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May 28, 2022
Orange-bellied Parrot numbers at 15-year high
A FIVE-YEAR breeding program to pull the Orange-bellied Parrot back from the brink of extinction has tripled the bird’s numbers to a 15-year high. With...
May 23, 2022
Melbourne trust to run Geelong convention centre
GEELONG'S Convention and Exhibition Centre (GCEC) will be operated by the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Trust, operator of the capital city's premier function space. The...
May 16, 2022
Climate risk could make homes uninsurable
ONE in 25 Australian properties are likely to be uninsurable by 2030 due to increasing risks from extreme weather and climate change, new analysis...
May 16, 2022
Aged care campaign ramps up
LABOR and unions are stepping up their campaign for better quality in aged care, holding a rally in Marshall last week calling for key...
May 16, 2022
State funds to help at-risk communities
AN OCEAN Grove community vet will expand its service for vulnerable people and their pets after receiving $465,000 in the 2022-23 State Budget. Cherished Pets...
May 13, 2022
Expansion of protected wetlands
A LONG-AWAITED boundary review of the region’s Ramsar wetlands and other sites considered worthy of greater environmental protections has been released for comment by...
May 9, 2022
Coker warns of mass exodus from aged care
CORANGAMITE MP Libby Coker has warned of a looming mass exodus of aged care workers if Labor doesn’t win government. Ms Coker made the claims...
April 28, 2022
Anzac Day services return to Bellarine
SUNSHINE and warm weather greeted large crowds in Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads for Anzac Day events on Monday, the first commemorations of such...
April 23, 2022
New facilities for Coast Guard Queenscliff
A LONG-PLANNED expansion of Coast Guard Queenscliff’s maritime operations are progressing with planning approvals for a new 12×20 metre shed granted and building works...
April 12, 2022
VEC nominates Cr Salter successor to Borough
A VICTORIAN Electoral Commission countback at the Borough of Queenscliffe (BOQ) has nominated Isabelle Tolhurst to fill an extraordinary councillor vacancy created by the...
April 7, 2022
The road to Bells
Bob ‘Boobs’ Johnson was about 13 when he first surfed Bells Beach in the early 1960s on a borrowed board and wiped out, “I...
April 5, 2022
Back to the chambers
THE region's councils have met face to face for the first time in months after COVID-19 restrictions forced them to be held virtually. The City...
April 4, 2022
Bellarine new mums support group launches
A SUPPORT network for new and expecting Bellarine mothers is being established to provide more localised access to pre and postnatal care in the...
April 3, 2022
Borough to stop burying organic waste
FOOD waste in the Borough of Queensliffe will go into green-lidded bins as of August this year when a new kerbside waste collection service...
March 27, 2022
Court bid to ban duck shooting dismissed
A LAST-MINUTE court bid to prevent hunters from descending on Victorian wetlands and shooting ducks was unsuccessful, prompting reports of a dozen shooters visiting...
March 24, 2022
Vale Cr Susan Salter
BOROUGH of Queenscliffe (BOQ) councillor Susan Salter is being saluted as a passionate and dedicated public servant who served her community for almost 10...
March 23, 2022
Bellarine project cleans water in PNG
BELLARINE North Rotary Club is stepping up to continue a decades-long project delivering clean water and aid to remote Papua New Guinea (PNG) communities. A...
March 15, 2022
Social housing tax plan axed
SOUTH BARWON MP Darren Cheeseman has accused opponents of his government's recently ditched plan to introduce a social housing tax of spreading lies about...
March 9, 2022
Rip Curl pulls distribution to Russia
RIP CURL has joined a growing list of brands that have pulled distribution to Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. The Torquay founded...
March 9, 2022
Building costs blowout
ESCALATING freight and material costs coupled with supply shortages, including labour, are adding between five and 10 per cent to construction fees according to...
March 3, 2022
COGG social housing push put to the public
THE City of Greater Geelong (COGG) is progressing with plans to transfer three council-owned properties worth over $3.6 million in Bell Post Hill, Corio...
March 3, 2022
In the Real Estate industry
With McCartney Real Estate starting trading as a family owned and operated local business in 1952, the success of McCartney Real Estate can be...
March 3, 2022
Simple, fast, flexible legal suport
Neon Legal is a law firm, but it is not traditional. Directors Sarah Galbally and Shannon Landers understand that businesses and in-house teams often need...
March 3, 2022
Red Pencil founder
For Tatiana Cross, self-belief has come in spades for as long as she can remember. So much so the Torquay business and career mentor has...
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