February 6, 2020
U3A Surf Coast gears up for term one
Sculptor and owner of Qdos Fine Arts Graeme Wilkie is one of five local artists to present to U3A SurfCoast members as part of...
February 6, 2020
Big shopping: Welsh Group reveals $1 billion plan for Armstrong Creek Town Centre
ARMSTRONG Creek will soon be home to an expansive $1 billion development which will include a movie theatre, health and wellness centre, public library...
February 6, 2020
Christmas in Geelong to receive creative boost
CHRISTMAS in Geelong will be bigger and better than ever this year, with the City of Greater Geelong committing to strengthening its festive program. The...
February 6, 2020
As the school year begins, don’t forget the medicine
As students begin a new school year, NPS MedicineWise is urging parents to make medicines part of their family’s back to school planning. Nerida...
February 6, 2020
Ditching bad behaviour for a good cause
Thousands of people are calling time-out on a vice of their choice this month in support of Australia’s disadvantaged youth. The new campaign from...
February 6, 2020
Diversitat works backstage on its theatre project
Diversitat is seeking volunteers and participants for its new theatre project aimed at senior members of Geelong’s Indigenous, LGBTI+ and culturally and linguistically diverse...
February 6, 2020
City to show its colours for LGBTIQA+ community
GEELONG is set to be embellished by colour when rainbow crossings are installed across the region – a gesture of support for the local...
February 6, 2020
In the house: Bellbrae author reveals story behind debut novel
Writers strive to have their work published but achieving this is a task not to be underestimated. For Jean Ross, the nights spent dreaming...
January 30, 2020
Helping millennials to smash their way into the market
NICOLE Haddow’s 30th birthday was less of a celebration and more of a wake-up call than birthdays past. The journalist turned author spent her 20s...
January 30, 2020
Dancing to the world stage
SURF Coast Secondary College student Jett Belle Graham-Russell has pirouetted her way to victory to be crowned Surf Coast Shire’s Young Citizen of the...
January 30, 2020
Opening the closet to education through stage
A true account of domestic violence in a same-sex relationship is being staged at Platform Arts in Geelong next week. Locked in to coincide with...
January 30, 2020
Female role models await spotlight
WOMEN from the City of Greater Geelong whose contributions to the region deserve acknowledgement will be honoured in the Women in Community Life Awards...
January 30, 2020
AllPlay Learn program adds to its resources
A new tool from Deakin is helping Victorian students with a disability or developmental challenge ease their schooling transitions. The university’s free AllPlay Learn...
January 30, 2020
Standing up for men’s mental health
The pernicious effects of a bout of depression can send its host into a desolate place. Scott Andrews was there some months ago, and while...
January 30, 2020
Deakin mourns as Australia reels
DEAKIN University lowered each of its Aboriginal flags to half-mast earlier this month in response to Australia's devastating bushfires. The unprecedented move was made in...
January 30, 2020
Luke’s looking for love
A fly-in fly-out worker and maintenance supervisor from Armstrong Creek is thrusting himself into a controversial social experiment in search of “the one”. Luke...
January 30, 2020
Keep on Camping initiative goes live
THE aftermath of Australia's bushfires has birthed Caravan Industry Association of Australia's new "Keep on Camping" initiative, with travellers urged to consider visiting affected...
January 30, 2020
Time to can fast food marketing
New research out of the University of Michigan has found teenagers are particularly susceptible to unhealthy food ads, prompting VicHealth and the Obesity Policy...
January 23, 2020
Coastal rockers Bones and Jones to release sophomore album
When high school ends and teenagers are propelled into reality, friendships built across pencilled lunches most weeks of the year become harder to maintain....
January 23, 2020
Kingswood are back
Melbourne rockers Kingswood are set to tour Australia later this year, starting their road journey at the Barwon Club Hotel in Geelong. Following on from...
January 23, 2020
Calls to stop the cough with new vaccine
New research has found whooping cough bacteria are becoming smarter at colonising and feeding off unwitting hosts, strengthening calls for a new vaccine. The study...
January 23, 2020
Melbourne songstress Angie McMahon to headline Meadow 2020
One of regional Victoria’s favourite music festivals Meadow is returning this March – and the buzz surrounding its second line-up announcement is helping spread...
January 23, 2020
Getting ready for the new school year made easy
With the new school year creeping closer, a Deakin expert has shared her top tips for a stress-free start. But Dr Elizabeth Rouse said it...
January 23, 2020
100 minutes of sumptuous storytelling
Five storytellers will share the secrets behind the dishes that have proved significant in their lives across several performances at Geelong Arts Centre next...
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