About: Ellie Claringbold
May 3, 2024
Awards offer growth and recognition
Win or otherwise, this year's chair of judging Simon Flowers says the Geelong Business Excellence Awards provide an invaluable opportunity for local businesses to...
May 3, 2024
Business bores its way to the top
More than six months after winning the region's most prestigious business prize, DirectBor director Aaron Finch is still on a high. A first-time entrant in...
May 3, 2024
Last year’s GBEA winners
Here are the winners of the 2023 Geelong Business Excellence Awards. BUSINESS OF THE YEAR WINNER: DirectBor BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR WINNER: Justin Martin YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE...
May 2, 2024
No more: Demonstrators call for end to gendered violence
MORE than two thousand people gathered in Geelong's CBD last weekend to rally against gender-based violence. The demonstration, organised by Indigenous-led not-for-profit organisation What Were...
May 2, 2024
Geelong’s rising stars shine after completing GRID Series music program
THE Grass Roots Indie Development (GRID) Series music program marked its exciting conclusion last month with a concert, celebrating the achievements of its first...
April 29, 2024
Geelong celebrates First Nations culture with NBN Box Art Trail
SEVERAL National Broadband Network (NBN) utility boxes across Greater Geelong have been transformed into vibrant displays celebrating First Nations stories and art. The nine completed...
April 28, 2024
Local artist brings “happy art” to homewares range
A Torquay artist has fulfilled a career-long dream, collaborating with iconic Australian retailer Adairs on a homewares range that showcases her vibrant works of...
April 28, 2024
Celebrate Geelong’s youth through awards
NOMINATIONS for this year's Geelong Youth Awards have opened, as the city gears up for a celebration of its outstanding young people. The awards are...
April 27, 2024
Young women hit hardest by loneliness, survey finds
Young women are more likely than their male peers to experience loneliness, with almost two-thirds of women aged between 12-25 reporting feelings of isolation...
April 27, 2024
Back to Back Theatre find new audiences on Netflix
THE work of critically acclaimed Back to Back Theatre has reached new audiences following the inclusion of its first feature-length film, Shadow, on the...
April 27, 2024
Businesses unite to support Lifeline
CHIEF executives, business leaders and mental health advocates will next month don their running shoes for the inaugural 135 Corporate Dash in support of...
April 27, 2024
Geelong women and girls invited to share healthcare experiences
GEELONG'S state Labor MPs are encouraging women and girls across the region to share their healthcare experiences and make a submission to the women's...
April 26, 2024
Candlelight vigil to shine light on family violence
THE community will come together next week for a candlelight vigil and forum to remember the women and children who have lost their lives...
April 25, 2024
Staffys stampede Geelong
THE Barwon River was awash with staffordshire bull terriers last weekend, as the community came together for the inaugural Staffy Stampede. Approximately 60 staffys, joined...
April 24, 2024
Environmentalists cheer closure of Lake Modewarre to duck hunting
ENVIRONMENTAL advocates are this week celebrating the closure of Lake Modewarre to duck hunting after campaigning for its closure ahead of this year's season...
April 24, 2024
Citizen science event to takes over Geelong and Surf Coast
THE Geelong Field Naturalists Club is encouraging residents across Greater Geelong and the Surf Coast to take part in the world's biggest citizen science...
April 21, 2024
Local photographer takes out inaugural
Local Geelong photographer Darren Clark has been awarded the inaugural Geelong Photographic Portrait Prize (GPPP) for his work "Young and Wild". Shot on infra-red, the...
April 20, 2024
Firm continues to design excellence
Rob Mills Architecture & Interiors, the team behind some of the Great Ocean Road's most iconic homes, has again been shortlisted for the Australian...
April 19, 2024
Dog lovers to unite for Staffy Stampede
STAFFORDSHIRE bull terriers and their two-legged friends will come together in Geelong this weekend to celebrate the affectionate dog breed. The inaugural Staffy Stampede will...
April 18, 2024
Event raises vital funds for Norm Stanley
THE community continue to rally around beloved Wathaurong man Norm Stanley following his stage four cancer diagnosis, this week hosting a fundraising event to...
April 18, 2024
State prepares for digital driver licence launch
ROAD users across the state will be able to access their driver's licence on their smartphones next month with the Victorian government preparing to...
April 17, 2024
Torquay’s Australian National Surfing Museum celebrates three decades
THE Australian National Surfing Museum (ANSM), located in Torquay, is this year celebrating three decades since it opened its doors to visitors. For the past...
April 17, 2024
Coker makes good on election commitment
INFRASTRUCTURE upgrades have been completed at several schools across the Corangamite electorate, providing local students with much-needed equipment and facilities. Their completion marks the fulfilment...
April 14, 2024
Inaugural public health strategy aims for health equity
RISING rates of chronic disease and inequitable health outcomes across the Barwon South West (BSW) region has prompted the release of the region's first...
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