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August 5, 2021
Two COVID cases in Victoria added to six announced today
VICTORIA has recorded another two coronavirus cases on top of the six previously announced today (Thursday, August 5). The two new cases will be included...
August 5, 2021
Owen Wright takes bronze as first medals for surfing awarded
AFTER three days of fierce competition in everything from waist-high wedges to overhead typhoon surf, reigning World Surf League (WSL) champions Carissa Moore and...
August 5, 2021
Rip Curl Pro comes back to Bells in 2022
THE Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach will be back in 2022, with the World Surf League (WSL) announcing the long-running event would return to...
August 5, 2021
Tokyo Olympics: Aussies in action on day 14 and day 13 results
AUSTRALIA - 15 gold, 4 silver, 17 bronze What's on today? ATHLETICS Men's Decathlon last five events (Ash Moloney, Cedric Dubler) Women's High Jump Qualifying Round (Nicola McDermott,...
August 5, 2021
MoPA to keep playing through RISE grant
The Museum of Play and Art (MoPA) is among three arts organisations in the Geelong region to share in more than $1 million under...
August 4, 2021
Funding to fix region’s road black spots
ROAD users and pedestrians alike in the Geelong region are set to benefit from Black Spot projects announced last week by the federal government,...
August 1, 2021
Festival’s sustainability success
THE Queenscliff Music Festival is an exemplar of the sustainable mindset in action.
The festival won the Environmental Volunteering category in last year's Premier's Sustainability...
July 31, 2021
GABF toasts new partnership with BeerFest
THE team behind The Great Australian Beer Festival (GABF) have announced a new partnership with BeerFest Australia. As a part of the partnership, Australian Beer...
July 30, 2021
Person dies in skydiving incident in Torquay
A person has died and a second has life-threatening injuries following a skydiving crash in Torquay this afternoon. Victoria Police said the pair were doing...
July 27, 2021
Footy and netball to return, some games rescheduled
GROUNDS and courts across the Geelong region will be back in action from tomorrow (Wednesday, July 28) thanks to the easing of COVID-19 restrictions,...
July 27, 2021
Victoria’s lockdown lifts at midnight
VICTORIA will come out of its fifth COVID-19 lockdown at midnight tonight (Tuesday, July 27) but masks will remain "inside and outside and always"...
July 26, 2021
Victoria still waits on end of lockdown decision
VICTORIAN Health Minister Martin Foley says authorities will need the rest of today's data before any decisions can be made about the end of...
July 26, 2021
Geelong to host two Renegades games
THE Melbourne Renegades will be coming down the highway to Geelong during the coming Big Bash League (BBL) season, with GMHBA Stadium to host...
July 26, 2021
Local superheroes unmasked at Bethany awards
THIS year’s winners of the Bethany Superhero Awards have been announced, following the COVID lockdown and restrictions cancelling last month’s ceremony. The 12 primary school...
July 25, 2021
Support for regional workers should be wider, Grimley says
THE Victorian Government has announced a pilot scheme to tackle housing shortages and other barriers to regional workforce attraction, but Derryn Hinch's Justice Party...
July 24, 2021
Victoria “on track” to end lockdown next week
VICTORIA is "on track" to end its fifth lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic next week, according to the state's Chief Health Officer. There were 12...
July 23, 2021
New Elders’ Voice to provide advice for Victoria’s Treaty
THE First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria has announced an interim Elders' Voice to provide cultural advice, wisdom and oversight from elders across Victoria to...
July 23, 2021
Cathy’s a new face on the street
LOCAL organisations and councils have partnered to deliver the latest version of STREETFACE, which will also be displayed outside of Geelong for the first...
July 22, 2021
Geelong’s at an “energy crossroads”, environmental group claims
AN ENVIRONMENTAL group claims the simultaneous milestones for both a “big battery” and a gas import terminal near Geelong mean the city has reached...
July 21, 2021
Victoria records 22 new COVID-19 cases, more business support announced
VICTORIA has recorded 22 new COVID-19 cases in the previous 24 hours, and the Victorian Government has announced a further $282.5 million for businesses...
July 21, 2021
Falcons Hickey and Lee named as AFLW Under-19 All Australians
GEELONG Falcons and Victoria Country's Mel Hickey has been named as coach of this year's AFLW Under-19 Championships All-Australian team. The championships showcased the most...
July 21, 2021
Healthy Heroes event coming to GMHBA Stadium
THE GMHBA Limited Healthy Heroes annual parent event is just around the corner, with special guest George Georgievski - The School Lunchbox Dad -...
July 20, 2021
Submissions close on Central Geelong Framework Plan
THE window for public submisssions to the Central Geelong Framework Plan has closed, and the advisory committee is preparing for a directions hearing later...
July 19, 2021
Grant helps Friends keep up the creek clean-up
THE Friends of Waurn Ponds Creek have an extremely useful bit of gear to help in their revegetation and cleanup works through a state...
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