About: Ellie Claringbold

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February 5, 2025

Op shops forced to dispose of tonnes of unsaleable items

OPPORTUNITY shops across the region are struggling to keep up with the ongoing issue of illegal rubbish dumping at their volunteer-run collection sites. For All...

February 4, 2025

2,419 portraits to shine a light on men’s mental health

THE team behind Geelong's Liminal Gallery has launched a new fundraising initiative aimed at raising $100,000 for men's mental health and suicide prevention. Motivated by...

February 4, 2025

Cultura CEO to retire

LOCAL multicultural organisation Cultura is on the hunt for a new chief executive officer, following current chief Joy Leggo's decision to retire later this...

February 4, 2025

Major upgrade for Geelong’s water supply underway

MAJOR upgrade works have begun on the Melbourne to Geelong pipeline (MGP) to increase its capacity and expand its reach, with the aim of...

February 4, 2025

‘A lot of cricket’: Newcomb Bulls veteran hits 450 game milestone

NEWCOMB Bulls Cricket Club veteran Frank Canadillas marked his 450th senior game earlier this month in a Bellarine Peninsula Cricket Association Round 11 club...

February 3, 2025

‘Vindicated’: Conservationists celebrate Spring Creek valley wildlife sightings

A RECENT Australian owlet-nightjar sighting in Spring Creek valley has conservationists celebrating the success of ongoing restoration works in the area, and the diversity...

February 3, 2025

Australia launches national autism strategy

The federal government has launched its first-ever national autism strategy, a seven-year plan aimed at improving support and life outcomes for the almost 300,000...

February 1, 2025

Instagram star brings classic cinema to life in Geelong

Local actor and award-winning filmmaker Cassidy Krygger will this year bring her love of classic cinema to audiences across the region with a series...

February 1, 2025

Community to walk, run, jog for dementia awareness

Runners, walkers and joggers across the region will lace up their shoes later this year to support the more than 5000 people living with...

January 31, 2025

Explore Cadel Evans’s legacy at Geelong Sports Museum

WITH the five-day Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race cycling festival well underway, Geelong Sports Museum is offering local and visiting sports fans the...

January 31, 2025

Ratepayers invited to share views

THIS year's iteration of the local government Community Satisfaction Survey (CSS) will kick off today (Friday, January 31) and both resident and non-resident ratepayers...

January 31, 2025

Wildflower nature strip blooms in Torquay

TORQUAY locals James and Christina McKey have transformed the nature strip of their family home in Fischer Street into a delightfully unmanicured tangle of...

January 30, 2025

The Script’s Glen Power misses Geelong tour date

DUBLIN four-piece The Script will make their A Day on the Green debut this weekend, but it will be without drummer Glen Power. In a...

January 29, 2025

Hobie Cats unite for 50th anniversary regatta

A FLEET of about 20 Hobie Catamarans will sail along the coast between Torquay and Anglesea this weekend for the 50th anniversary of the...

January 28, 2025

Priest reaches 300 games for Jan Juc

A JAN Juc Cricket Club legend marked an astonishing 300-game milestone last weekend when the club's B Grade team took on Barwon Heads in...

January 26, 2025

Aireys Inlet’s Craig Rayner honoured with AM

AIREYS Inlet’s Craig Rayner has today (Sunday, January 26) been appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in recognition of his...

January 25, 2025

Lions Club legacy: Specialist disability home honours community contribution

OCEAN Grove's newly constructed specialist disability home has been dedicated to the three former Lions Club of Ocean Grove Barwon Heads members whose passion...

January 24, 2025

Extreme fire danger: Surf Coast Shire announces service closures and changes

THE Country Fire Authority (CFA) has declared an extreme fire danger rating for Victoria’s south-west on Monday (January 27), as temperatures are expected to...

January 24, 2025

Lorne Cricket Club falls to Apollo Bay in tense showdown

LORNE Cricket Club has slipped from top spot on the Colac District Cricket Association ladder after a nail-biting defeat last weekend to Apollo Bay...

January 24, 2025

World-class cycling returns to the coast

THE Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race will mark 10 years since its inaugural race next week, when the world's best cyclists return to...

January 23, 2025

Surf Coast athletes reach new heights at basketball tournament

REPRESENTATIVES of the Surf Coast Basketball Association (SBA) participated last week in the prestigious Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup (ACJBC), a milestone which saw...

January 22, 2025

Healthcare system overhaul links local health services in formal network

THE Victorian Government has announced the final geographical groupings of the state's soon-to-be established Local Health Service Networks (LHSN), the centrepiece of a major...

January 21, 2025

Lookout Festival returns with stellar line-up

Jet, Grinspoon and The Veronicas are among the Australian rock titans headed to Torquay in March for an electrifying one-day festival event. Hot off the...

January 21, 2025

Warning issued after Anglesea e-waste fire

A FIRE at the Anglesea Transfer Station last week has prompted warnings from local emergency services about the dangers of incorrectly disposing e-waste such...