About: James Taylor
October 7, 2021
Food for all: appeal to help feed Geelong’s most vulnerable
THE Give Where You Live Foundation has launched its annual Feed Geelong Appeal to fight hunger across the region. Running until October 17, the appeal...
October 4, 2021
Victorian VCE students among new COVID-19 cases
DOZENS of final-year Victorian students have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of returning to classrooms for annual tests. Victoria reported 1,377 new local cases, the...
October 4, 2021
2021 Queenscliff Music Festival cancelled
THE 24th edition of the Queenscliff Music Festival (QMF) has been pushed to 2022, with organisers conceding time had run out to hold the...
October 4, 2021
City’s mosquito control program grounded
THE City of Greater Geelong’s mosquito management program has started with a focus on ground-control programs around towns, but it is not expected to...
October 3, 2021
Junior footy carnival postponed again
SOME of the Barwon region's best under 15 footballers will not get to test their skills against other representative teams from across the state...
October 2, 2021
Local elections draw record turnout despite pandemic
VOTER turnout hit record highs in the 2020 local council elections despite the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report tabled in the Victorian...
October 1, 2021
Exposure sites – October 1, 4pm
SEVERAL stores inside the Westfield Geelong shopping centre have been listed as public exposure sites to COVID-19. The latest list for the Geelong region is: September...
October 1, 2021
Exposure sites – October 1, 11am
SIX new public exposure sites to COVID-19 have been listed in the Geelong region. They are: September 25 Corio Bay Health Group, Latrobe Terrace, Geelong - 9.50-11.30am...
October 1, 2021
Stewart wins “Carji” Greeves Medal
TOM Stewart is the winner of the 2021 "Carji" Greeves Medal, and led a top 10 and awards night featuring some of the Cats'...
October 1, 2021
Grassland conservation project needs landowners’ help
LESS than five per cent of grassy eucalypt woodlands and native grasslands of the Victorian Volcanic Plains remain in Victoria, and landowners are being...
September 30, 2021
No Cadel’s race in January
The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (CEGORR) will not be staged in January 2022. In a statement issued this afternoon, Visit Victoria has been...
September 28, 2021
Exposure sites, September 28, 11am
PUBLIC exposure sites to COVID-19 have been added in Geelong, Geelong West and Herne Hill. They are: September 23 Australian Clinical Labs, Little Ryrie Street, Geelong, 8.30-9am...
September 27, 2021
James Kelly returns to Cats as assistant coach
GEELONG premiership hero James Kelly will return to GMHBA Stadium as an assistant coach. After a stellar playing career with the Cats, Kelly served as...
September 27, 2021
Grants to support arts sector open again
THE Victorian Government is helping the state’s creative sector prepare for next year by opening applications to the Touring Victoria and Small Regional Presenters...
September 26, 2021
Newcomb’s Westpac branch to close
NEWCOMB will lose its Westpac branch next month, but the bank says it has not taken the decision lightly. Last week, the Finance Sector Union...
September 23, 2021
First stage of Osborne House restoration completed
WORKS to enable the next chapter in the renewal of North Geelong’s Osborne House have been completed. The City of Greater Geelong has carried out...
September 22, 2021
Earthquake felt across Victoria
AN earthquake apparently originating in Gippsland has been felt across the state, with people in Geelong, the Bellarine and the Surf Coast saying that...
September 22, 2021
Queenscliff Music Festival “extremely unlikely” to go ahead
THIS year's Queenscliff Music Festival (QMF) is "extremely unlikely" to go ahead in November, according to organisers. In an update posted on their Facebook page...
September 21, 2021
Exposure sites, September 21, 4pm
BUSINESSES in Torquay and Geelong West have been added to Victoria's list of COVID-19 public exposure sites. They are:
- The Village Door in Geelong West,...
September 21, 2021
Spend on local social housing announced
ABOUT $27 million will be spent on social housing in the Geelong region with the first allocation of funds to projects in the Victorian...
September 20, 2021
Tim Pallas predicts strong Geelong recovery
GEELONG was doing well before the COVID-19 pandemic and is in an excellent position to keep doing well when it is over, according to...
September 19, 2021
Geelong and Surf Coast to enter seven-day snap lockdown at midnight
THE City of Greater Geelong and the Surf Coast Shire will go back into COVID-19 lockdown just before midnight tonight (Sunday, September 19) after...
September 18, 2021
Funds to help conserve heritage properties
HISTORIC properties in Newtown and Queenscliff will receive funding for important restoration works in the latest round of a state government initiative. The Heights and...
September 17, 2021
Corey Enright leaves Cats for coaching gig with Saints
GEELONG assistant coach Corey Enright is changing clubs, with the former Cats star landing a new job as an assistant coach in charge of...
