About: James Taylor

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...

September 17, 2021

Exposure sites update – September 17, 11am

THERE are three new public exposure sites to COVID-19 in the Geelong region. They are:

• The Cotton On Group's headquarters in North Geelong, on September...

September 17, 2021

ABC Radio pop-up rescheduled

THE uncertainty caused by Victoria’s COVID-19 restrictions has forced the ABC to reschedule its planned pop-up Radio-in-Residency in Geelong from October this year to...

September 16, 2021

COVID-19 restrictions ease at Victoria hits 70 per cent first jab target

VICTORIA will hit its target of 70 per cent of first dose COVID-19 vaccinations today (Thursday, September 16), and the Victorian Government has announced...

September 16, 2021

City strategy: G21 says Geelong-Melbourne connection must be balanced

GEELONG’S mutually beneficial relationship with Melbourne is clear and efforts to improve it should be encouraged, G21’s chief executive officer says, but this must...