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April 30, 2023

Starlight ‘Local Champion’ named

AN 18-year-old St Leonards resident will represent the Greater Geelong community over the next month and beyond after being named a Community Champion for...

April 30, 2023

The Lobster Pot back on the menu

FOLLOWING a three-year hiatus, The Barwon Estuary Heritage Centre is up and running once again following the completion of extensive works conducted by the...

April 30, 2023

Eccles secures PGA Tour card, prepares for ninth season

LOCAL golfer Ben Eccles is enjoying a bittersweet moment in his golfing career, securing his card to the PGA Tour of Australasia for season...

April 30, 2023

Locals perform on baseball’s big stage

A PLETHORA of young local female baseballers have exploded onto the national stage following debut appearances representing their home states at Melbourne Baseball Park...

April 29, 2023

Point Lonsdale garden continues to grow

THE communities of Point Lonsdale and Queenscliff are planting new seeds as the region's community garden continues to invite new volunteers keen to enhance...

April 29, 2023

Local author stoked to launch Suffrage book

FOLLOWING half a decade of research, cross-referencing and publication, the events that led to the 1891 Suffrage petition are now available to be read...

April 29, 2023

Shaky start for Tigers in historic milestone

DESPITE an unfavourable result in its inaugural senior women's match against Geelong Amateur 2, Bannockburn has officially opened its account at the senior women's...

April 28, 2023

Baseball clubs raring to go in season two

GEELONG Baseball Association's (GBA) newly expanded Women's Competition will throw its opening pitches this Sunday, April 30 with club representatives dubbing the league "Geelong's...

April 28, 2023

Riak on board “common goal” driving the Supercats

FRESH off representing her home country in the AfroBasket Qualifiers in February, one of Geelong United's newest recruits is settling in well as a...

April 28, 2023

“We will remember them”: Ocean Grove commemorates Anzac Day

A SILENCE of commemoration fell over Ocean Grove on Tuesday morning as residents and community members gathered at Ocean Grove Park to pay their...

April 25, 2023

Truong’s masterstroke enters Archibald pool

A BELLARINE art gallery owner has thrown his hat in the ring for the nation's most prestigious arts prize for the first time since...

April 24, 2023

Swans and Joeys to face off again in Anzac clash

GEELONG'S standalone Anzac Day fixture on Tuesday, April 25 promises to be an exciting matchup with both St Joseph's and South Barwon keen to...

April 24, 2023

Bellarine Anzac Day games head to Drysdale

AN ANNUAL fixture since 2008, the Bellarine Football Netball League's Anzac Day clash will see traditional rivals Drysdale and Portarlington meet again on Tuesday...

April 24, 2023

GSCC joins push for Masters Challenge extension

A LOCAL cycling club has joined forces with two other organisations in a bid to extend an already popular race series. The committees of Geelong...

April 24, 2023

Portarlington to lead Anzac Day commemorations across the Bellarine

PORTARLINGTON & St Leonards RSL president Darren McDonald says his sub-branch is looking forward to running its first unrestricted Anzac Day proceedings since before...

April 22, 2023

Cats faithful turn out ahead of flag unfurling

THE Geelong Cats make its long-awaited return to GMHBA Stadium tonight against the Sydney Swans following the club's 2022 premiership-winning season. Preparations have begun ahead...

April 21, 2023

Moran represents Surf Coast on the national stage

ONE of the Surf Coast's top basketball prospects has had his first taste of NBL1 action in Geelong, stoking excitement around what he and...

April 21, 2023

Geelong adds two clubs to women’s baseball scene

THE Geelong Baseball Association will welcome two more clubs to the fold in its women's competition for 2023. League co-ordinator and women's chairperson Meg Fahy...

April 19, 2023