July 3, 2024
New regional cricket hub opens
THE Barwon Regional Cricket Centre is officially open, offering a world-class indoor cricket hub for the wider region's clubs and communities to use all...
July 3, 2024
SCEG screening to inspire a sustainable future
THE Surf Coast Energy Group’s (SCEG) Environmental Film Series aims to inspire people about making the world more sustainable and connect with others who...
July 1, 2024
TikTok, Victorian Chamber to hold Geelong event
TIKTOK and the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry have joined forces and will head to Geelong next month to launch a new business...
June 29, 2024
Geelong Jets sign bowls world champion Paul Foster
GEELONG'S Bowls Premier League (BPL) side has revealed renowned Scottish lawn bowls world champion Paul Foster as the first signing for the new team. The...
June 28, 2024
Avalon-Brisbane flights take off
FLIGHTS between Melbourne Avalon Airport near Geelong and Brisbane began today (Friday, June 28), and the airport's executive chair has used the occasion to...
June 27, 2024
Councils unite against CFMEU
THE five councils in the G21 area have united against what they describe as attempts by the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU)...
June 25, 2024
Shire could add $6m to aquatic centre budget
THE Surf Coast Shire council has decided to press on with building the Surf Coast Aquatic and Health Centre (SCAHC) despite rising costs and...
June 21, 2024
Young artists to shine at Youth Fest event
A PROJECT at Anglesea Arts Space is one of three recipients in Victoria's west to be supported as part of Youth Fest this year. The...
June 21, 2024
Fischer Street, Merrijig Drive works begin
THE Surf Coast Shire is undertaking road rehabilitation works along Fischer Street and Merrijig Drive, Torquay, to make it safer for all road users. The...
June 19, 2024
Teskey Brothers announced for A Day on the Green
BY JAMES TAYLOR Soulful Australian siblings The Teskey Brothers are set to light up Australian outdoor venues and wineries this summer on their first A...
June 14, 2024
Action urged to prevent leading cause of building defects
Engineers Australia is calling for changes to the National Construction Code (NCC) that could prevent the leading cause of defects in Australian apartments and...
June 12, 2024
Jim Jefferies adds Geelong show
Australia can't get enough of homegrown comedy superstar Jim Jefferies, who brings his latest arena show, the Give 'Em What They Want tour, down...
June 9, 2024
Conservationist awarded OAM in King’s Birthday Honours List
A DEVOTED servant to the Landcare movement across the Geelong region said her inclusion in this year's King's Birthday Honours List was testament to...
May 31, 2024
Postcards sent in mental health campaign
Five million mailboxes, including every regional and rural home across Australia, were sent a special prepaid postcard this month, thanks to an expanded campaign...
May 30, 2024
Building new worlds
Platform Arts brings to Geelong the works of 11 esteemed national and international contemporary artists in their coming exhibition Worlding. The visual arts show explores...
May 29, 2024
Torquay retirement village gets full approval at VCAT
THE proposed retirement village for Cypress Lane in Torquay has been approved in full by the Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal (VCAT). The hearing at VCAT...
May 23, 2024
Come from Away is coming
CentreStage has secured the theatrical rights to acclaimed Broadway musical Come From Away and will present it in Geelong next year. The production company says...
May 22, 2024
Ocean Grove wins spot in Bowls Premier League
OCEAN Grove Bowling Club will take on Australia's best clubs from this November after it secured one of the two coveted expansion slots in...
May 21, 2024
Funding revealed for Geelong Sports Package projects
THE sporting communities of the Geelong area have some more detail about their coming infrastructure, with the Victorian government confirming the projects to be...
May 21, 2024
The Blues Train finds new owner
THE Blues Train will soon be pulling out of the station under a new owner, with Daniel Kay taking over from founder Hugo T....
May 21, 2024
Missy Higgins adds Geelong show to tour
TICKET sales for Missy Higgins' Australian tour are running hot, and the singer-songwriter has just announced she is coming to Geelong. There has been huge...
May 17, 2024
Flying the flag for IDAHOBIT
THE Surf Coast Shire is again showing its colours for the LGBTQIA+ community, raising the rainbow flag outside its council chambers today (Friday, May...
May 16, 2024
Vale Norm Stanley 1977-2024
GEELONG'S First Nations community is in morning following the passing of Norm Stanley. The Kurnai/Wotjabaluk man, well known across the Geelong region as an artist,...
May 16, 2024
Avalon Airport CEO resigns
AVALON Airport will have to find its third chief executive officer in the space of two years, with Tony Brun to take off for...
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