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August 28, 2025

Queenscliff Music Festival ups the ante with comedy, art

THE Queenscliff Music Festival keeps growing bigger and better, adding comedy stars, genre-bending DJs, immersive art installations and family entertainment to an already loaded...

August 26, 2025

Take a walk out of the shadows

THIS World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10), Lifeline is encouraging Australians to walk 9km to honour the nine lives lost to suicide every day...

August 26, 2025

Mansfield to walk for peace

GREENS MP Sarah Mansfield will lead a 41km Walk for Peace in Geelong this month, promoting non-violence and calling for alternatives to military conflict. The...

August 25, 2025

Victorian Freight Plan launched

VICTORIA has reaffirmed its plan to build a second container port near Avalon, with the site flagged as critical to the state's future freight...

August 21, 2025

Lockheed Martin signs Avalon Airport deal to boost missile production

INTERNATIONAL defence manufacturer Lockheed Martin has signed a major deal with Avalon Airport to support the Australian production of guided weapons. Under the teaming agreement,...

August 20, 2025

Deakin research to improve textile recycling

DEAKIN University's Recycling and Clean Energy Commercialisation Hub (REACH) has joined forces with Samsara Eco to fast-track world-first technology that could finally recycle textiles...

August 19, 2025

Apprentices show their skills

THE Gordon TAFE has co-hosted a showcase of Geelong's next crop of construction workers. On Tuesday last week, Bellarine MP visited the Apprenticeships Victoria event...

August 19, 2025

Community urged to level up against car theft

CRIME Stoppers Victoria and Victoria Police are urging the community to take an active role in protecting their vehicles, as part of a new...

August 18, 2025

Western United to fight relegation

DEFIANT Western United have vowed to fight the stripping of their A-League licence as the embattled club stands on the brink of folding. On Friday...

August 15, 2025

Transparency, not hidden taxes

MANY Geelong residents received an unwelcome surprise as they opened their rates notices over the past fortnight. Included in their notice was state government's controversial...

August 14, 2025

Dashcam sought after targeted robbery of firearms in Lara

POLICE are appealing for public assistance after four firearms and several power tools were stolen from a rural property in Lara

August 13, 2025

ATO issues warning on GST falsifications

THE Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is warning it is on watch for businesses committing GST fraud, making dishonest claims and falsifying invoices this tax...

August 13, 2025

City seeks views on managing assets

THE City of Greater Geelong council has endorsed the release of the draft Asset Plan 2025-2035, which outlines how to manage the municipality's more...

August 13, 2025

Geelong, Surf Coast, Bellarine land sales hit two-year high

LAND sales across Greater Geelong, the Surf Coast and Bellarine Peninsula are surging, hitting their highest levels in more than two years as buyers...

August 13, 2025

Project explores local biochar potential

RESEARCHERS at Deakin University, Barwon Water and RMIT are working together to explore how food and garden waste can be used for agriculture and...

August 12, 2025

Bella, Luna top city’s popular pet names

BELLA has emerged as the most popular dog name in the City of Greater Geelong, while Luna has topped the list for cats. The city...

August 8, 2025

Licence revoked — Western United faces collapse after FA decision

Western United have been stripped of its A-League licence, leaving the embattled club on the brink of folding and players and staff in limbo. Just...

August 7, 2025

Learn F.A.S.T. signs this National Stroke Week and save lives

Stroke Foundation is urging all Australians to do their part this National Stroke Week (August...

August 7, 2025

Geelong councillor backs moratorium on ESVF levy

A CITY of Greater Geelong councillor is among the 30 local government representatives collectively against the new Emergency Services and Volunteer Fund (ESVF) and...

August 5, 2025

Travis Boak to retire at season’s end

PORT ADELAIDE veteran and Torquay local hero Travis Boak's time in the AFL is nearly over, with the 37-year-old expected to retire at the...

August 5, 2025

New hub supports women with cancer

CONNECTING with others who understand your experience can be life-changing for people living with cancer, and a new support service opening in Geelong will...

August 4, 2025

City releases draft road management plan

THE City of Greater Geelong is calling for submissions about its plan to maintain and repair the more than 2,000km of roads, more than...

August 1, 2025

Happy birthday, Biyal-a Armstrong Creek Library

TODAY marks a special milestone for one of Armstrong Creek's most loved places – the first birthday of Biyal-a Armstrong Creek Library. Since opening its...

July 31, 2025

Jimmy Barnes to headline Geelong concert

AUSTRALIAN music icon Jimmy Barnes is celebrating the 40th anniversary of his second solo album, and will mark the occasion with a national tour...