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December 10, 2023

Poor wicket stumps Renegades match in Geelong

TONIGHT'S (Sunday, December 10) Big Bash League (BBL) clash between the Melbourne Renegades and Perth Scorchers in Geelong has been abandoned one ball...

December 10, 2023

Prespakis claims maiden Cats best and fairest

GEELONG star midfielder Georgie Prespakis has claimed her first club best and fairest at the 2023 Geelong Cats AFLW Best and Fairest event held...

December 7, 2023

Christmas tree glows despite rainy backdrop

THE Borough of Queenscliffe was out in force on Saturday night to officially begin the festive season, despite the disappointing weather Residents and visitors attended...

December 7, 2023

Drysdale bowler celebrates 1,000-game milestone

A DRYSDALE Bowling Club stalwart is celebrating a rare and honourable milestone dating back more than five decades. Geelong District Bowls Association player...

December 6, 2023

Clubs to make positions known on competition proposal, GDFNL to stay put

AFL BARWON will have to wait to hear what member clubs think about a proposed new competition structure for 2025 and beyond. The governing body...

December 5, 2023

Former Supercat skipper signs with Storm

A WELL-known regional basketballer and a former Geelong United Supercats captain will head down the Bellarine Highway in 2024. New Bellarine Storm senior men's player...

December 5, 2023

35th Rip View Swim Classic details announced

DETAILS surrounding Point Lonsdale Surf Life Saving Club's (SLSC) biggest event of the year have been announced, with a Bellarine summer classic locked in...

December 3, 2023

Anthony commences championship defence with gold

BARWON Heads freestyle skier Jakara Anthony has commenced her World Championship defence with a bang, taking gold in Finland at the first event...

December 1, 2023

Lonnie tree ready to light up

THE Borough of Queenscliffe community is eagerly waiting for the festive season to officially begin when a beacon of the region's skyline lights up...

December 1, 2023

Couta Care: Queenscliff reflects on mental health recognition

QUEENSCLIFF Football Netball Club officials say several years of work led to the club winning an inaugural Mental Health & Wellbeing Club of the...

November 28, 2023

Queenscliff school signs up to teach new language

QUEENSCLIFF'S St Aloysius Catholic Primary School is altering its curriculum next year by choosing new secondary language for its pupils. The P-6 school in Stevens...

November 26, 2023

Eccles in rhythm ahead of Aus PGA Champs

BEN Eccles said he is enjoying playing golf the way he wants to as he leads the PGA Tour of Australasia's Order of Merit. The...

November 26, 2023

Fire Danger Period begins for District 7

THE Fire Danger Period for City of Greater Geelong, the Borough of Queenscliffe, Golden Plains Shire and the Surf Coast Shire is now in...

November 24, 2023

Morris and Mills claim 2023 Geelong Gift

SPRINTERS Saye Morris and Georgia Mills reigned supreme at this year's Geelong Gift, taking out Saturday's headline races at one of the Victorian Athletics...

November 24, 2023

Cats one win away from Grand Final

THE Geelong Football Club is one win away from being one of two teams in this year's AFLW Grand Final, following the Cats' heart-stopping...

November 20, 2023

Local entertainment figure receives Hall of Fame honour

A LOCAL music and entertainment legend on the Bellarine will be honoured later this month for his decades of service to music and entertainment...

November 20, 2023

Portarlington mapped

A TWO-YEAR journey has come to a close for local map producer Melinda Clarke and her team at The Melbourne Map, releasing their latest...

November 19, 2023

Eccles takes top spot on Order of Merit

GEELONG local and Torquay-based golfer Ben Eccles has ascended into top spot on the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit following his...

November 16, 2023

Holden enthusiasts grace the Bellarine

MORE than 300 of Australia's finest automotive creations rolled through the Borough of Queenscliffe and surrounds, following a successful four-day car bonanza. After two postponements...

November 15, 2023

State Government gives timeline on pier plan

THE Victorian Government will release its draft plan for a new pier in St Leonards this summer. A $46 million allocation of funds from the...

November 15, 2023

Roos’ rampage continues in 23/24

ANGLESEA Cricket Club is well on the way to a fifth-straight Bellarine Peninsula Cricket Association A1 premiership with the club's First XI undefeated through...

November 14, 2023

Compassionate Hearts welcomes new volunteers

A NEW wave of volunteers will now be able to assist illness-affected residents across the Bellarine, after completing a four-week program in Point Lonsdale...

November 13, 2023

Portarlington leads Bellarine’s Remembrance Day events

HUNDREDS of residents and visitors gathered in Portarlington on Saturday morning to pay their respects as part of Remembrance Day ceremonies conducted across the...