November 26, 2022
Cotton On, Coulter Legal win at Gender Equity Awards
A PAIR of Geelong businesses have taken home trophies in the inaugural running of the Recalibrate Gender Equity Awards. The eight winners and winning organisations...
November 25, 2022
Liberals make last-minute $40m pledge to Geelong Gallery
THE Liberals have revealed an enormous last-minute pitch for the arts vote in Geelong and surrounds, pledging to put $40 million towards the expansion...
November 25, 2022
Shire aims for no deaths on its roads by 2050
THE Surf Coast Shire has set an ambitious series of targets to improve road safety over the coming decades, with the aim of having...
November 22, 2022
Emergency services gear up with VESEP funding
MORE than a score of emergency service units across Western Victoria will share in more than half a million in grants providing essential operational...
November 19, 2022
Geelong’s best wines awarded
A Shiraz from Provenance Wines has taken out the top gong at this year's Geelong Wine Show. Judging took place over two days last week...
November 16, 2022
Pattison elected Surf Coast mayor
SURF Coast councillor Liz Pattison has taken a step up into the shire's top job. The former deputy mayor was elected mayor for the next...
November 10, 2022
Labor pledges new $150m nursing package
LABOR is committing further support for nurses and midwifes, announcing a new $150 million package if it retains power at this month's state election. The...
November 3, 2022
Liberals repeat call for Games to open and close in Geelong
THE Victorian Liberals have doubled down on their call from July that GMHBA Stadium must host both the opening and closing ceremonies of the...
October 29, 2022
Victoria 2026 facilities to be built in Waurn Ponds, Armstrong Creek
CLOSE to $300 million of sporting infrastructure will be built in Waurn Ponds and Armstrong Creek for the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games, with the...
October 27, 2022
$3m more splashed on Surf Coast pool
THE Surf Coast Aquatic and Health Centre is closer to securing the money it needs to be built, with the state government putting a...
October 20, 2022
Emissary arrives late to win Geelong Cup
EMISSARY has won this year's Geelong Cup with a charging run to secure the $500,000 prize and a likely spot in the Melbourne Cup. In...
October 14, 2022
Dance hall days live again in The Rivoli
Let nostalgia take the wheel when Dance Makers Collective's The Rivoli hits Geelong West Town Hall from November 9-12 November to round out Geelong...
October 13, 2022
Ferry packages announced for Geelong Cup
Port Phillip Ferries has announced a partnership with the Geelong Racing Club (GRC) for this year's bet365 Geelong Cup. In celebration of the race, Port...
October 13, 2022
T20 World Cup trophy arrives in Geelong
THE prize that 16 of the world's best T20 teams will be fighting over has arrived in Geelong. The ICC T20 World Cup Trophy Tour...
October 13, 2022
Sandbags available to reduce flooding risk
The City of Greater Geelong and SES Victoria have established a sandbag collection point at St Albans Reserve in Thomson, as the municipality prepares...
October 7, 2022
Liberals pledge study into recycled water pipeline
RECYCLED water would be redirected from the ocean and sent inland to Anglesea, the Surf Coast hinterland and beyond under a project proposed by...
October 6, 2022
Bells to host WSL World Longboard Tour
THE World Surf League (WSL) World Longboard Tour is coming to Bells Beach next year and the year after as part of a new-look,...
September 30, 2022
13th Beach to host 2023 Vic Open
THE Vic Open is coming back to Barwon Heads next year and the year after. Golf Australia announced today (Friday, September 30) the tournament would...
September 29, 2022
Cadel Evans urges People’s Riders to sign up
THE Geelong, Bellarine and Surf Coast will again be front and centre in Australia’s summer of cycling with the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road...
September 23, 2022
Good sign as Cats cheer squad warms up
“LET'S go! You’ve got it! Bring it home! Go Cats!” This was just some of the bellowing as the Geelong Cats cheer squad loosened up...
September 22, 2022
National memorial service remembers “tireless, devoted” Queen
QUEEN Elizabeth II has been remembered across Australia as an example of "tireless and selfless service, devotion to duty, and compassion for others". Almost 700...
September 21, 2022
Robbie Williams to tour Geelong in 2023
THE ego is landing in Australia in November next year, with Robbie Williams announcing his Australian tour will include a stop in Geelong. Williams, who...
September 21, 2022
Works on mini-roundabout to start soon
CONSTRUCTION is about to start on a "mini roundabout" at the intersection of Bristol Road and Pearl Street, near the Torquay Post Office. The Surf...
September 15, 2022
Stokes, Brown to headline Grand Final Eve lunch
A PAIR of local AFL stars will headline this year's edition of the Jan Juc Surf Life Saving Club Grand Final Eve Luncheon. To be...
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