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GPs to help with vaccine rollout’s next phase

More than 4,500 accredited general practices will participate in the next phase of Australia’s rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, and people can now check...

App to help fans support their sports club

LOCAL sports clubs are being encouraged to sign up to a fan-empowered sponsorship platform as a new way for their supporters to raise money. MyFavorito...

Cats judge dogs as part of new pet partnership

IT WAS a case of Cats judging dogs in Torquay on Friday last week, as the Geelong Football Club announced a new partnership with...

Baton relay celebrates a century of Rotary

ROTARY Clubs across the Geelong region will combine to pass a baton from club to club this Sunday, March 21 as they help celebrate...

Surfers urged to train up to save lives

FREE rescue training is being offered to local surfers in recognition of the vital role they play in saving lives. Surfing Victoria has put out...

Cr Kylie Grzybek takes a seat at MAV board

CITY of Greater Geelong councillor Kylie Grzybek been appointed as a board member for the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV). This significant appointment, announced last...

Ocean Grove juniors triumph at LSV state competition

JUNIOR life saving competitors from across the state headed to Warrnambool this weekend to compete in the LSV Junior Victorian State Championships at Warrnambool,...

Link your government accounts ahead of vaccine rollout

The federal government is encouraging all people in regional Victoria to get ready for their COVID-19 vaccination by linking their digital government services, particularly...

Beach near Demons Bluff closed for public safety

THE beach below Demons Bluff near Anglesea was closed last week for the public’s safety due to further landslips in the area. Monthly monitoring of...

A walk (or jog) to remember this weekend

PEOPLE of all ages are getting ready for this year’s Geelong Memory Walk and Jog, to be held this Sunday, March 14, and registrations...

Lorne SLSC thinks pink for International Women’s Day

THE Lorne SLSC has celebrated its female lifesavers with a special “Pink Patrol” to recognise International Women’s Day (IWD). The four-and-a-half hour all-female patrol at...

City recognised for NAIDOC Week efforts

THE City of Greater Geelong has been recognised in the LGPro 2021 Awards for Excellence for its work in partnering with Aboriginal and Torres...

Telstra to help small businesses go digital

TELSTRA has revealed an $8.5 million program to help support small businesses by handing over major advertising space at the nation’s biggest football stadiums...

PM sticking to October COVID vaccine goal

PRIME Minister Scott Morrison is sticking to the federal government’s population-wide coronavirus vaccine October goal despite delays in the initial rollout. Doctors and other experts...

Latest letters are a sign of the times

THE latest arrangement of Villawood Properties’ giant letters spells out an important health message. The “GET VACCINATED” sign in three-metre high corten steel was officially...

GMHBA Stadium capacity revealed, more tickets released

The AFL has welcomed the state government's decision to endorse 50 per cent capacity at Geelong's GMHBA Stadium for AFL matches to begin the...

Titanic: Armstrong Creek Cricket and Sporting Club secures finals berths

THE Armstrong Creek Cricket and Sporting Club is chasing its fourth premiership in as many seasons, with the club’s top two teams into the...

Civic leaders up for the challenge

"CHOOSE to Challenge" is the theme for International Women’s Day, and with an all-female leadership team at the Surf Coast Shire council, the community...

Have your say on policing

GEELONG and the Surf Coast’s police are urging community members to share their views on how policing should be delivered now and into the...

Tigers women’s side ready to roar

THE senior women’s football side at Torquay is ready to roar for 2021 but are still looking few more players to join in. Tigers co-coaches...

Survey to help improve region’s dangerous roads

RACV is calling on people to share their knowledge about the most dangerous roads in regional Victoria on an interactive online map Every year hundreds...

New ports authority to be based in Geelong

A NEW body that will manage all of Victoria’s ports will be based in Geelong. G21 has welcomed the establishment of Ports Victoria, which will...

The Conquest continues at the Barwon Heads Triathlon

ADAM Conquest has gone back-to-back at the Barwon Heads Triathlon, adding this year’s victory to his wins in 2020 and 2018. The annual event drew...

Council to push ahead with CBD special rate

THE City of Greater Geelong has put the wheels in motion to reintroduce the special rate charged to businesses in Geelong’s CBD, but will...