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COVIDSafe app use lagging, poll reveals

ONLY just over half of regional Victorians have the COVIDSafe app installed on their phones five months after its launch, according to a new...

Cats crush Pies, Stewart eyes the Lions

THE Cats will fight for a spot in the AFL grand final this weekend after a dominant semi-final against Collingwood. Geelong will face Brisbane at...

Don’t forget to vote in council elections

VOTERS enrolled in the council elections across the Geelong region should have received their ballot packs by now, and are reminded they have until...

Otways planned burns set for coming weeks

SPRING planned burning is set to start in the Otway District in the coming weeks, to reduce the bushfire risk for towns along the...

GRC prepares for Geelong Cup with no crowds

THE Geelong Racing Club (GRC) is preparing for a very different Geelong Cup next week, with coronavirus restrictions preventing the usual flood of racegoers...

No reply envelope? You can still vote

VOTERS who didn't get reply envelopes with their council election ballot packs can still cast their vote by mail, according to the Victorian...

Labor’s Budget would benefit apprentices and childcare

AT LEAST two of the measures proposed by the Labor Party in its Budget reply would have significant benefits for people in the Geelong...

Sounding off and checking in on youth mental health

Vichealth and Mushroom Group have joined forces to launch a new platform featuring Australian musicians openly sharing their personal mental health and wellbeing experiences...

CORA to go ahead despite some community opposition

THE state government has, after months of consideration, given planning approval to the Cape Otway Road Australia (CORA) project, but a community group of...

Giving the best mental health advice to businesses

Beyond Blue has launched an online training course to help small business advisers provide mental health support to business owners affected by the coronavirus...

G21 gives mixed response to Budget

LEADING Geelong lobby group G21 has given a mixed response to the Coalition's 2020/21 Federal Budget and its impact on the region. G21 chief executive...

Survey reveals Australians’ reactions to COVID symptoms

More than a third of Australians with cold- or flu-like symptoms spent time in public and almost one in five attended work in person...

Regional Victoria may go alone on coronavirus roadmap

THE state government has given its strongest indication yet that regional Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne will not have to move together along the state's...

Surf Coast candidates quizzed in online forum

CANDIDATES running for election in the Surf Coast Shire's Torquay, Anglesea and Winchelsea wards have headed online to face questions from the voters. The 3228...

Hotel Indigo land put up for sale

The proposed Hotel Indigo in Torquay is again on shaky ground, as the land on which it is slated to be built is on...

Cliff fall at Demons Bluff is imminent, GORCC warns

THE Great Ocean Road Coast Committee (GORCC) is urging beach users on the Surf Coast to exercise caution after heavy rainfall increased the severity...

Game on for CORA as state government gives approval

IT IS GAME on for the $350 million Cape Otway Road Australia (CORA) project, with the state government to announce today it has given...

Campaign wants 12 Apostles tourists to treasure their visit

THE local tourism group closest to the 12 Apostles is urging visitors to the iconic tourist attraction to respect the environment and travel to...

Meet your council candidates: Torquay Ward, Surf Coast Shire

Maurice Cole.

Maurice Cole

RCV urges faster easing of coronavirus restrictions outside Melbourne

THE state's regional areas continue to have a very low number of active coronavirus cases, and Rural Councils Victoria (RCV) is urging the Victorian...

Duncan backs Selwood to face the Pies

CATS midfielder Mitch Duncan is backing his skipper Joel Selwood to recover from a finger injury and front up for this weekend's do-or-die AFL...

On the job: Federal Budget aims to drive employment growth

THE Coalition says it is putting jobs and investment at the heart of the latest Federal Budget, including hundreds of millions of dollars towards...

Meet your council candidates: Winchelsea Ward, Surf Coast Shire

Kirsty Metcalf.

Kirsty Metcalf

Geelong businesses earmarked for cheaper, high-speed NBN

GEELONG will be among the first regional cities where business can get access to very high-speed broadband at a reduced cost through an initiative...