March 29, 2024
An unpredictable market – it’s not just the weather
WITH GARETH KENT, DIRECTOR PRESTON ROWE PATERSON Who would have thought we would be suffering a run of 40-plus degree days in March; unpredictable! One thing...
March 28, 2024
Term 1 Check-In: How Are Your Kids Trekking & How Can Parents Help?
As the first term of the academic year comes to an end, it's time for parents to pause and reflect on their...
March 28, 2024
Committee for Lorne: The ‘Pong Su Incident’ – Part One
In April 2024, the Pong Su Incident turns twenty-one. As such, it gains its maturity among the nation's most notorious maritime folklore and the...
March 27, 2024
School Holiday fun every day for the whole family at Lorne Theatre
Lorne Theatre is offering up a basketful of cinematic surprises for the whole family every day of the Easter school holidays, from Friday...
March 22, 2024
The community needs a hub
LIKE a lot of the communities in the south of Kardinia Ward, the Marshall – Charlemont area in growing at a rapid rate. The area...
March 22, 2024
Share the love
WITH CAM O'KEEFE Ahh, Easter: my seventh-favourite time of the year after Christmas, New Years, Australia Day, Spring Racing Carnival, World Pasta Day, and Valentine's...
March 22, 2024
It’s time to rewild yourself back to wellbeing
WITH SCOTT WATTERS FROM LIFECHANGER FOUNDATION. Most of us today are experiencing a profound discrepancy between how we evolved to live and how we now...
March 22, 2024
Record high 1.6 million Aussies face mortgage stress
WITH DANIEL WALSH AND LEIGH DELEDIO FROM U FINANCIAL Amid the backdrop of soaring interest rates and economic uncertainties, there's a pressing need for mortgage...
March 22, 2024
Renegades returning to Geelong
Calling all junior cricketers in the Geelong region! Don't miss out on a spot in the Renegades School Holiday Programs in April. The cricket season...
March 22, 2024
Fly through the trees
Otway Fly Treetop Adventures takes your rainforest experience to new heights in the lush surrounds of the magnificent Otway Ranges. Located 20 minutes from...
March 22, 2024
Hone your skills at the world game
Australia's next generation of footballers have the chance to hone their skills at a series of fun, engaging and globally recognised holiday programs across...
March 22, 2024
Kids Go Bush: Empowering young people through play
The Y Kids Go Bush connects children to experience adventure and nature, both during the term and in the holidays. Knowing that being outside is...
March 20, 2024
Committee for Lorne: Dicksonia antarctica … the soft tree fern
Even more than the towering Mountain Ash, the majestic Messmate, or the lush green giant Myrtle Beech, I choose the prehistoric tree fern as...
March 14, 2024
Committee for Lorne: Christmas Beetles and Potholes
I hit it hard — or perhaps more correctly, ‘it’ rose up under me like the maw of a whale shark and swallowed my...
March 8, 2024
The importance of consultation
YOUR council currently engages in 127 services to the local community ranging from managing numerous buildings , aquatic centres, golf courses, aged care services,...
March 8, 2024
Surging unit rents spark interest in property purchase opportunities
WITH DANIEL WALSH AND LEIGH DELEDIO FROM UFINANCIAL As the rental shortage continues to much of the state, renters are feeling the squeeze like never...
March 8, 2024
Where to drink, what to drink, and why
WITH CAM O'KEEFE Sexy, social and succinct: these recommendations are show-tested and straight to the point. If you're like me, often with curfews due to family/finances/free-time...
March 7, 2024
Committee for Lorne: Where is Sammy?
For many years, an Australian and New Zealand fur seal +/- his or her family …...
March 4, 2024
Local news and local jobs at risk following Meta announcement
Andrew Schreyer - Country Press Australia President Australia’s largest organisation of newspaper publishers has attacked the announcement by Meta that it will no longer negotiate...
March 4, 2024
Land tax changes are here
WITH GARETH KENT Director, Preston Rowe Paterson Geelong Summer is truly here, along with bushfires and 30+ degree days, and aren't you glad you live near the...
March 1, 2024
Committee for Lorne: Changes to Ward Structures in Surf Coast Shire – What does it mean for Lorne?
In 2023. The Victorian Electoral Commission conducted a lengthy review of ward structures across a number of Local Government areas in Victoria, including Surf...
February 23, 2024
The vines, they are a changin’
WITH CAM O'KEEFE Harvest: it's the most important date in the annual dairy for wineries the world over.Vintage time in the vines brings a mixtures...
February 16, 2024
Committee For Lorne: The Lorne Aquatic and Angling Club
Any history should always try to start at the beginning — though try telling that to the woke-historians who are sadly attempting to fit...
February 16, 2024
Property investing 2024 – It’s all about the yield
WITH GARETH KENT, DIRECTOR AT PRESTON ROWE PATERSON The property year has begun and as always you will start seeing lots of economists and gurus...
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