October 8, 2020
Grants to stoke the creative engine
GEELONG Arts Centre has finalised the full list of recipients for their Creative Engine grants. The grants, both financial and in-kind occupancies within the centre’s...
October 8, 2020
More health services to log on to telehealth
People living in Western Victoria will have better access to specialist medical care without having to travel through a boost to telehealth services by...
October 8, 2020
Wave attenuator on track for 2021 completion
A NEW publicly accessible $10.1 million wave attenuator at the Geelong waterfront precinct is nearing completion, with the last three remaining pieces en route...
October 8, 2020
Campaign against Hotel Indigo crowdfunds for legal support
A COMMUNITY campaign against the Hotel Indigo proposal in Torquay is seeking to crowdfund $30,000 for lawyers to represent them at a Victorian Civil...
October 8, 2020
VEC encourages early votes
VOTERS should check the mail from this week for their ballot packs for the election, and Victorian Electoral Commissioner Warwick Gately is encouraging people...
October 8, 2020
Meet your council candidates: Anglesea Ward, Surf Coast Shire
Libby Stapleton.
Libby Stapleton
Occupation: Self-employed PR Consultant & operator of Aireys Inlet Market Resides...
October 8, 2020
First Peoples’ Assembly presents first report to Parliament
THE First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria has marked a successful first year, with its first annual report tabled in state Parliament last month. Since starting...
October 8, 2020
Meet your new councillor: Lorne Ward, Surf Coast Shire
Gary Allen.
Gary Allen
Gary Allen was the only candidate to stand in Lorne Ward,...
October 8, 2020
Shire changes plan for Torquay North roadblocks
THE Surf Coast Shire council has changed its plans for the temporary roadblocks in Torquay North, and will remove one of them within two...
October 5, 2020
Shire changes plan for Torquay North roadblocks
THE Surf Coast Shire council has changed its plans for the temporary roadblocks in Torquay North, and will remove one of them within two...
October 1, 2020
Candidates locked in for Surf Coast Shire council election
THE field is set for the Surf Coast Shire council election, with 20 candidates vying to win the eight seats on offer. There are nine...
October 1, 2020
McKiterick suggests rethink on advocacy
THE next Surf Coast Shire council should take a serious look at the projects it is advocating, according to outgoing councillor Brian McKiterick. The council...
October 1, 2020
Grant to help needy families sleep soundly
BY JAMES TAYLOR GEELONG Mums will help 200 more families in need through a grant from EnergyAustralia. The electricity and gas provider has supported community projects...
October 1, 2020
Green the Coast: BioBlitz showcases the natural world
FRIDAY last week and Monday this week marked the start and end of the Great Southern BioBlitz - a friendly competition to see which...
October 1, 2020
Telehealth pilot at Great Ocean Road Health extended
A TELEHEALTH pilot to improve after-hours emergency services for patients in Lorne and Apollo Bay has marked its one-year anniversary, and has been extended...
October 1, 2020
Grants to encourage creative learning at schools
SCHOOLS across the Geelong region still have time to join forces with artists and creative professionals as part of a state government program to...
October 1, 2020
Daylight saving begins this weekend, check your smoke alarm
DAYLIGHT Savings Time will begin this Sunday (October 4) at 2am, and the CFA is again urging people to remember to not only wind...
October 1, 2020
Back on the beach: Torquay SLSC members among the first to resume training
THE Torquay Surf Life Saving Club (TSLSC) is leading from the front as summer approaches, with its members among the first surf life saving...
October 1, 2020
JobKeeper subsidy reduced
THE Coalition Government's JobKeeper subsidy has been cut back as expected, despite calls to keep the payments at their previous level. Announced in March, the...
October 1, 2020
Election ballot packs to be sent next week
THE 2020 council elections have begun, and voters in the City of Greater Geelong, the Surf Coast Shire and the Borough of Queenscliffe can...
October 1, 2020
Campaign wants solar on Bellarine schools
PARENTS and carers from the Bellarine have added their names to an open letter asking Prime Minister Scott Morrison to provide funding to install...
October 1, 2020
Grant to help Starfish Nippers roll out new mat
THE Starfish Nippers program at Anglesea SLSC will make their program and the beach even more accessible through a grant from EnergyAustralia. The electricity and...
October 1, 2020
Victoria “so close” to big step towards COVID Normal, Andrews says
THE decline of coronavirus cases has meant metropolitan Melbourne has now taken the Second Step on the state government's coronavirus roadmap, moving the entire...
October 1, 2020
Deadline approaching for pool registration
KIDSAFE has reminded Victorian homeowners about the requirement to register their pool or spa with their local council before the November 1 deadline. The new...
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