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November 10, 2024

Peppa Pig to tour locally next year

Peppa Pig will be back touring Australia next year for the first time since 2018 in her oinktastic stage show, Peppa Pig’s Fun Day...

September 6, 2024

Nominations open soon for local council elections

CANDIDATES ready to stand in October's local council postal elections across Victoria are urged to use the Victorian Electoral Commission's (VEC) updated Candidate Helper...

September 3, 2024

Program aims to ease stress among small business owners

RUNNING a small business can be exciting and empowering but can also involve stress and pressure coming from many directions. Without healthy coping strategies, these...

August 12, 2024

Au revoir: Paris Olympics close with star-studded show

SETTING out to prove that topping Paris isn't mission impossible, Los Angeles rolled out a skydiving Tom Cruise, Grammy winner Billie Eilish and other...

August 12, 2024

Paris Olympics: Day 16 results

AUSTRALIA: 18 gold, 19 silver, 16 bronze (fourth overall) How the Aussies fared on Day 16 AUSTRALIAN MEDALLISTS SILVER Matt Richardson (men's keirin) has claimed his third medal...

August 11, 2024

Paris Olympics: Aussies in action on Day 16 and Day 15 results

AUSTRALIA: 18 gold, 18 silver, 14 bronze (third overall) What's on tonight? MAJOR AUSTRALIAN MEDAL HOPES Falling to the powerhouse USA in the basketball semi-final, the Opals...

August 10, 2024

Paris Olympics: Aussies in action on Day 15 and Day 14 results

AUSTRALIA: 18 gold, 16 silver, 14 bronze (third overall) What's on tonight? MAJOR AUSTRALIAN MEDAL HOPES Middle-distance star Jessica Hull is daring to believe she can upset...

July 26, 2024

New kinder announced for Kennington

KENNINGTON is getting a new kindergarten next to its primary school, one of eight to be built across the state by the Victorian government. Premier...

July 25, 2024

APCO Foundation’s Giving Day set to return

THE APCO Foundation Giving Day is back in 2024, with its second edition to be held on Tuesday next week. This year, all donations will...

March 29, 2024

Historic Elstow’s new era

Edwardian beauty "Elstow" is being presented to market for the first time after a meticulous restoration and respectful modern extension by multi-award-winning custom builder...

March 28, 2024

Win tickets to see Chris Isaak

PLATINUM-selling and Grammy-nominated singer and actor Chris Isaak is returning to Australia for the first time since 2016, including at Geelong's Mt Duneed Estate...

January 12, 2024

Get out and get moving at Family Ride

TOUR de France champion Cadel Evans is challenging everyone to go screen-free for an hour a day and reap the health benefits, and GeelongPort...

July 15, 2023

Building wealth in the new financial year: three resolutions to transform your finance

THE new financial year is here, and it might be a great time to consider refocusing on your financial goals and resolutions. Who said it...

June 6, 2022

Henderson appointed to shadow cabinet

GEELONG-based Liberal Senator Sarah Henderson has scored a promotion, named as one of the ten women in the twenty-four person shadow cabinet announced by...

June 1, 2022

Why Australians are going crazy for tiny houses

THE demand for tiny houses surged around the world with the COVID-19 pandemic. Australia is no exception. Underpinning this growth trend for tiny houses is...

April 2, 2022

May 21 confirmed for federal election

Australians will go to the polls for a federal election on May 21 following a six-week campaign, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says. The election will...

February 12, 2022

Survey reveals lax attitude to bushfire warnings

MORE than half of all Victorians living in areas at high risk of bushfire believe they will definitely get an official warning if threatened...

September 8, 2021

Lockdown to lift in regional Victoria on Friday

LOCKDOWN restrictions will lift across almost all of regional Victoria as of Friday this week. At a press conference this morning, Premier Daniel Andrews said...

August 12, 2021

Federal, Victorian governments roll out more funds for businesses in lockdown

THE Federal and Victorian Governments have announced further financial support for Melbourne businesses in lockdown, and grants are expected to flow today (Thursday, August...

August 9, 2021

Regional Victoria lockdown lifts at midnight

REGIONAL Victoria will revert to the COVID-19 settings in place before the start of the state's sixth lockdown, with restrictions to be lifted at...

August 6, 2021

$400m lockdown support package for business announced

THE Federal and Victorian governments have announced a new joint funding package for Victorian small and medium businesses to get through and then recover...

July 27, 2021

Victoria’s lockdown lifts at midnight

VICTORIA will come out of its fifth lockdown at midnight tonight but masks will remain "inside and outside and always" for the moment, according...

July 26, 2021

Victoria still waits on end of lockdown decision

VICTORIAN Health Minister Martin Foley has said authorities will need the rest of today's data before any decisions can be made about the end...

July 24, 2021

Victoria “on track” to end lockdown next week

VICTORIA is "on track" to end its fifth lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic next week, according to the state's chief health officer. There were 12...