March 5, 2024
HPV vaccination rates decline
Cancer Council Victoria is reminding parents about the importance of vaccinating their children against the human papillomavirus (HPV). New data shows HPV vaccine coverage in...
March 4, 2024
Shire accepts petition calling for Gaza ceasefire
THE Surf Coast Shire council has resolved to accept a petition calling for a ceasefire in the conflict in Gaza, despite less than a...
March 4, 2024
Kitjarra-dja-bul Bullarto langi-ut masterplan launched
The final version of a masterplan to increase public access to the unique environmental, cultural, and recreational values of the Barwon and Moorabool rivers...
March 3, 2024
Call to improve survival rates for breast and ovarian cancer
Organisers of national fun run and walk, the Women in Super Mother's Day Classic (MDC), have called for more to be done to increase...
March 1, 2024
Blue-green algae forces Barwon River closure
A BLUE-green algae outbreak has forced the temporary closure of the Barwon River in Geelong today (Friday, March 1). The Corangamite CMA announced earlier today...
March 1, 2024
Geelong Chamber buys building for new HQ
THE Geelong Chamber of Commerce (GCC) has bought 151 Mercer Street in central Geelong and will make the building its new headquarters. The purchase, announced...
March 1, 2024
Super funds invest in community housing
Four major industry super funds and a major investment management company have collectively decided to invest in community housing, a decision welcomed by the...
March 1, 2024
Calls to support innovative building methods
Master Builders Victoria (MBV) has called on the state government for broader support of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) to help address the ongoing...
March 1, 2024
Nominees revealed for Women in Community Life Awards
THE City of Greater Geelong, in partnership with the Women in Community Life Advisory Committee (WiCLAC), has announced the nominees for this year's 2024...
February 29, 2024
Geelong Early Parenting Centre to open soon
GEELONG'S first Early Parenting Centre (EPC) is almost complete, with the finishing touches being added ahead of its expected opening in about a month. EPCs...
February 28, 2024
Mould forces closure of stadium
THE Stribling Reserve basketball stadium in Lorne has been temporarily closed due to an outbreak of mould underneath a section of floorboards. The Surf Coast...
February 27, 2024
Forrest PS to grow kitchen garden further with grant
FORREST Primary School is among 32 community groups in rural Victoria to be awarded a grant in the latest round of the Strengthening Rural...
February 27, 2024
Submissions close soon on Barwon River usage
SUBMISSIONS to the draft waterway rules for the Barwon River as it passes through Geelong are now open. The Corangamite Catchment Management Authority (CMA) has...
February 23, 2024
New campaign to stop sexual harassment
A PUBLIC campaign is being launched in Geelong today (Friday, February 23) as researchers from Deakin University, local venue operators, Victoria Police, and the...
February 23, 2024
PIPA wants negative gearing AND CGT left alone
The Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) is warning the Albanese Government against changing negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions, claiming it could...
February 22, 2024
Geelong Disability Expo returns
AFTER a five-year hiatus, the Geelong Disability Expo will return in 2024, and will be held today (Friday, February 23) and tomorrow (Saturday, February...
February 22, 2024
Ashbury Boulevard Reserve opens
EARLIER this month, Asbury residents and their families and friends gathered at a community event to celebrate the official opening of the Armstrong Creek...
February 22, 2024
Surf Coast Shire to drop to three wards
MAJOR change is coming to the Surf Coast Shire's internal boundaries, with the number of councillors to remain unchanged at nine but the number...
February 20, 2024
More blood donors needed to help people living with cancer
Australian Red Cross Lifeblood and the Cancer Council have joined forces to urge Australians to support people living with cancer by donating blood and...
February 16, 2024
AFL Barwon clubs meet to discuss restructure
AFL BARWON is continuing discussions with its member clubs about the proposed promotion-relegation model, but only a third of clubs support the restructure at...
February 16, 2024
Riordan not convinced about Twelve Apostles land acquisition
POLWARTH Liberal MP Richard Riordan is not convinced about the financial arrangements for the proposed new visitor centre at the Twelve Apostles, and has...
February 14, 2024
Deakin forum to discuss responding to trauma
THE Geelong community has been invited to attend a free talk this Friday by an international expert on how to build trauma informed communities. The...
February 13, 2024
Don’t worry about the “perfect” lunch box
With the school year under way for 2024, Victoria University (VU) researchers are offering parents advice to take the pressure off making the "perfect"...
February 12, 2024
Total Fire Ban declared for Geelong region
DUE to the updated weather modelling and grassland curing conditions, the CFA has extended a Total Fire Ban (TFB) declaration to now apply in...
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