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Local trio named to Victorian side

THREE local footballers have been selected to compete at the Under 12 Australian Football Championships later this year. Moriac Primary School pupil and St Mary's...

Finch ready for milestone 300th game

ONE of the Bellarine Football League’s (BFL) most decorated players will mark a historic 300 games for the Modewarre Football Club later...

Centurions set for another second-half charge

LAST year's Geelong & District Netball League Grand Final runner-up Werribee Centrals will make sure all complacency is erased from its preparation when it...

Norton manages career best at Finke

LORNE resident and motocross athlete Callum Norton finally secured his dream run at the Finke Desert Race over the King's Birthday long weekend, securing...

Barwon Heads embraces winter solstice

BARWON Heads and Ocean Grove residents will brave the cold, chilly waters of the Barwon River on Saturday night, celebrating the yearly observance of...

Leopold announces new-look committee, first female president

LEOPOLD Cricket Club has begun a new era at Memorial Park with the club's first ever female president and six first-time committee members announced...

Grovers ready to roll in VBL2

OCEAN Grove Bowling Club (OGBC) athletes will get the chance to compete against the state's best lawn bowlers with the club announced as one...

Team Monica Hayes target back-to-back sellouts

PORTARLINGTON'S biggest motor neuron disease fundraiser is returning to Pier Front Pizzeria next month raising money for MND research. Team Monica Hayes co-ordinator Geoff Fary,...

Northern Bellarine businesses gathers for service awards

A DRYSDALE-BASED café has taken home the top honour at one of Bellarine North Rotary Club's biggest nights of the year. The overall winner of...

Grove businesses rally for Lions camp

A LIONS Club member is grateful for the support of businesses who announced their support to help sponsor local children attend an upcoming camp. Ocean...

All Saints is all smiles in Barwon Heads

A BARWON Heads op-shop has recorded its largest six-month fundraising total to date, with the shop’s coordinator crediting the local community’s generosity to the...

GBA Women claim inaugural Winter State Champs

GEELONG Baseball Association (GBA) has created history, being crowned Victoria's inaugural Women's State Winter champions. Geelong stunned Dandenong in the decider 10-3 to win the...

Lions’ den to host GFNL deciders

AFL Barwon has announced Leopold Memorial Park as the site for this year’s Geelong Football and Netball League (GFNL) Grand Final.

The region’s...

Inverleigh prepare for post-bye gauntlet

INVERLEIGH Football Club has a tall task ahead with all of the top three Geelong & District Football League (GDFL) sides taking on the...

“We are the hunted”: Ammos unbeaten but stay focused

AMMOS' A Grade coach says her team will not be looking at its matchup with Modewarre at face value, with the Bellarine Netball League's...

High-flying Hawks home in on finals

DRYSDALE co-coach and forward Tom Ruggles has declared the next month of Bellarine Football League action as one of the Hawks' most important of...

Building healthy habits this Men’s Health Week

MALES of all ages are being encouraged to make healthy changes in their lives as part during Men's Health Week (June 12-18). Co-ordinated...

Winter Glow returns to Adventure Park

MILLIONS of lights and a thousand colourful installations await residents and visitors in Wallington when Adventure Park opens its month-long winter festival today (June...

Moriac youngster named in Victorian side

A ST MARY’S Sporting Club footballer is among three local players selected to compete at the Under 12 Australian Football Championships later...

State of Origin returning to Ocean Grove

STATE of Origin football returns to Ocean Grove on the weekend of July 1-2 with two talented junior programs going head to head in...

Celtic celebrations enlivens Portarlington

CELTIC culture was on full display over the King's Birthday long weekend as the 19th National Celtic Folk Festival returned to Portarlington's shores. Festival director...

Respected local basketball figure remembered

THE local basketball community is mourning the tragic loss of one of its well-known figures. Geelong United Basketball (GUB) and the Surfcoast Basketball Association (SBA)...

Flags on the mind of re-elected Tigers president

A CLUB Championship will be the top of the agenda for Tim Humphries as he enters his second season at the helm of the...

Country Champs to showcase region’s best juniors

MORE than 20 young aspiring Surf Coast FC players will make the short trip to Ballarat this long weekend, as regional soccer communities from...