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G21 gives mixed response to Budget

LEADING Geelong lobby group G21 has given a mixed response to the Coalition's 2020/21 Federal Budget and its impact on the region. G21 chief executive...

Survey reveals Australians’ reactions to COVID symptoms

More than a third of Australians with cold- or flu-like symptoms spent time in public and almost one in five attended work in person...

Regional Victoria may go alone on coronavirus roadmap

THE state government has given its strongest indication yet that regional Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne will not have to move together along the state's...

Cliff fall at Demons Bluff is imminent, GORCC warns

THE Great Ocean Road Coast Committee (GORCC) is urging beach users on the Surf Coast to exercise caution after heavy rainfall increased the severity...

Game on for CORA as state government gives approval

IT IS GAME on for the $350 million Cape Otway Road Australia (CORA) project, with the state government to announce today it has given...

On the Plate: Call me?

One thing’s for sure over these past several months, and that’s the amount of time we’ve been spending on the phone. And I hope...

More health service to log onto telehealth

People living in Western Victoria will have better access to specialist medical care without having to travel through a boost to telehealth services by...

Grapevine: A noble variety

Nebbiolo has found its way firmly into the noble grape variety category, if it wasn't already, over the past decade or so. Whether it be...

Entries open for Gromsearch

THE Ripcurl Gromsearch Series surfing competition will go ahead this year at Jan Juc beach in November, organisers Ripcurl and Surfing Victoria announced. Originally slated...

Campaign wants 12 Apostles tourists to treasure their visit

THE local tourism group closest to the 12 Apostles is urging visitors to the iconic tourist attraction to respect the environment and travel to...

Meet your council candidates: Kardinia Ward, City of Greater Geelong

Jack Williams.

Jack Williams

Meet your council candidates: Bellarine Ward, City of Greater Geelong

Tom O'Connor.

Tom O’Connor

RCV urges faster easing of coronavirus restrictions outside Melbourne

THE state's regional areas continue to have a very low number of active coronavirus cases, and Rural Councils Victoria (RCV) is urging the Victorian...

Meet your council candidates: Brownbill Ward, City of Greater Geelong

Sandi Dwyer.

Sandi Dwyer

Meet your council candidates: Windermere Ward, City of Greater Geelong

Enamul Haque.

Enamul Haque

Duncan backs Selwood to face the Pies

CATS midfielder Mitch Duncan is backing his skipper Joel Selwood to recover from a finger injury and front up for this weekend's do-or-die AFL...

On the job: Federal Budget aims to drive employment growth

THE Coalition says it is putting jobs and investment at the heart of the latest Federal Budget, including hundreds of millions of dollars towards...

Geelong businesses earmarked for cheaper, high-speed NBN

GEELONG will be among the first regional cities where business can get access to very high-speed broadband at a rEduced cost through an initiative...

Grants to stoke the creative engine

GEELONG Arts Centre has finalised the full list of recipients for their Creative Engine grants. The grants, both financial and in-kind occupancies within the centre’s...

Wave attenuator on track for 2021 completion

A NEW publicly accessible $10.1 million wave attenuator at the Geelong waterfront precinct is nearing completion, with the last three remaining pieces en route...

VEC encourages early votes

VOTERS should check the mail from this week for their ballot packs for the election, and Victorian Electoral Commissioner Warwick Gately is encouraging people...

First Peoples’ Assembly presents first report to Parliament

THE First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria has marked a successful first year, with its first annual report tabled in state Parliament last month. Since starting...

Henderson hails City Deal works at Queenscliff ferry terminal

VICTORIAN Liberal Senator Sarah Henderson has hailed the progress of works at the Queenscliff ferry terminal as part of the Geelong City Deal. The $370...

Back on the beach: Torquay SLSC members among the first to resume training

THE Torquay Surf Life Saving Club (TSLSC) is leading from the front as summer approaches, with its members among the first surf life saving...