July 25, 2024
To build or to buy: navigating construction loans in your homeownership journey, part 2
WITH DANIEL WALSH AND LEIGH DELEDIO FROM UFINANCIAL In our ongoing exploration of construction loans and their pivotal role in the journey towards homeownership, let's...
July 19, 2024
Committee for Lorne: In Awe of Giants
Our species has a natural—or perhaps innate—subconscious fear of giants. Giants have likely inhabited our ‘id’ for as long as our species has existed, using...
July 18, 2024
Winter gloom or bloom?
WITH GARETH KENT, DIRECTOR PRESTON ROWE PATERSON Yes, winter is here. People north of Victoria think our cold winters are gloomy and sad - little...
July 18, 2024
Glimmers of financial opportunity in 2024
WITH JAMIE HYNDMAN FROM TRIBE FINANCIAL In the understatement of the decade, it's an interesting time for Aussie households and businesses at the moment - from...
July 18, 2024
3228 property market update (Q2 2024)
WITH NATURAL REAL ESTATE'S OLIVIA SWANN As 2024 reaches its midway point, the real estate market continues to show lively and dynamic activity. This period has...
July 15, 2024
End of year taxation
There’s no doubt Victorian households are doing it tough right now. A recent survey by Finder found that almost half of Australians (45 per cent)...
July 12, 2024
Committee for Lorne: Bells Beach/Djarrak – Handover to GORCAPA and Reflections about Stan Couper
Over the past two years the Surf Coast Shire Council has been transferring the management of over thirty parcels of land to the Great...
July 12, 2024
A reason to celebrate Geelong fine dining
WITH CAM O'KEEFE We are so blessed in Geelong for many culinary reasons. There's a bounty of good food produce, quality wine and niche beverage...
July 11, 2024
To build or to buy: navigating construction loans in your home ownership journey, part 1
WITH DANIEL WALSH AND LEIGH DELEDIO FROM UFINANCIAL Finding the perfect property that aligns with your vision and lifestyle can be a daunting task. The decision...
July 5, 2024
Committee for Lorne: The Power of Middens
It is now a respectful—even required—practice to report the finding of a site that may be a coastal shell midden. Next, Aboriginal advice and...
July 4, 2024
The end of another financial year
WITH GARETH KENT, DIRECTOR PRESTON ROWE PATERSON With another financial year coming to a close, this one means a lot more than others. For valuers, in...
June 28, 2024
Drinking Geelong BTG
WITH CAM O'KEEFE BTG is hospitality shorthand for By the Glass, referring to the option at a restaurant or bar that allows guests to drink...
June 28, 2024
Committee for Lorne: On Being a Pillock!
Some who read this article may categorise me as a community whinger, a serial complainer, or a 78-year-old GOM who...
June 27, 2024
Five common property finance terms explained
WITH DANIEL WALSH AND LEIGH DELEDIO, UFINANCIAL Navigating the world of property finance can be daunting, with its web of terminology and jargon, often leaving...
June 27, 2024
Positive male role models
WITH SCOTT WATTERS, LIFECHANGER FOUNDATION At LifeChanger Foundation, we understand the presence of positive male role models is crucial for the holistic development of young...
June 21, 2024
Committee for Lorne: Erskine River Swing Bridge
It is impossible to enter or leave Lorne without seeing and admiring the graceful swing bridge that links the Erskine River point and surf...
June 21, 2024
Remote monitoring could help improve regional healthcare
By Elizabeth Habermann Data-driven healthcare could revolutionise medical care for regional Australians thanks to an innovative new service, ObservaCare, made possible...
June 20, 2024
Stamp duty changes for commercial property
WITH GARETH KENT, DIRECTOR PRESTON ROWE PATERSON Rarely have we seen so much government meddling with the taxation and property systems. With each change, it seems...
June 20, 2024
Crime Stoppers search for suspects in Geelong
CRIME Stoppers Victoria is urging the community to come forward with any information on nine wanted persons in the Geelong region. Scott Johnson, Leanne Pearce,...
June 14, 2024
Committee for Lorne: New Study: “Curious kids do best at school”
"One fine morning in the middle of the Precession of the Equinoxes, this satiable Elephant's Child asked a new fine question that he had...
June 14, 2024
Winter in Geelong – what’s not to like?
WITH CAM O'KEEFE I love winter. It's the one season we can basically bank on here in Geelong that we know will deliver on its...
June 14, 2024
Eight questions to ask your broker before getting a mortgage
WITH DANIEL WALSH AND LEIGH DELEDIO FROM UFINANCIAL If you’re in the market for a new home, or looking to refinance, finding the best product...
June 7, 2024
Committee for Lorne: Lorne in Black and White
I have often wondered why Lorne chose black and white as the town's sporting colours—at least for the football, netball, and surf clubs—and why...
June 7, 2024
Green shoots set for spring growth
WITH GARETH KENT, DIRECTOR PRESTON ROWE PATERSON Over recent years investor sentiment toward the Victorian property market has been soured. Increased taxation, decreased demand, rising...
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