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March 26, 2020

Looking after your mental health during the pandemic

Beyond Blue has compiled a list of wellbeing advice for people who are experiencing feelings of anxiety, distress and concern brought on by the...

March 25, 2020

City of Greater Geelong to roll out $3 million in economic and community support

THE City of Greater Geelong council has agreed to a series of immediate measures to help local businesses and the community cope with the...

March 25, 2020

Coronavirus update: new restrictions announced

ANOTHER stage of prohibited activities and venues has been revealed to limit social contact in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Following yesterday's meeting of the...

March 23, 2020

Coronavirus update: schools to close from tomorrow, some businesses to shut down

VICTORIAN Premier Daniel Andrews has announced a further shutdown of non-essential activity across the state from noon today, which is aimed at slowing the...

March 22, 2020

AFL suspends 2020 season until May 31

THE Australian Football League (AFL) has just suspended the 2020 season - which only began three days ago - until at least May 31...

March 19, 2020

Kindness rolls on Torquay doorsteps

BRIGID Sandell was relieved on Saturday morning when she opened the door of her Torquay home to find a brown paper bag with an...

March 19, 2020

RBA cuts rates to historic low of 0.25 per cent

THE Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has cut the cash rate to a historic low of 0.25 per cent...

March 19, 2020

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra won’t stop the music

Restrictions on public gatherings because of the coronavirus have hit the arts sector particularly hard, but the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) is keeping the...

March 19, 2020

Seeking nature stewards

GEELONG residents with an interest in the local environment and great outdoors are being encouraged to apply for the City of Greater Geelong’s inaugural...

March 19, 2020

Online entries open for Surf Coast Century

ONLINE entries have opened for the 2020 Surf Coast Century and hosts Rapid Ascent were blown away by the response, given the present uncertainty...

March 19, 2020

Henderson talks up stimulus’ impact on tourism regions

THE Coalition says businesses on the Great Ocean Road and the Bellarine affected by a downturn because of the coronavirus outbreak will benefit from...

March 19, 2020

Grapevine: Enjoy a Grenache

Spain, Italy and France all have claims on making world-class Grenache.

The grape forms the basis for some of the most iconic reds in these...

March 19, 2020

Anglesea Golf Club angered by sports grants snub

THE Anglesea Golf Club has expressed its disappointed about its application missing out in the federal Coalition's controversial sports grants program, telling a Senate...

March 19, 2020

Coker urges city to take the plunge on pool

CORANGAMITE Labor federal member Libby Coker is calling on the community to write to City of Greater Geelong councillors in support of a pool...

March 19, 2020

Bellarine Catchment Network calls for Coastcarers

A NEW project supported by the federal government’s Communities Environment Program is set to launch this month. Environment organisation Bellarine Catchment Network is launching the...

March 19, 2020

Schools to stay open but Deakin to pause on-campus activity

THE state government has not yet decided to close public schools in response to the coronavirus pandemic, with the Victorian Chief Health Officer saying...

March 19, 2020

Victorian Government to lift moratorium on onshore conventional gas

THE state Labor Government will allow onshore conventional gas exploration and development to resume next year but the move has angered environmental groups, who...

March 19, 2020

Business as usual: Bellarine traders adapt to impact of coronavirus

BUSINESSES across the Bellarine are keeping their doors open during the coronavirus pandemic, with traders doing what they can to adapt to the changing...