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Oils bring the power and the passion

THE power and the passion of Midnight Oil has rung out live in Geelong for the last time, with the band making a stop...

Breakout: Foo Fighters rock Geelong as concerts return

FOO Fighters has made a triumphant return to Australia in their first gig here in four years, with about 30,000 fans rocking out in...

Hub for the future: Ngarrimili to open training and retail centre in Geelong

A HUB under construction in central Geelong will become a centre for “Black excellence”, according to the team that is making it happen. Geelong West-based...

Forecourt opens at Waurn Ponds Station

PARKING and access at the Waurn Ponds railway station has never been better, with the official opening of the station’s new forecourt. The forecourt, which...

Clare Bowditch to launch Geelong Design Week

Musician and actress Clare Bowditch will launch Geelong Design Week later this month with her opening event titled “Big Dreams, creative resilience, and the...

Memory Walk to step out again in April

Locals are getting ready for the return of the Geelong Memory Walk & Jog in 2022, which will be held at Barwon Valley Park...

Hub of activity: Construction of $13m community centre begins

CONSTRUCTION is under way on the Armstrong Creek West Community Hub, which is expected to open early next year. Located on the corner of Unity...

Hanwha locks onto Avalon for armoured plant

HANWHA has named the Avalon Airport Industrial Precinct as the site of its Armoured Vehicle Centre of Excellence, and Deakin University is looking forward...

Geelong steps out again for March4Justice

THE second edition of March4Justice has taken to the streets, with dozens at a Geelong event adding to the thousands of people who rallied...

Foo Fighters gig bumps Nitro Circus

FANS of high-flying daredevil action will have to wait a little longer to see it in Geelong. At the request of the Kardinia Park Stadium...

Pako Festa has a fantastic 40th

THE Pako Festa relocated to a new location on Saturday to celebrate its 40th birthday but had plenty of the usual highlights of colour,...

Aboriginal health experts gather in Torquay

REPRESENTATIVES from Victoria’s peak body for the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people gathered in Torquay for their first in-person meeting in two years. The...

On the trail: Bike track a highlight of Warralily’s new park

ARMSTRONG Creek’s newest playground includes a downhill mountain bike trail, which is designed with varying challenges to cater for novices through to advanced riders. Only...

Barwon Soccer Club scores new changerooms

THE Barwon Soccer Club now has more room to grow thanks to the completion of a gender-neutral changeroom at their home ground at Grovedale...

Report recommends LGBTQIA+ Safe Space for Geelong

SAFE spaces for LGBTQIA+ youth should be trialled in Geelong and Ballarat, according to a taskforce that has handed its report to the Victorian...

Vouchers help students get back to school

STUDENTS and families in Geelong, Winchelsea, Torquay and Meredith are among those starting the 2022 school year with a little extra support. This is thanks...

Here comes the Convoy for Camp Quality

CAMP Quality’s Geelong Convoy will return to the city this Sunday, February 27, to bring the community together over a love of trucks and...

Still Here, Now exhibition closes

The Still Here, Now exhibition has wrapped up at Geelong's Platform Arts with a night of music and performance. The First Nations-curated exhibition, which opened...

A centre for all: Wathaurong Co-op appoints architect for redevelopment

THE Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative says its new home in North Geelong will be a hub for the community as well as bringing all of...

Times like these: Foo Fighters to rock Geelong

ROCK & Roll Hall Of Famer band Foo Fighters will return to Australia in just over a week, with a history-making performance at Geelong’s...

Urquhart Bluff hosts Koori Surf Titles

MORE than 50 Indigenous surfers from across the state gathered at Urquhart Bluff for this year’s Woorrangalook Victorian Koori Surf Titles. Held earlier this month,...

Mask, working from home rules to ease

Victoria is easing indoor mask-wearing and working from home rules and bringing back elective surgery under changes to COVID-19 pandemic health orders. The changes, including...

Katos calls out Labor on Armstrong Creek fire station

ARMSTRONG Creek will not have a fire station for at least 14 months, and Liberal candidate for South Barwon Andrew Katos said Labor not...

New Avalon CEO should lock in rail line

JUSTIN Giddings is departing Avalon Airport but will remain in aviation as the new chief executive officer of the AMDA Foundation. Mr Giddings, who announced...