About: James Taylor

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February 23, 2022

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...

February 23, 2022

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,...

February 22, 2022

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...

February 22, 2022

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...

February 22, 2022

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...

February 21, 2022

Visit a garden of hope at Pako Festa

PAKO Festa will mark its 40th anniversary later this month, and visitors to the event are invited to see what’s grown from the collective...

February 20, 2022

New contractor wins Meals on Wheels tender

MORE than 1,000 meals a week are being delivered to senior residents and people with disabilities and their carers across the City of Greater...

February 18, 2022

Grant to help green Geelong’s growth areas

THE City of Greater Geelong will use a pair of state government grants to make two of its major growth areas more environmentally sustainable. The...

February 17, 2022

Crowded House add Geelong to national tour

MUSIC legends Crowded house have just announced new dates and locations for their Australian Dreamers Are Waiting Tour later this year, including A Day...

February 17, 2022

Plug it in: Ford factory could be key to national electric vehicle manufacturing

GEELONG’S former Ford factory could play a vital role in restarting Australia’s car manufacturing industry with electric vehicles (EVs), according to the author of...

February 17, 2022

Jeff Sykes opens his rowing centre

ROWING Geelong has celebrated the completion of its new community-funded rowing centre, with the facility’s namesake on hand to officially open it on Friday...

February 15, 2022

New provider appointed for headspace Geelong

A NEW youth mental health provider has been appointed to operate headspace Geelong following an extensive tender process run by Western Victoria Primary Health...

February 14, 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...

February 13, 2022

Papadatos, Green triumph at Vic Open

HANNAH Green obliterated the field to win the Vic Open women's championship today (Sunday, February 13) for her first big triumph on home soil...

February 12, 2022

Rent relief scheme extended for businesses

THE Victorian government has extended rent relief for small and family businesses affected by the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, using new regulations...

February 11, 2022

St Paul’s launches restoration appeal

AN APPEAL for important preservation and repair works at St Paul’s Anglican Church in Geelong has officially begun. National Trust Australia (Victoria) chair Kristin Stegley...

February 11, 2022

Deal done to install fibre optic network

THE fibre backbone of the City of Greater Geelong's Smart City plan has been locked in, with the council endorsing a 15-year contract with...

February 10, 2022

Green makes good start at Vic Open

RICHARD Green has wound back the clock on his home track to claim a share of the lead midway through today's opening round of...

February 9, 2022

Comics get outta town and head to Geelong

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival has partnered with Visit Victoria to bring an expanded program of comedy shows to metro and regional Victoriam, beginning...

February 9, 2022

Geelong After Dark cancelled again

GEELONG After Dark will not be held for the third consecutive year because of COVID-related concerns, and its return in 2023 appears unlikely. However, the...

February 6, 2022

Kelly Slater wins at Pipeline

ELEVEN-time World Champion Kelly Slater has won the Billabong Pro Pipeline, the first stop on this year's World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT),...

February 6, 2022

Geelong creative organisations share in funding

GEELONG Gallery and Platform Arts are among the 113 Victorian creative entities sharing in $85 million in funding from the Victorian government. Part of the...

February 5, 2022

Walk-up start: Cheeseman calls for better pedestrian access at Waurn Ponds Station

SOUTH Barwon MP Darren Cheeseman is calling for the new platform at Waurn Ponds Station to be accessible by pedestrians from both sides of...

February 4, 2022

Inclusive playspace designs still coming

THE impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed the design of a major new playground in Rippleside, according to the City of Greater Geelong. Along...