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March 12, 2020
Week encourages women to get physical
A GROUP of councils, health bodies and others across the G21 region are getting behind a statewide initiative to encourage women to become more...
March 12, 2020
Flourishing Families course to return in April
PARENTS are invited to join a free program, based on new research, that promotes family growth and wellbeing. The City of Greater Geelong initiated a...
March 12, 2020
Female leaders steer the city
TWO teenage girls made history last month when they were named the first female leadership team of the City of Greater Geelong’s youth council,...
March 12, 2020
Tips on how to prevent coronavirus
THREE new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) were confirmed on Sunday, bringing the total number of infected Victorians to 15. The Department of Health and Human...
March 12, 2020
Oh, mighty Scotland
This Sunday’s Geelong Highland Gathering is being held at Osborne Park in North Geelong, with Scottish paraphernalia set to entrance visitors throughout the day....
March 12, 2020
Spotlighting endometriosis at GMHBA
Tomorrow’s AFLW clash between Geelong and North Melbourne at GMHBA Stadium will be more than a game of football, with the Cats rallying around...
March 12, 2020
Bird watching with The Passerby
There are many talented photographers on the Surf Coast, but Shaun from The Passerby was one who caught our eye on social media last...
March 12, 2020
Run free with GRC
Less than a third of Australians are getting enough physical activity to benefit their health, but a local free health initiative is playing its...
March 12, 2020
Donating the gift of life
New data released by the Organ and Tissue Authority revealed more than 1,600 Australian lives were saved last year thanks to organ transplants from...
March 12, 2020
A life-changing partnership
OCEAN Grove-based club Surfside Waves Soccer Club (SWSC) recently partnered with LifeChanger Foundation to help foster safe and resilient communities. With members from five to...
March 5, 2020
Aussie pool team shows its heart
A GENEROUS community of Australian pool builders have banded together to raise thousands of dollars for the bushfire volunteers who battled the country’s devastating...
March 5, 2020
Surf Coast Arts Trail to return
ARTISTS from the region are encouraged to register for this year’s Surf Coast Arts Trail, to be held on August 8 and 9. Entering...
March 5, 2020
Anglesea hosts first Camp TANGO of 2020
CHILDREN and young adults with a lived experience of injury or trauma participated in a recovery camp in Anglesea last month, with zip lining,...
March 5, 2020
Cups for a cure: A Newtown mum’s admirable mission
In times of uncertainty, pedalling forward is less taxing than facing what’s really going on. Twenty years ago, Leah Alstin sought refuge in ignoring her...
March 5, 2020
Building towards a gender equal world
WOMEN and their valuable contributions to society will be acknowledged at events across the shire next month for International Women’s Day (IWD). The Surf Coast...
March 5, 2020
Fill these tanks and learn to brew
“Local supporting local” was the catalyst for Blackman’s Brewery and Bird Rock to join forces and create a new beer that celebrates their union....
March 5, 2020
A sunny beach day for all at Ocean Grove
MORE than 240 Disabled Surfers Association (DSA) Ocean Grove volunteers took to the town’s main beach on Sunday to guide surfers of all abilities...
March 5, 2020
City proposes big social housing build
VULNERABLE people who need social housing in the Geelong region will have greater access following the City of Greater Geelong council's decision to endorse...
March 5, 2020
Family fun at Studio 4
An interactive musical workshop created by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is being performed across three sessions this Saturday at the Geelong Arts Centre. Designed for...
March 5, 2020
Pako comes alive with world cultures
THE traditions of Geelong’s increasingly diverse multicultural community were paraded down Pakington Street on Saturday for the 38th annual Pako Festa. Every year since its...
March 5, 2020
Musical thunder to roll into Geelong
The acclaimed Australian concert drama Rolling Thunder Vietnam – Songs That Defined A Generation is making its return to stage, stopping off at the...
February 27, 2020
Autumn planned burning to start in the Otway District
WITH stable weather conditions on the horizon, Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic) is preparing to begin autumn planned burning...
February 27, 2020
Program to promote better financial inclusion across Geelong
IN AN AUSTRALIAN first, 10 Geelong businesses and organisations have banded together to launch a city-wide plan to combat growing financial hardship. With about 40,000...
February 27, 2020
Dose of weekly summer market fun ends
AN ESTIMATED 20,000 people flocked to the weekly summer instalments of the Aireys Inlet Market between December and February for its busiest season yet....
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