days early

VICTORIA will end its sixth long-running lockdown five days earlier than planned, as the state races to its seventy per cent fully vaccinated target. Premier...

Exposure sites – October 16

THE Department of Health and Human Services has listed The Squires Loft and Yeah Boy in Geelong West as a Tier 1 exposure site. Anyone...

COVID-positive 15yo among seven deaths

A COVID-positive teenage girl with other health conditions has become the youngest Victorian to die during the current outbreak. The state’s COVID-19 commander Jeroen Weimar...

Urgent sea wall repairs to start

URGENT work is being planned to repair a section of the sea wall on the Point Lonsdale foreshore, following a routine inspection identified damage...

Geelong pub and Torquay cafe added to list

A GEELONG clinical lab, swimming pool and hotel, and Torquay cafe are among the COVID-19 exposure sites added to the health department’s list in...

BT digital edition, 14 October

Submissions closing on borough plans

BOROUGH of Queenscliffe residents have until tomorrow to have their say on two strategic plans to guide the council's direction for the next four...

MCH digital edition, 14 October

Victoria’s $2.5m for COVID medico recruits

VICTORIA will spend two-point-five million dollars to recruit up to one-thousand extra healthcare workers who are living overseas, to support the state's struggling health...

New Geelong and Lorne exposure sites

TWO Geelong venues and a Lorne restaurant have been added to the COVID-19 exposure site list over the weekend. Village Cinema was a Tier 1...

Thousands to attend Melb Cup, live music

DOUBLE-vaccinated Victorians will be able to attend the Melbourne Cup and live music within weeks under a large-scale trial of crowd numbers. About 10,000 racing...

Infected Virgin worker flew to NSW, SA

AN airline cabin crew member has tested positive for coronavirus after travelling on flights across three states while potentially infectious, Victorian health authorities say. Meanwhile,...

Arena identified as exposure site

The Geelong Arena has been identified as a COVID-19 exposure site on Monday, October 4, from 9am to 2.30pm. The City of Greater Geelong has...

BT digital edition, 7 October

Day-night closures as work progresses

MOTORISTS and cyclists should plan for delays and detours on the Barwon Heads Road over the coming week as works progress day and night...

Metricon showcases double storey design excellence across Geelong

In Geelong and surrounds, a growing number of new home buyers are opting to build two-storey homes to maximise the amount of space inside...

MCH digital edition, 7 October

Celebrating Seniors – Special Feature

Great divide to stay

A PROPOSED boundary change to move the entire Point Lonsdale postcode 3225 into the Borough of Queenscliffe has hit a roadblock. The borough has been...