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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....
February 27, 2020
Ladies, the council needs you
WOMEN interested in running for council this October are encouraged to join Ruth McGowan when she hosts “How to get elected” this Saturday (February...
February 27, 2020
Get ready for Kingswood
Making music for an album is no mean feat, especially when prized instruments and recordings are stolen from your studio during the process. Melbourne rock...
February 27, 2020
Into the darkness: local publishes debut horror book
Clifton Springs father Mark Towse remembers holding his first library card. Overjoyed by the simplest of pre-teen acquisitions, the young boy from Yorkshire discovered...
February 27, 2020
Busking their way to victory
THE stage at Little Malop Central played host to some of the region’s finest up and coming performers on Friday last week for the...
February 27, 2020
Get into the spirit of swing
Looking to try a new hobby, up your exercise routine and meet likeminded people? Look no further than Seaside Swing. After a busy 2019, the...
February 27, 2020
Could more sleep lead to better grades?
Sleep scientists at Monash University are measuring the effects of changes in sleep, body clock and light on teenage brains to reveal how sleep...
February 27, 2020
More kids walking to school, VicHealth says
New research from VicHealth has found almost one in three primary school students take part in the initiative’s annual Walk to School month. Last...
February 27, 2020
Colour, culture and community connection
CLOUDS of colour wafted through the sky above Torquay Front Beach on Sunday when hundreds of local families turned out for the Festival of...
February 27, 2020
A platform for energetic female art
Female-identifying artists and art workers will congregate at Platform Arts (previously Courthouse Youth Arts) next month for the organisation’s inaugural symposium, Energetical. Hosted in partnership...
February 20, 2020
21-year lease for Wharf Shed to be advertised
ONE of Geelong’s longest running restaurants could soon enter a 21-year lease with the City of Greater Geelong council if there are no objections...
February 20, 2020
VicRoads opens safety grants
THE state government is encouraging community groups and councils from Victoria to apply for support through this year’s Community Road Safety Grants Program, which...
February 20, 2020
A family, a year, a sink
Torquay Theatre Troupe is preparing to showcase its latest production The Kitchen Sink this May. Written by playwright Tom Wells, the award-winning story centres...
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