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April 9, 2020

Federal government rolls out free childcare package

ABOUT a million families are expected to benefit from the federal government's plan to partially subsidise child care during the coronavirus pandemic. Announced last week by...

April 9, 2020

Sustained focus: City seeks feedback on Sustainability Framework

THE City of Greater Geelong council is encouraging the community to think beyond the coronavirus and put in their thoughts about the city’s Sustainability...

April 9, 2020

Newspapers want full $48 million in federal aid released

COUNTRY Press Australia has welcomed this week’s announcement by the Morrison Government to release $5 million from the Regional and Small Publishers Innovation Fund. However,...

April 9, 2020

Otways mulching to reduce fire risk

FOREST Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic) has started a program of mulching works to reduce bushfire risk in and around local townships. The program is being...

April 9, 2020

Mobile towers at Teesdale and Maude go live

MOBILE phone coverage in the Geelong region has improved after new base stations in Teesdale and Maude were switched on. The two base stations were...

April 8, 2020

Victorian students to learn from home in Term 2

TERM 2 starts in Victoria next week but most students will be doing their learning from home, under new measures announced by the state...

April 8, 2020

Stay at home this Easter, Surf Coast Shire urges holidaymakers

THE Surf Coast Shire council is urging people not to visit for any reason over the Easter period, saying a positive coronavirus case could...

April 2, 2020

Tough times ahead for creative industries

THE arts and entertainment industry is feeling the weight of the coronavirus pandemic, as live performances, programs and festivals are forced to...

April 2, 2020

GORCC closes its caravan parks and playgrounds

THE Great Ocean Road Coast Committee (GORCC) temporarily closed its Torquay Foreshore, Anglesea Family and Lorne Foreshore Caravan Parks as of midnight of Wednesday...

April 2, 2020

Grapevine: Wine’s changing climate

When looking to the future of Australian wine, it’s worthwhile looking for parallels around the world, where growing conditions are similar to those of...

April 2, 2020

Great Ocean Food: Keep calm and carry on

I have always been a slightly anxious person.

I remember as a small child being particularly concerned when left alone while my mother did the...

April 2, 2020

Costa wants to know: what’s in your backyard?

COSTA Georgiadis wants children across Australia cooped up at home to grab a camera or mobile device to snap photos of what’s in their...

April 2, 2020

Expert wants new plan to save Victoria’s koalas

VICTORIA needs a new and well-resourced koala management plan to help the marsupials thrive amid growing threats from bushfires, habitat loss, disease and other...

April 2, 2020

State makes big investment in Forrest bike trails

MOUNTAIN bike enthusiasts will soon have new paths to ride in Forrest, through funding from the state government to rejuvenate existing tracks and establish...

April 2, 2020

Anglesea traders ask community to shop local

BUSINESSES in Anglesea are encouraging residents in the town to shop local and and keep traders ticking over during the coronavirus pandemic. Corinne Nigro from...

April 2, 2020

Here to help: Feed Me Surf Coast to launch very soon

A COLLECTIVE effort between the Torquay SLSC, a Bellarine community food project and one of the region’s federal Parliamentarians has established a...

April 2, 2020

Tough times ahead for creative industries

THE arts and entertainment industry is feeling the weight of the coronavirus pandemic, as live performances, programs and festivals are forced to call off...

March 31, 2020

$130 billion wage subsidy package announced

EMPLOYERS will be paid $1,500 a fortnight per worker for the next six months to keep them on the books as part of the...

March 29, 2020

Coronavirus update: public gatherings restricted to two, over 70s to self-isolate, moratorium on evictions

PUBLIC gatherings will be restricted to two people and those over the age of 70 will be "strongly advised" to self-isolate, according to the...

March 28, 2020

Surf Coast Shire council closes its beaches

THE Surf Coast Shire council has made the "difficult decision" to close all of its beaches, effective immediately. In a statement posted tonight on its...

March 26, 2020

GORCC closes all its caravan parks

THE Great Ocean Road Coast Committee (GORCC) has temporarily closed its Torquay Foreshore, Anglesea Family and Lorne Foreshore Caravan Parks as of midnight last...

March 26, 2020

State takes over Green Spine project

THE state government has taken the Green Spine project in central Geelong out of the hands of the City of Greater Geelong council, describing...

March 26, 2020

Residents’ groups oppose VEC’s ward proposals for Surf Coast Shire

THE residents’ associations of Torquay, Aireys Inlet and Lorne have joined the Surf Coast Shire council in their opposition to the Victorian Electoral Commission’s...

March 26, 2020

Certainty in uncertain times with Kip McGrath

In uncertain times, it’s important to make sure children are able to keep up with their education, whether in support of the work in...