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Geelong braces for Labour Day Weekend boat bonanza

THE Geelong Waterfront is ready to host almost 100 wooden boats this Labour Day weekend, as the biennial Wooden Boat Festival of Geelong takes...

No bumps in the road at Geelong Revival Motoring Festival

CAR enthusiasts, residents and visitors flocked to the waterfront for the return of the Geelong Revival Motoring Festival over the weekend, despite the turbulent...

Council jumps aboard miniature railway with $50,000 feasibility study

THE City of Greater Geelong has given the go-ahead on an independent feasibility study into the viability of a miniature railway in the region. Geelong...

Two mates make critical donation to local meal program

A SPARK of spontaneity and a growing urge to help their community has led to a selfless donation of $10,000 by two friends to...

BWCC clubs make history with first ever Geelong Cricket Pride Cup

SOUTH Barwon Reserve was jam-packed with local cricket Sunday afternoon as six clubs banded together for the common goal of increasing LGBTQI+ visibility and...

Locals spur on Geelong return to Rodeo

PRO RODEO was a resounding success upon its return to Geelong with bigger and better plans already percolating for next year’s event. The Geelong Pro...

$61.6 million Northern Aquatic and Community Hub commences build

THE City of Greater Geelong has broken ground on a seven-year vision to create a premier health and wellbeing precinct for Geelong's northern pocket. Construction...

Endurance personified at IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong

A THIRD return to the podium and Dutch dominance headlined Sunday as Sam Appleton and Lotte Wilms claimed victory at last weekend's IRONMAN 70.3...

Live music returns to the region in a big way

GEELONG has a long and proud history when it comes to live music.

Our city has hosted some of the greatest bands over...

Geelong ready to get its hands dirty

HUNDREDS of volunteers will target creeks, beaches, parks and other areas littered with rubbish on March 6 when Clean Up Australia Day takes centre...

Bunkering down

A CREATIVE collaboration has designed a striking and bushfire-resistant concrete home to be constructed on a steep hillside in Wye River. The "Wye Concrete Bunker",...

Dividing up the assets

THE last two years have put enormous pressure on families, businesses and the community. Couples have suddenly had to juggle multiple pressures at once, including...

Start the new year right

IT'S that time of the year when we start actioning all of the New Year's goals and ambitions we set for ourselves and looking...

A lively look from Dulux

PICK up the paintbrush and get creative with Dulux's Wonder palette – one of three palettes from the Dulux Colour Forecast 2022. Dulux colour and...

Warralily announces next stage

WARRALILY has announced the next stage of Grange's highly anticipated Hillside neighbourhood to be released in March. It's welcome news for homebuyers hoping to secure...

City lighting project on track to reach its phase one milestone

GEELONG'S new and improved lighting upgrade has surpassed 50 per cent of its goal in changing approximately 13,000 residential streetlights over to LED. The residential...

Former premier ready to bolster Towners return to finals

JUST a few female teams have earned the right to call themselves AFL Barwon premiers, and Melinda "Bindi" Murray was lucky enough to be...

Local clubs to host February Come and Try Days for girls

AUSTRALIAN Rules Football for all ages is picking up steam for 2022 and so will the participation of the region's junior female players. Several clubs...

Sara heads to Serbia for World Cup Qualifiers

GEELONG Supercat and Tokyo Olympian Sara Blicavs will suit up next to 11 of Australia's best basketballers in the upcoming FIBA Women's Basketball World...

Torquay secure best ever finish at Australian Boardriders Battle

THE Torquay Boardriders Club has finished equal fifth in the Hyundai Australian Boardriders Battle (ABB) this past weekend in Newcastle, the club’s best ever...

Robinson reflects on shortened yet historic Women’s Pipeline

WOMEN'S surfing took a huge step forward last weekend at the Billabong Pro Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, when 21-year-old India...

Trivia night to help Oscar shine on

AFTER hearing about her close friend’s grandson’s battle with neuroblastoma, a Geelong woman has taken it upon herself to raise funds by way of...

IRONMAN Geelong ready to hit the South-West

ATHLETES from across Australia and around the world have their eyes set on Geelong for this month's IRONMAN 70.3 race. The race will return to...

Oarsome event kicks off 2022 rowing on the Barwon River

A TOTAL of 1822 competitors and a formation of club and school marquees lined the banks of the Barwon River to kick off rowing...