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Having a plan in place crucial for summer period

GEELONG Regional Libraries (GRL) will host an online event to help people get their homes disaster ready. The Disaster Preparedness at Home program is provided to...

Passionate cyclists prepare to tackle summer circuit

THERE’S no better way to start your Summer of Cycling campaign than with a ride around Torquay in the heart of summer. The team at Cadel...

Rain affected junior country week, still plenty to play for

WINNERS were crowned, but it was not in the normal fashion of Barwon Junior Country Week after losing two of the four days to rain...

Salvos’ message for generous donors

SALVOS Stores is encouraging anyone donating to the charity bins to do it within store hours. Following a difficult year for many, donations to Salvos Stores...

Hair to help: City grant keeps volunteers snipping

VOLUNTEERS are being supported to keep their scissors snipping for those most in need through a City of Greater Geelong grant. The $5,198 from the...

Armstrong Creek named a must-watch suburb as development boom continues

ARMSTRONG Creek has been ranked alongside Byron Bay as Australia’s best investments amidst a housing boom. Despite being one of Geelong’s youngest suburbs, Hotspotting’s Price...

Grants to support better manufacturing

MANUFACTURERS in regional Victoria with shovel-ready projects to increase their productivity and grow jobs have a week left to apply for up to $1million...

Cotton On Group praises JobKeeper

JOBKEEPER kept the Cotton On Group going during 2020 and its chief executive officer says companies will have to adapt and respond quickly for...

The right fit: Cotton On to grow its Avalon distribution centre

THE Cotton On Group’s enormous distribution centre at Avalon is set to get even bigger, with the clothing brand announcing an expansion of the...

Chris wheels out a virtual Rip to River time

FOR the first time in its more than 41-year history, Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club’s main fundraising event, the Rip to River, was...

Geelong dodges sevenfold spike in job losses

MORE than 1,100 jobs were lost in Geelong between July and September but the impact could have been nearly seven times worse, according to...

Start your 2021 right with a blood pressure check

Australians keen to make a healthy start to 2021 are being urged to have a blood pressure check.

City’s Australia Day events cancelled

THE City of Greater Geelong has significantly scaled back its Australia Day celebrations for 2021, with many of the planned activities cancelled due to...

Celebrating Seniors – Special Feature

Government calls for informants to dob in dodgy deals

The federal government has launched a new "tip off" campaign that urges people to inform on foreigners suspected of illegally purchasing Australian residential real...

Coastal school holidays program made even more accessible

THIS year’s Summer by the Sea program will be more accessible than ever with the education program moving online. Each January school holidays sees Coastcare...

Light the way: Lighthouse walk to raise funds to fight cancer

A NEW fundraiser is urging people to put their lockdown fitness to the test this month to help aid efforts to fight cancer. Anglesea resident...