IN BRIEF

Peter Murrihy appointed to TGGB board
THE City of Greater Geelong council has appointed deputy mayor Peter Murrihy as its new representative on the board of Tourism Greater Geelong and the Bellarine (TGGB). Cr Murrihy, who is deputy chair of council’s tourism and events portfolio, has been appointed for a one-year term. He follows Cr Ron Nelson, who has stepped down after serving for the past 12 months and before that, from 2012 to 2015.

Athletes love Geelong’s IRONMAN 70.3
GEELONG’S IRONMAN 70.3 event has been chosen by thousands of athletes from across the globe as the best event of its kind in the world. The annual long course triathlon on the Geelong waterfront has claimed the top honour ahead of more than 100 other IRONMAN 70.3 events. The IRONMAN 2018 Athlete Choice Awards were decided on feedback from more than 55,000 athlete surveys, conducted after series events. Geelong took out the award for Overall Satisfaction, with the swim leg in Corio Bay ranked third out of the 105 events.

Nominate books for the Baby Bundle
THE first free Baby Bundles for firsttime parents being delivered by the state government are expected to be delivered by July, and Victorians are being urged to nominate their favourite children’s books. Minister for Health Jenny Mikakos last week announced nominations were open for the public to have its say over which books by Victorian authors for children aged two years and under should be included as part of the bundle. The Baby Bundles will be provided for about 35,000 new parents every year. Head to engage.vic.gov.au/babybundle.