Torquay set for first-ratesecond season
TORQUAY Tigers Cricket Club are looking to build on a successful first season of senior women's cricket ahead of the 2020/21 season. The inaugural Geelong...
Jan Juc SLSC prepare for unknown
JAN Juc Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) is currently preparing for a season where one of the few certainties is that it will be...
Barwon Health join vaccine trial
Barwon Health will be part of a clinical trial to test a potential vaccine for COVID-19. The vaccine candidate is developed by American biotechnology company...
Survey reveals Australians’ drinking habits
A survey has revealed most Australians predominantly drink alcohol at their homes rather than pubs, bars or other venues. The Annual Alcohol Poll 2020: Behaviours...
Calls for telehealth to be continued
Federal Member for Corangamite Libby Coker is eager to ensure telehealth consultation becomes a long-term option for healthcare providers. In the early stages of the...
A mum’s cancer message
At the beginning of this year Kirsten Bunworth felt like life could not get much better. The mum-of-two was about to move into her newly-built...
Kids tuck into remote learning lunchboxes
FAITH Simone has reinvented what it means to be the tuck shop lady with her ingenious click and collect style canteen. The local mum has...
Surfing legend welcomes first child
SURFING legend Mick Fanning has announced the birth of his first child with fiancé Breeana Randall. Fanning posted a photo of the newborn on Instagram...
AFL Barwon announce player payment cuts
AFL BARWON has announced reduced Allowable Player Payments (APP) in the Bellarine Football Netball League (BFNL) for the 2021 season to help clubs manage...
Major events provide economic boost
THE City of Greater Geelong has released a report highlighting the region's most lucrative events over the past financial year. The report showed 16 major...
Campaign aims to improve community safety
CRIME Stoppers Victoria is encouraging the community to help make the City of Greater Geelong safer through its Safeguard Your Community campaign. The organisation launched...
FFMV search for new firefighters
FOREST Fire Management Victoria (FFMV) is recruiting people to become Project Firefighters (PFF) ahead of the fire season. PFFs have full-time employment for a 26-week...
Low-key commemorations for Vietnam Veterans’ Day
ON TUESDAY, August 18, RSL clubs across the Bellarine will be raising their flags to commemorate Vietnam Veterans’ Day. Vietnam Veterans’ Day is held on...
GRLC launches Click & Deliver service
GEELONG Regional Libraries Corporation (GRLC) has launched a new service enabling people to keep borrowing items while their branches are closed. The Click and Deliver...
Funding to fix region’s Black Spots
THE federal government has allocated more than $1.6 million to improve some of the most dangerous sections of road in the Geelong region. The funds...
World War II’s end to be commemorated online
SATURDAY, August 15 is Victory in the Pacific Day and the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. About 12,000 of the 1...
“No one really wins a war” – World War II, 75 years on
SATURDAY, August 15 is Victory in the Pacific Day and the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. About 12,000 of the 1...
Coutas reappoint Clark as senior coach
IN A TIME of change, Queenscliff Football Netball Club has ensured some continuity with the reappointment of Steve Clark as senior team coach. Clark is...
Sporting associations share in grant
THE state government has named several community sporting leagues and associations that will receive grants from the Community Sport Sector COVID-19 Short-term Survival Package. Last...
From bread tags to wheelchairs
AN INTERNATIONAL charity’s unique model has captured people’s imaginations in the Surf Coast and Geelong. Aussie Bread Tags for Wheelchairs sees people collect bread tags...
Grant keeps creatives working
SURF Coast artists and businesses have benefited from a state government grant to help keep creatives working. Before coronavirus, the creative industries employed 280,000 Victorians,...
Eccles enjoys a change of pace
TORQUAY golfer Ben Eccles has turned his misfortune into opportunity by turning his eye to teaching others. Having returned from the Asian Championship in Malaysia...
Awards highlight contribution of youth
THE City of Greater Geelong has recognised the positive impact of six young people's outstanding work at the 2020 Youth Awards. The awards recognise the...
Government schools to provide free pads and tampons for students
THE state government has announced it will provide all government schools in Victoria with pads and tampons for students to take free of charge. The...