New toolkit will help predict Cardiovascular Disease
About eight million Australians will benefit from a new approach to stopping cardiovascular disease (CVD) before it strikes. Health and Aged Care Minister Mark Butler...
BUILDING THE FUTURE: ManuFutures 2 officially opens in Waurn Ponds
FUTURE manufacturing prospects for emerging Geelong businesses look twice as good with the opening of the ManuFutures 2 hub at Deakin University's Waurn Ponds...
Surfrider to hold another session about seismic testing
THE Surfrider Foundation is holding a second information session this Saturday, July 29 about possible large-scale seismic testing to be conducted off the Victorian...
G21 Annual Regional Forum on tomorrow
HUNDREDS of community, business and government leaders from across the Geelong region will gather in Torquay tomorrow (Friday, July 28) for the G21 Annual...
Shire adopts amendments to facility rules
THE Surf Coast Shire has changed its local laws to modify the rules about who can enter council facilities such as toilets, showes and...
Local sports groups disappointed at Games cancellation
LOCAL sports groups have expressed their disappointment now some of the world's best athletes will no longer be coming to Geelong following the Andrews...
Toast the winter with Commerce Torquay
COMMERCE Torquay is heading to Torquay Wine Store for its next winter after 5 event, to be held on this. The "Winter Warmer Business Connect"...
Baker’s hard work honoured with Victorian Training Awards nomination
HARD work and perseverance has seen Gordon TAFE graduate Nicholas Roberts recognised as among the best vocational students in the state. Mr Roberts is one...
Hells Gates to premiere in Geelong
Next month, the Geelong Arts Centre will present the world premiere of Hells Gates, the gripping new Australian story from the Green Room award-winning...
Frock stars: Here comes Priscilla
The budget Barbie camper is coming to town, with CentreStage announcing its September production will be Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. To be held at...
Foundation’s event a day to give generously
THE APCO Foundation will be urging the community to dig deep next week for its first Giving Day, which will support those in need...
Extra tickets released for Grand Opening Festival
WITH only a month left until the official opening of the redeveloped Geelong Arts Centre, the centre is celebrating this milestone by releasing limited...
Roundtable brings youth issues to the fore
YOUNG people from the Geelong region flagged education and mental health as their key issues during a roundtable in Armstrong Creek earlier this month. Federal...
Race Torquay yet to return to Cadel’s race
RACE Torquay is yet to secure its place back in the lineup of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (CEGORR) alongside the main...
Full AFLW fixture released
THE AFLW fixture for this year has finally been locked in, with teams to compete over 10 rounds and four weeks of finals. Confirmed earlier...
Torquay Lions make beary nice donation to SES
THE Torquay Lions Club have made a thoughtful donation to VICSES Torquay Unit, presenting a collection of teddy bears and koalas to be given...
Masterplan for river corridor released for comment
THE Corangamite Catchment Management Authority (CMA) has developed a major plan laying out the future of the river corridor between the Barwon Heads estuary...
Single-day tickets go on sale for QMF
Crowds hoping to experience just one day of this year's Queenscliff Music Festival (QMF) are in luck, with single-day tickets now on sale. Organisers have...
Free webinars to discuss concussion
A pair of free webinars hosted by a Belmont clinic later this month will share the latest in concussion research, based on the new...
EPA runs snap inspection of local car washes
ENVIRONMENTAL Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria officers are helping car washes across the state's southwest clean up their act, following 18 snap inspections at commercial...
Miers inks new deal with Cats
GEELONG Cats forward Gryan Miers has been rewarded for his excellent form this season, signing a three-year contract extension today (Monday, July 10). The 24-year-old,...
Don’t ignore a closure and drive into trouble
SEASONAL road closures are now in effect across Victoria, and public land authorities are warning off-road adventurers to obey all closed tracks and gates...
Carmen’s coming to Drysdale
Millenium Opera is going on tour for the first time outside Melbourne, and will bring Carmen to The Potato Shed in Drysdale next month. Following...
Shire updates response to climate emergency
THE Surf Coast Shire has updated its Climate Emergency Response Plan (CERP) for the rest of the decade as well as the next set...