About: James Taylor
July 1, 2024
TikTok, Victorian Chamber to hold Geelong event
TIKTOK and the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry have joined forces and will head to Geelong next month to launch a new business...
June 29, 2024
Geelong Jets sign bowls world champion Paul Foster
GEELONG'S Bowls Premier League (BPL) side has revealed renowned Scottish lawn bowls world champion Paul Foster as the first signing for the new team. The...
June 28, 2024
Avalon-Brisbane flights take off
FLIGHTS between Melbourne Avalon Airport near Geelong and Brisbane began today (Friday, June 28), and the airport's executive chair has used the occasion to...
June 28, 2024
Corrections centre in Lara to open in 2025
THE Western Plains Correctional Centre in Lara will accept prisoners in the middle of 2025, more than two years after it was completed. Located to...
June 27, 2024
Councils unite against CFMEU
THE five councils in the G21 area have united against what they describe as attempts by the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU)...
June 23, 2024
Northern Futures joins with Meli
NORTHERN Futures, the respected grassroots program dedicated to supporting disadvantaged communities in Geelong's north, will keep its doors open after joining leading community services...
June 19, 2024
Teskey Brothers announced for A Day on the Green
BY JAMES TAYLOR Soulful Australian siblings The Teskey Brothers are set to light up Australian outdoor venues and wineries this summer on their first A...
June 9, 2024
Leading Cat appointed AM in King’s Birthday Honours List
ONE of the leading figures at the Geelong Football Club during their triple AFL premiership run has been appointed a Member of the Order...
May 22, 2024
Ocean Grove wins spot in Bowls Premier League
OCEAN Grove Bowling Club will take on Australia's best clubs from this November after it secured one of the two coveted expansion slots in...
May 21, 2024
Funding revealed for Geelong Sports Package projects
THE sporting communities of the Geelong area have some more detail about their coming infrastructure, with the Victorian government confirming the projects to be...
May 21, 2024
The Blues Train finds new owner
THE Blues Train will soon be pulling out of the station under a new owner, with Daniel Kay taking over from founder Hugo T....
May 21, 2024
Missy Higgins adds Geelong show to tour
TICKET sales for Missy Higgins' Australian tour are running hot, and the singer-songwriter has just announced she is coming to Geelong. There has been huge...
May 17, 2024
Flying the flag for IDAHOBIT
THE Surf Coast Shire is again showing its colours for the LGBTQIA+ community, raising the rainbow flag outside its council chambers today (Friday, May...
May 16, 2024
Vale Norm Stanley 1977-2024
GEELONG'S First Nations community is in mourning following the passing of Norm Stanley. The Kurnai/Wotjabaluk man, well known across the Geelong region as an artist,...
May 16, 2024
Avalon Airport CEO resigns
AVALON Airport will have to find its third chief executive officer in the space of two years, with Tony Brun to take off for...
May 14, 2024
New Torquay, Armstrong Creek bus routes revealed
THE state government has revealed the final version of its planned updated bus network for Torquay, Armstrong Creek and Charlemont, but it does not...
May 7, 2024
Program to promote gender equality in sport launches next iteration
THE third iteration of a program to progress gender equality and promote respect within local football and netball clubs and communities has now begun. Respect...
April 1, 2024
Newborn screening expanded
Victorian newborns will now be screened for two additional rare but serious health conditions, helping to identify babies at risk of developing illnesses and...
March 30, 2024
Quarterfinal fields set at Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach
THE third day of competition at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Presented by Bonsoy witnessed a move to Winkipop again with the world’s...
March 28, 2024
AFL Barwon makes big change to restructure plan
AFL BARWON will introduce non-mandatory promotion from the Bellarine FNL into the Geelong FNL in the latest shakeup to its Future of Football &...
March 27, 2024
More major upsets on Rip Curl Pro’s second day
DAY two of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Presented by Bonsoy has seen another massive day of action. Competition on stop four on the...
March 27, 2024
City restores ties with G21
THE City of Greater Geelong council has reversed its decision to cut ties with G21 Geelong Region Alliance, and has restored $250,000 of city...
March 26, 2024
Surfing begins at Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach
THE opening day of competition has been called on at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Presented by Bonsoy, stop four on the World...
March 26, 2024
Women test their rescue skills
FEMALE Victorian State Emergency Services (VICSES) volunteers from Geelong, the Bellarine, the Surf Coast and beyond joined forces as part of a Victoria-wide training...
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