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Geelong Mums needs your help this Christmas

GEELONG Mums is asking for people to support vulnerable babies and children by making a donation to their Christmas appeal. This year's coronavirus pandemic has...

We will remember them

ONE hundred and two years ago today, the guns fell silent on the Western Front. This marked the end of World War I but the...

New police boats take to the waves

VICTORIA Police has floated the newest members of its marine fleet. The Water Police Squad has gradually replaced its older boats since 2017 as part...

“Ring of steel” lifted on November 9

FROM tomorrow (Monday, November 9), Geelong and the Bellarine will welcome people from Melbourne for the first time in months, with the lifting of...

Metricon to host free online design trends workshops

Metricon is running a series of four free online masterclasses to provide design enthusiasts across the country with insight into emerging trends and tips...

From the REIV CEO – Regional column

The Victorian Government has responded to prolonged lobbying from the Real Estate Institute of Victoria to lift minimum training requirements to work in the...

City’s mosquito treatment program begins

WITH the weather warming up, the City of Greater Geelong is addressing the surge in mosquito numbers around the region. The city’s director of planning,...

VEC won’t rush revealing results for council elections

THIS year's local council elections will have a record turnout, but the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) says it will not put public health at...

Builder starts upgrade of Newcomb Secondary College

A BUILDER has been appointed for the $6 million upgrade at Newcomb Secondary College. Last month, Bellarine MP Lisa Neville and Geelong MP Christine Couzens...

Geelong’s councillors to be revealed this afternoon

THE results for the City of Greater Geelong council election will be officially declared this afternoon, and only one of the incumbents is not...

CEGORR called off for 2021

THE Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race will not be staged this summer, Visit...

Kinder pupil gives crane a name

THE 50-metre high crane helping to build the $85 million GMHBA headquarters now has a name, following a competition run for the benefit of...

Year in review: City notes COVID-19’s impact in annual report

THE economic and social impact of the coronavirus pandemic is one of the defining characteristics of the City of Greater Geelong’s performance over the...

Vic Open cancelled for 2021

THE COVID-19 pandemic and resulting border closures along with international travel restrictions have forced the cancellation of next year's Vic Open, scheduled for February...

Survey finds most Australians would get coronavirus vaccine

Most Australians would get themselves and their children vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a survey from Monash University.

Visitors encouraged to respect environment

AS CORONAVIRUS restrictions ease and warmer weather draws closer, conservation groups are encouraging tourists to be mindful of the environment. Conservation Ecology Centre founder Lizzie...

Post-COVID tourism campaign encourages people to stay the night

GREAT Ocean Road Regional Tourism have announced new campaign The Great Sleepover to reinvigorate tourism and support local businesses as COVID-19 restrictions ease. The campaign...

Half a percentage point enough to tempt investors to new lenders

More than a third of investors would consider refinancing to a new lender to secure only marginally better interest rates, according to new research. The...

Melbournians to continue to drive ‘Seachange’

All construction works are now complete at Seachange Estate in St.Leonards and in just over 2 ½ years all 558 lots over 11 stages...

First Warralily Grange residents move in

Warralily estate’s newest neighbourhood, Warralily Grange, has welcomed its first residents. Among them, Rob and Neryl Chambers, originally from Melbourne, are both ‘rapt’ to...

CFA urges residents to prepare for bushfires

VICTORIA observed Fire Action Week last week, and the CFA is urging Victorians to prepare themselves and their properties for this year’s bushfire season. With...

Water for our Future panel holds first meeting

THE Water for our Future community panel met earlier this month for its first online deliberative forum to help inform how Barwon Water manages...

Exercise sharpens agencies’ emergency response

EMERGENCY management specialists responded to a mock scenario of bushfires around Greater Geelong and the Surf Coast Shire last week as they put their...

Melbourne’s ring of steel to be lifted on November 8

THE "ring of steel" around Melbourne will be gone in two weeks as the state government plans to align the coronavirus restrictions across the...