About: Ellie Claringbold
January 21, 2025
Lookout Festival returns with stellar line-up
Jet, Grinspoon and The Veronicas are among the Australian rock titans headed to Torquay in March for an electrifying one-day festival event. Hot off the...
January 20, 2025
Long-awaited irrigation system to aid Geelong’s flying foxes
THE City of Greater Geelong is preparing to install an irrigation system in Eastern Park to help reduce the threat of extreme heat days...
January 19, 2025
Experts urge community to protect their skin
Hundreds of Victorians are still presenting to hospital emergency departments with severe sunburn each year, with the majority of these visits occurring in January. New...
January 18, 2025
Vibrant mural transforms Geelong silo
A VIBRANT large-scale mural depicting an arrangement of native Australian blooms has given a former water tower at the Federal Mills precinct in North...
January 17, 2025
New era dawns for women’s basketball
A NEW partnership between the City of Greater Geelong and Geelong United Basketball (GUB) is expected to advance women's sport across the region and...
January 17, 2025
Billy Elliot hits the stage in Geelong
THE multi-award-winning stage production Billy Elliot will begin its 13-show run tonight (Friday, January 17), bringing the coming-of-age story to Geelong audiences for the...
January 17, 2025
Burns vaults to victory at Landy Field athletic meet
A BELLARINE Athletics Club pole vaulter took the region's only win at the Surf Coast Classic earlier this month, as athletes from across the...
January 16, 2025
New public artwork swims into town
A NEW sculpture has taken up residence at the entrance to Rippleside Park. Conceived and developed by artists and designers Geoff Trensky and Tony Gilevski,...
January 16, 2025
Busport car park opened to public
THE City of Greater Geelong has opened level two of the Busport car park to the public, creating an additional 124 parking spaces in...
January 15, 2025
Back to Back Theatre co-chief to step down
ONE of the region's most celebrated cultural exports is on the hunt for a new chief executive officer, as its current chief prepares to...
January 15, 2025
Swimming to make a difference
Swimmers across the region are preparing to hit their local beaches and lap pools next month to raise funds for the 130,000 seriously ill...
January 12, 2025
Regional roads account for majority of fatalities in 2024
VICTORIA Police has committed to drive down road trauma through 2025, after provisional figures released last week revealed another devastating year on the state's...
January 12, 2025
Victorian government hails successful first pill testing event
THE state government has labelled the beginning of its pill testing trial a success, after preliminary data showed almost 40 per cent of festivalgoers...
January 12, 2025
Sip, savour, and soak up the sunshine at Geelong Beer Festival
More than 6,000 people are expected to raise their glasses at Johnstone Park next weekend for a summer celebration featuring a world-class line-up of...
January 12, 2025
GRID Series to empower Geelong’s next music stars
The GRID Series artist development initiative has begun in Geelong for a second year, with a new cohort of talented local artists selected to...
January 12, 2025
Think before you flush, urges new campaign
REDUCING the amount of cotton buds, condoms and other non-flushable items making their way into the region's sewer system is the focus of a...
January 10, 2025
Cable thefts keep streets in the dark
SEVERAL streetlights in Bell Post Hill and Lovely Banks have been out of commission for more than a year as local authorities grapple with...
January 10, 2025
Rebranded Geelong Foodshare tackles food insecurity across the region
FOR Geelong Foodshare, creating social change is more than just a tagline. It's an ethos that sits at the very core of everything the food...
January 9, 2025
Incentives offered to staff new Lara maximum-security prison
THE Victorian government is seeking a new cohort of prison officers to support the opening of a new maximum-security prison in Lara, with incentives...
January 8, 2025
Geelong Rainbow Festival seeks performers and volunteers
THE annual Geelong Rainbow Festival will return to Johnstone Park in February and its dedicated team of organisers is seeking volunteers, performers, food vendors...
January 7, 2025
Redrawn electorates see Corio, Wannon grow, Corangamite shrink
THE Corangamite electorate has shrunk again in size while the seats of Corio and Wannon have expanded slightly, ahead of the next Australian federal...
January 6, 2025
City aims to capitalise on tourism boom
THE City of Greater Geelong has its eyes set firmly on bringing a five-star brand resort to the region, as it works to address...
January 5, 2025
Powerful stories to be brought to life at Geelong Arts Centre
Trying to pick a standout from the Geelong Arts Centre's coming season would be the equivalent of picking a favourite child, chief executive and...
January 3, 2025
Discover: The Bellarine Peninsula
WHETHER you're interested in exploring nature, enjoying local food and wine, or relaxing on the beach, the Bellarine Peninsula has something to offer. Make the...
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