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Building interest: Liberals tout benefits of housing programs

ARMSTRONG Creek and Geelong have been described as the "epicentre" of the positive impact of the federal Liberal Government's housing programs. Minister for Housing Michael...

Local builder wins best display home

Aaron and Sarah Anstis from Hotondo Homes in Ocean Grove are celebrating after winning the prestigious National Display Home of the Year Award at...

All caps on gathering to be dropped at midnight

COVID-19 restrictions will ease significantly as of midnight tonight (Thursday, November 18), with no limits in the home and no caps or density limits...

Barwon Water releases draft of 50-year strategy

THE Geelong region needs to find or save up to five billion litres of water every five years for the next five decades, according...

Jamila Rizvi to headline Geelong Mums Business Breakfast

GEELONG Mums is bringing together the local corporate sector to support babies and children waiting for essential nursery equipment with its inaugural Geelong Mums...

Viva rejects protest claims about gas terminal

VIVA Energy has rejected claims that its floating gas terminal proposal in Geelong could potentially put hundreds of lives at risk. More than 100 people...

Corio to get a headspace centre

CORIO will be getting a satellite headspace branch via $1.7 million from the federal government. The Western Victoria Primary Health Network will receive the funding...

Major works start on Spirit of Tasmania terminal

MAJOR works have begun on Spirit of Tasmania’s passenger and freight terminal precinct at GeelongPort ahead of the ferry service’s move from Melbourne to...

Droomer triumphs in junior surf championships

GOOD surfing and good footage has seen Jan Juc surfer Willis Droomer win his division in this year’s YETI Australian Junior Online Surf Championships. Droomer...

A day to remember

REMEMBRANCE Day will see the nation fall silent at 11am today (Thursday, November 11) in honour of all those Australians who have suffered and...

Milli’s voice raised in Parliament

KARDINIA International College student Milli McDonald has urged her peers to “maintain their rage and enthusiasm” on the issues that will shape their future...

Max’s Beach House in Fairhaven sells for $10 million

THE record price for a residential house in the Surf Coast Shire has just reached eight figures, with the "Max's Beach House" in Fairhaven...

Geelong Remembrance Day service to go ahead

VICTORIA reaching its 80 per cent double-vaccinated milestone means that public observances of Remembrance Day in Geelong can go ahead on Thursday. The Geelong RSL...

Musician’s artful escape into gaming

Geelong musician Johnny Galvatron has escaped from a life of rock and roll and created a new and colourful world.

Shining blue for River’s Gift

THIS Sunday, a decade after the loss of River Waddell to SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), River’s Gift is asking the community to support...

Tyson Stengle signs with the Cats

THE Cats have signed free agent forward Tyson Stengle to a two-year AFL contract. The 22-year-old was a highly sought after free agent after a...

Exposure site update – November 5

THERE have been two local additions to the list of COVID-19 public exposure sites in Victoria. They are: October 29 Oz Tenpin Geelong Bowling, 19 Reynolds Road,...

Falls Festival to leave Lorne in 2022

THE Falls Festival is leaving Lorne and the Surf Coast Shire after 27 years, and will move to a new home just to the...

Exposure site update – November 2

THERE is one local addition to the list of public exposure sites in Victoria to COVID-19. The Shiraaz Indian Restaurant in Malop Street, Geelong has...

Heart health funding would help more get moving

The Heart Foundation is calling for $1.2 million to tackle Victoria’s poor exercise scorecard in regional heart hotspots as well as in Melbourne’s outer...

Grants to improve Indigenous education and wellbeing

THE federal government is putting more than $1.6 million forward to extend support for Indigenous programs across the Geelong region as part of the...

Avalon’s Gold Coast flights restart in December

THE skies are clearing at Avalon Airport, with flights to and from the Gold Coast resuming in mid-December. Bookings have already opened for Jetstar’s service...

Geelong company signs deals with Samsung and New York State

AN INTERNATIONAL company with a Geelong presence has teamed up with Samsung to roll out a medical screening tool ideal for frontline workers returning...

Exposure site update – October 29

THERE are five local additions to the list of public exposure sites to COVID-19 in the Geelong region. They are: October 24 BOUNCEinc, 174 Torquay Road, Grovedale...