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Corey Enright leaves Cats for coaching gig with Saints

GEELONG assistant coach Corey Enright is changing clubs, with the former Cats star landing a new job as an assistant coach in charge of...

Exposure sites update – September 17, 11am

THERE are three new public exposure sites to COVID-19 in the Geelong region. They are:

• The Cotton On Group's headquarters in North Geelong, on September...

Juc house sale smashes Surf Coast price record

A NEW record price has been set for a residential property on the Surf Coast with last week’s sale of 4 Ocean Boulevard in...

Great Ocean Road signs up for sustainable certification

THE Great Ocean Road is one of three Australian regions now supported by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to work towards achieving internationally-recognised ECO...

COVID-19 restrictions ease at Victoria hits 70 per cent first jab target

VICTORIA will hit its target of 70 per cent of first dose COVID-19 vaccinations today (Thursday, September 16), and the Victorian Government has announced...

Land plan: Bill to enact GORCAPA’s powers before Parliament

LEGISLATION to enact the land management powers of the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (GORCAPA) is before the Victorian Parliament. On Wednesday last...

Surf Coast Kite Festival called off again

THE ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have knocked another event off the calendar, with the Surf Coast Kite Festival cancelling its 2021 event. The...

Exposure sites update – September 15, 11am

ANOTHER public exposure site to COVID-19 in the Geelong region has been added. The Coffee Hit cafe inside the Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre is a...

More COVID-19 public exposure sites added

UPDATE 3.39pm: MORE public exposure sites have been added in the Geelong region in the 1.53pm update. All sites are Tier 2, meaning if you...

Jacko is back

JACKO the cockatoo is safely back at Drysdale Home Timber and Hardware after being stolen at the weekend. Police have been told an unknown offender...

Have you seen Jacko the cockatoo?

PORTARLINGTON police are appealing for public assistance after Jacko the cockatoo was stolen from a store in Drysdale at the weekend, and the store's...

Lockdown to lift in regional Victoria on Friday

LOCKDOWN restrictions will lift across almost all of regional Victoria as of Friday this week. At a press conference this morning, Premier Daniel Andrews said...

Record house price set for Surf Coast

A NEW record price has been set for a residential property on the Surf Coast with the sale of 4 Ocean Boulevard in Jan...

Record numbers reach out to Lifeline for help this month

People are reaching out for help in record numbers, with Lifeline Australia recording the four busiest days in its 57-year history this month. According to...

State government examining options for hospitality visas

THE Victorian Government says its rules about skilled visas are not the reason Surf Coast hospitality businesses are losing staff to interstate restaurants, but...

Anglesea mine water body hits 11 per cent

THE groundwater pumping test at the former Anglesea mine that may pave the way for the Eden Project is on track, with the mine...

GT Alliance queries impact of law for “tiny houses”

COMMUNITY group collective the Greater Torquay Alliance have expressed concerns about the possible negative impacts of “tiny houses” in the town made possible by...

Torquay veterans remember Vietnam

TORQUAY’S Vietnam veterans paused last week to remember their comrades from half a century ago. The Torquay RSL held a Vietnam Veterans Day service on...

Olive celebrates 100 years

OLIVE Mawson made the seachange to Torquay at the relatively late age of 86 but is happy to extol the virtues of the town...

Corio Village stores among local exposure sites for COVID-19

SOME stores in Corio Village have been listed as public exposure sites for COVID-19, as well as businesses in Lara and Norlane. This morning (Tuesday,...

Avalon Airshow grounded for 2021

THIS year’s Australian International Airshow is one of the latest victims of the COVID-19 pandemic, with organisers confirming two weeks ago the event at...

Art store to pop up in Torquay

A NEW space will pop up in Torquay this weekend to allow local creatives to sell their works to the public. The soon to be...

Geelong waits to hear on Cadel’s race

A FINAL decision has not yet been made about whether the seventh edition of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (CEGORR) is going...

There’s still time to complete your Census

CENSUS night has been and gone, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) estimates it has received 6,229,629 forms in the 2021 Census as...