About: jamestaylor

Profile: James’ first job in journalism was at the Bendigo Advertiser, where he held a number of roles, including reporter, sub-editor and arts and features writer. He has also worked for several publications at Fairfax, including the Knox Weekly, Casey Weekly and Pakenham Weekly, and in the UK with the Berkshire Media Group. Raised in Geelong, James has been back in his hometown since 2011 and now lives in Waurn Ponds. Outside of journalism, James divides his time between barracking for the Cats, chasing his two-year-old daughter around, and posting on Twitter (@notthatjt).

Posts by: jamestaylor

February 9, 2024

Next-day Amazon delivery launched in Geelong

AUSTRALIAN arm of global e-commerce company Amazon has extended its Prime Free One-Day Delivery service to Geelong and surrounds. The next-day service became available to...

January 12, 2024

Get out and get moving at Family Ride

TOUR de France champion Cadel Evans is challenging everyone to go screen-free for an hour a day and reap the health benefits, and GeelongPort...

February 3, 2023

CFA warns about risk of sparking dry grass fires

FARMERS and the wider community have been urged not to drive vehicles, farm machinery, mowers or motorbikes through dry grass to avoid sparking a...

February 3, 2023

Bonza’s Avalon flights go on sale

FLIGHTS are now on sale for Australia’s newest low-cost airline, Bonza, between Avalon Airport and Queensland. As part of Bonza’s phased rollout of flight releases...

December 2, 2022

Couzens sweeps back into Geelong

INCUMBENT Member for Geelong, Christine Couzens, has secured another term in parliament with an emphatic victory in Saturday’s State election. Geelong was one of the...

August 25, 2022

MP talks NDIS at jobs and skills forum

FEDERAL Member for Corangamite, Libby Coker, has attended the first National Disability Insurance Scheme’s Jobs and Skills Forum in her new role as the...

August 25, 2022

Meredith music fest line up revealed

THE line-up for the thirtieth edition of the Meredith Music Festival has dropped, with headliners to include Caribou, Dry Cleaning, Yothu Yindi and Courtney...

July 22, 2022

Community Sleepout

NEXT month, Vinnies is inviting people from across the region to take part in the Geelong Community Sleepout with the aim of connecting with...

June 17, 2022

Relay for Life returns

RELAY for Life will return to the Geelong region in 2022 after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cancer Council Victoria is encouraging...

June 6, 2022

Henderson appointed to shadow cabinet

GEELONG-based Liberal Senator Sarah Henderson has scored a promotion, named as one of the ten women in the twenty-four person shadow cabinet announced by...

June 2, 2022

Henderson re-elected to the Senate

VICTORIAN Liberal Senator Sarah Henderson has had a win despite her party’s loss at the Federal election, retaining her place in parliament’s upper house. Senator...

May 26, 2022

Coker holds Corangamite

LIBBY Coker has held the seat of Corangamite for Labor as her party recorded a stunning victory at Saturday's Federal election. As of Tuesday the...

February 12, 2022

Survey reveals lax attitude to bushfire warnings

MORE than half of all Victorians living in areas at high risk of bushfire believe they will definitely get an official warning if threatened...

January 15, 2022

Lighthouse Classic to shine bright

THIS month’s Lighthouse Classic will have a dual meaning with event set to raise funds for cancer research and honour founder, Janet Jones, who...

January 14, 2022

New format for Pako Festa

PAKO Festa will have a new format this year, with the multicultural festival moving away from Pakington Street in Geelong West to the Northern...

December 10, 2021

Fireworks return to Geelong for NYE

FREE fireworks displays will return to Geelong waterfront this New Year’s Eve, as the City of Greater Geelong helps the local community to say...

November 25, 2021

No Golden Plains Festival in 2022

ORGANISERS of the annual Golden Plains music festival have reluctantly called off the fifteenth edition of the event in Meredith scheduled for March next...

October 28, 2021

G21’s big asks for Geelong projects

WHILE the date of the next Federal election is not yet set, but G21 has updated it’s list of priorities and is pitching them...

October 21, 2021

Inverleigh wants MP to jump on youth plan

THE Inverleigh community has grand designs about its youth precinct, and is seeking a large influx of Federal funding to help make it happen. To...

September 24, 2021

Grassland project needs landowners’ help

LESS than five per cent of grassy eucalypt woodlands and native grasslands of the Victorian Volcanic Plains remain in Victoria, and landowners are being...

September 8, 2021

Lockdown to lift in regional Victoria on Friday

LOCKDOWN restrictions will lift across almost all of regional Victoria as of Friday this week. At a press conference this morning, Premier Daniel Andrews said...

August 20, 2021

Avalon Airshow grounded for 2021

THIS year's Australian International Airshow is one of the latest victims of the COVID-19 pandemic, with organisers confirming last week the event at Avalon...

August 12, 2021

Federal, Victorian governments roll out more funds for businesses in lockdown

THE Federal and Victorian Governments have announced further financial support for Melbourne businesses in lockdown, and grants are expected to flow today (Thursday, August...

August 9, 2021

Regional Victoria lockdown lifts at midnight

REGIONAL Victoria will revert to the COVID-19 settings in place before the start of the state's sixth lockdown, with restrictions to be lifted at...