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March 7, 2024

Plans lodged for supermarket in Jan Juc

JAN Juc would get its first supermarket under a proposal now before the Surf Coast Shire. Under the $10 million plan, a two-storey building with...

March 7, 2024

Nominations open for Geelong Business Excellence Awards

NOMINATIONS for this year's Geelong Business Excellence Awards are now open. The search is on to identify outstanding and inspiring businesses, business leaders and young...

March 6, 2024

Applications open for TCE grants

TORQUAY Community Enterprise (TCE) is opening applications today (Friday, March 1) for its 2024 Grants Program. The enterprise gets its funding from the local community,...

March 5, 2024

HPV vaccination rates decline

Cancer Council Victoria is reminding parents about the importance of vaccinating their children against the human papillomavirus (HPV). New data shows HPV vaccine coverage in...

March 4, 2024

Shire accepts petition calling for Gaza ceasefire

THE Surf Coast Shire council has resolved to accept a petition calling for a ceasefire in the conflict in Gaza, despite less than a...

March 4, 2024

Kitjarra-dja-bul Bullarto langi-ut masterplan launched

The final version of a masterplan to increase public access to the unique environmental, cultural, and recreational values of the Barwon and Moorabool rivers...

March 3, 2024

Call to improve survival rates for breast and ovarian cancer

Organisers of national fun run and walk, the Women in Super Mother's Day Classic (MDC), have called for more to be done to increase...

March 1, 2024

Blue-green algae forces Barwon River closure

A BLUE-green algae outbreak has forced the temporary closure of the Barwon River in Geelong today (Friday, March 1). The Corangamite CMA announced earlier today...

March 1, 2024

Geelong Chamber buys building for new HQ

THE Geelong Chamber of Commerce (GCC) has bought 151 Mercer Street in central Geelong and will make the building its new headquarters. The purchase, announced...

March 1, 2024

Super funds invest in community housing

Four major industry super funds and a major investment management company have collectively decided to invest in community housing, a decision welcomed by the...

March 1, 2024

Calls to support innovative building methods

Master Builders Victoria (MBV) has called on the state government for broader support of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) to help address the ongoing...

March 1, 2024

Nominees revealed for Women in Community Life Awards

THE City of Greater Geelong, in partnership with the Women in Community Life Advisory Committee (WiCLAC), has announced the nominees for this year's 2024...

February 29, 2024

Geelong Early Parenting Centre to open soon

GEELONG'S first Early Parenting Centre (EPC) is almost complete, with the finishing touches being added ahead of its expected opening in about a month. EPCs...

February 28, 2024

Mould forces closure of stadium

THE Stribling Reserve basketball stadium in Lorne has been temporarily closed due to an outbreak of mould underneath a section of floorboards. The Surf Coast...

February 27, 2024

Forrest PS to grow kitchen garden further with grant

FORREST Primary School is among 32 community groups in rural Victoria to be awarded a grant in the latest round of the Strengthening Rural...

February 27, 2024

Submissions close soon on Barwon River usage

SUBMISSIONS to the draft waterway rules for the Barwon River as it passes through Geelong are now open. The Corangamite Catchment Management Authority (CMA) has...

February 23, 2024

New campaign to stop sexual harassment

A PUBLIC campaign is being launched in Geelong today (Friday, February 23) as researchers from Deakin University, local venue operators, Victoria Police, and the...

February 23, 2024

PIPA wants negative gearing AND CGT left alone

The Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) is warning the Albanese Government against changing negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions, claiming it could...

February 22, 2024

Geelong Disability Expo returns

AFTER a five-year hiatus, the Geelong Disability Expo will return in 2024, and will be held today (Friday, February 23) and tomorrow (Saturday, February...

February 22, 2024

Ashbury Boulevard Reserve opens

EARLIER this month, Asbury residents and their families and friends gathered at a community event to celebrate the official opening of the Armstrong Creek...

February 22, 2024

Surf Coast Shire to drop to three wards

MAJOR change is coming to the Surf Coast Shire's internal boundaries, with the number of councillors to remain unchanged at nine but the number...

February 20, 2024

More blood donors needed to help people living with cancer

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood and the Cancer Council have joined forces to urge Australians to support people living with cancer by donating blood and...

February 16, 2024

AFL Barwon clubs meet to discuss restructure

AFL BARWON is continuing discussions with its member clubs about the proposed promotion-relegation model, but only a third of clubs support the restructure at...

February 16, 2024

Riordan not convinced about Twelve Apostles land acquisition

POLWARTH Liberal MP Richard Riordan is not convinced about the financial arrangements for the proposed new visitor centre at the Twelve Apostles, and has...