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July 25, 2023
Balmes to headline Read The Play breakfast
VFL/AFL figure and footy mastermind Neil Balme has been announced as a special guest to headline Read The Play's annual fundraising breakfast. A key player...
July 25, 2023
Welsh choir celebrates quarter-century milestone
GEELONG'S sole Welsh singing group will celebrate its quarter-century milestone at the end of the month, capping off 25 years of harmonious performances across...
July 24, 2023
Pivotonian Cinema lined with pink at Barbie party
A RARE preview screening has set a new precedent for a Geelong-based independent cinema following an early showing of new film Barbie. The Pivotonian Cinema,...
July 23, 2023
Mad for Mannix: Sharks netballers meet Vixens star
ARMSTRONG Creek Sharks Football Netball Club junior netballers got a rare opportunity to meet and learn from one of Australia's best netballer on Monday. Melbourne...
July 22, 2023
Eagles set sights on finals flight
NEWTOWN & Chilwell's lone loss in 2023 so far came at the hands of last season's premiers Colac, but both of last...
July 22, 2023
Max’s medal: Bannockburn/Stonehaven legend reflects on club honour
A BANNOCKBURN Football Netball Club legend has been awarded an honour of service by the club he has dedicated most of his life to. Max...
July 20, 2023
Supercats aiming to spoil Pioneers’ party
GEELONG United women's coach Matt Paton and his side are excited to take on the Mount Gambier Pioneers for a third time during the...
July 20, 2023
Royal Geelong Yacht Club names new general manager
THE ROYAL Geelong Yacht Club (RGYC) has announced its new general manager following an extensive search spanning four months. The RGYC and commodore Roger Bennett...
July 20, 2023
Cats laud members for 80,000 milestone
THE Geelong Cats have reached 80,000 members for the first time in the AFL club's 164-year history. The Cats experienced an influx of more than...
July 19, 2023
Geelong Show dates locked in for 2023
THE Royal Geelong Show has announced its dates for 2023 with the return of an event favourite to begin the largest regional show in...
July 18, 2023
GAWS asks community to donate to Winter Appeal
GEELONG Animal Welfare Society (GAWS) is encouraging residents to donate as the shelter's Winter Appeal draws to a close. GAWS CEO Helen Cocks said the...
July 18, 2023
Historic Geelong redwood reaches 150th year
GEELONG Botanic Gardens this month is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the largest tree at Eastern Gardens. The Gardens' 25-metre tall giant redwood tree (Sequoiadendron...
July 14, 2023
Butch remains a Blue for two more
WINCHELSEA Football Netball Club senior football coach Christian "Butch" Shaw will remain at Eastern Reserve until at least the end of 2025. Shaw, who is...
July 13, 2023
BFL’s founding father leaves lasting legacy
THE public memorial of renowned local sporting figure and former Leopold and St Albans player Les Ash will be held at the Leopold Sporting...
July 13, 2023
Armstrong Creek leg-spinner named as Renegades Recruit
ARMSTRONG Creek Cricket Club and Geelong Cricket Club leg-spinner Grace Jones has been named the winner of this year's Female Melbourne Renegades Recruit competition. The...
July 13, 2023
Bellarine clubs see need for local facilities
TWO Bellarine towns are feeling the squeeze from a lack of sporting facilities. Ocean Grove Breakers Basketball Club president Tim Semple says his club’s junior...
July 12, 2023
Dads group reopens in Geelong
A LOCAL support group for single and struggling fathers has been revived in Geelong, providing local dads with the support they need to maintain...
July 11, 2023
City takes on preservation of native shrub
THE City of Greater Geelong is using a method First Nations people have used for 60,000 years to preserve a native shrub at risk...
July 9, 2023
Tuohy to break long-standing record this afternoon
GEELONG Cats defender Zach Tuohy will break the record for most VFL/AFL games played by an Irish-born footballer later today, when the Cats host...
July 8, 2023
Supercats reach critical juncture ahead of bumper NAIDOC Week games
THE biggest night of the year for the Geelong United Supercats returns this weekend with the NBL1 club meeting its regional rival in North...
July 8, 2023
AFL Barwon communities come together for inaugural Indigenous Round
FOOTBALL and netball clubs across Greater Geelong and the Surf Coast will celebrate First Nations people this weekend as part of AFL Barwon's first...
July 8, 2023
Barwon Valley trio saddle up for national champs
A TRIO of horseriders training in Mount Moriac are riding high following their selections to the 2023 Australian Interschool Championships Victorian team. Barwon Valley Pony...
July 5, 2023
Large turnout gathers for annual Waurn Ponds service
MORE than 200 residents, dignitaries and visitors gathered at Waurn Ponds War Memorial Reserve last Sunday to pay their respects and remember local servicemen...
July 5, 2023
Cobras join Indigenous Round
THE Ocean Grove Cobras Junior Football Club is adding a splash of colour to its uniforms on July 9, celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
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