About: James Taylor

Posts by: James Taylor

November 2, 2025

Police seek footage after Geelong jet ski crash

POLICE are appealing for footage following a jet ski crash and altercation in Geelong earlier today (Sunday, November 2). A man and woman were...

October 31, 2025

Remarkable Rotarians

THE Rotary Club of Greater Geelong celebrated 100 years of dedication and service last week – a remarkable milestone and a testament to its...

October 31, 2025

Big crowd celebrates Diwali at Deakin

HUNDREDS of people flocked to Deakin University's Waurn Ponds campus on Friday last week for its Diwali Festival.

October 30, 2025

Times News Group wins three state media awards

TIMES News Group, the publisher of this newspaper, has walked away with three wins from the combined Victorian Country Press Association (VCPA)/Country Press NSW...

October 23, 2025

Travis Boak to wear father’s #5 at Torquay

TRAVIS Boak will fulfil a long-held personal ambition and play in his father's #5 jumper at Torquay next year. Today (Thursday, October 23), the Torquay...

October 23, 2025

Painkalac Creek opened to ease flood risk in Aireys

THE Painkalac Creek in Aireys Inlet was artificially opened to the ocean earlier this week to reduce the risk of flooding ahead of expected...

October 20, 2025

Major safety changes coming to Eastern Beach

THE City of Greater Geelong has announced several changes at the Eastern Beach precinct, including at the children's pool, diving boards, and lifeguard hours...

October 19, 2025

New Spirit ferry moved to Geelong amid infrastructure delays

ONE of the Spirit of Tasmania's newest ferries has been moved to Geelong for storage as infrastructure issues prevent it from being brought into...

October 13, 2025

Gawk Outdoor splits from oOh! Media

GAWK Outdoor and oOh! Media are consciously uncoupling, with the two advertising businesses deciding to go their separate ways after eight years together. For...

October 10, 2025

Bellarine Estate to launch 100 Acres blues festival

BELLARINE Estate will launch a new music festival devoted to the sounds of the blues next year. 100 Acres Festival is being touted as...

October 9, 2025

Geelong City Market confirms launch date

THE Geelong City Markets have locked in a start date and have also unveiled its first wave of stallholders, with more announcements to come. Yesterday,...

September 30, 2025

City’s cottage rebuild request knocked back

THE City of Greater Geelong is seeking financial help to rebuild a historic bluestone cottage in Marshall, but the Victorian government will not fund...

September 25, 2025

Novotel Geelong breaks ground on new 11-storey hotel tower

CONSTRUCTION has officially started on a new 11-storey hotel tower at Novotel Geelong. The $75 million project for hotel owners ERDI Group will add...

September 25, 2025

If Cats win, no parade, but other celebrations to go ahead

A REPEAT of the celebratory AFL Grand Final parade of 2022 in Geelong will be off the cards for this year should the Cats...

September 24, 2025

Geelong cheer squad crafts banners ahead of Grand Final

GEELONG'S cheer squad has gathered again to make banners for their AFL team to run through - only this time, it's for a Grand...

September 22, 2025

Thousands in Lorne lose power in sudden outage

THOUSANDS of residents and businesses in and around Lorne were without power following an electrical outage earlier today (Monday, September 22). A Powercor spokesperson said...

September 22, 2025

Cats fans pack GMHBA Stadium for Grand Final training

THOUSANDS of Cats fans flooded into GMHBA Stadium earlier today (Monday, September 22) to cheer on their heroes as Geelong held an open training...

September 19, 2025

Geelong to host its first marathon event

GEELONG'S first official 42.2km marathon will be a highlight of the Geelong Running Festival, which was launched today (Friday, September 19). The event, supported by...

September 18, 2025

Landmark $10m pavilion to lift Geelong athletics

CONSTRUCTION works will start soon on a new two-storey pavilion at Geelong's Landy Field. The $10 million pavilion, which will replace the existing and...

September 17, 2025

Geelong legend returns Premiership Cup to school roots

GEELONG Football Club legend Cameron Ling has brought this year’s AFL Premiership Cup back to his school footy roots. Ling showed the cup to...

September 12, 2025

Two local Vic Country players selected for Futures Girls showcase

A PAIR of local footballers will feature in this weekend’s Marsh AFL National Futures Girls showcase match. St Mary’s Ava Bilyk and Torquay’s Greea...

September 11, 2025

Local charity urgently seeks volunteers

LOCAL food charity Feed Me is urgently seeking volunteers in all three areas it operates in, with both strong hands for manual labour and...

September 10, 2025

City MOU to explore business links with India

THE City of Greater Geelong has improved its opportunities for bilateral trade with India, signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Australia India...

September 9, 2025

Hot summer flavours collide at Geelong Beer Festival

THE Geelong Beer Festival returns to Johnstone Park on January 17, turning the park in the city's CBD into a summer playground of...