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About: jamestaylor

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James’ first job in journalism was at the Bendigo Advertiser, where he held a number of roles, including reporter, sub-editor and arts and features writer. He has also worked for several publications at Fairfax, including the Knox Weekly, Casey Weekly and Pakenham Weekly, and in the UK with the Berkshire Media Group. Raised in Geelong, James has been back in his hometown since 2011 and now lives in Waurn Ponds. Outside of journalism, James divides his time between barracking for the Cats, chasing his two-year-old daughter around, and posting on Twitter (@notthatjt).

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October 3, 2018

More good Times ahead

THE Times News Group, which publishes the Surf Coast Times, Bellarine Times and Armstrong Creek Times is pleased to announce it has entered the...

October 3, 2018

Kinder’s proposal fails to attract council funding

A LONG-awaited plan to redesign the garden at Torquay Kinder has made no further progress, with the Surf Coast Shire not yet matching the...

October 3, 2018

Nominations open for shire’s Australia Day Awards

NOMINATIONS are open to recognise the valuable contribution made by volunteers in the Surf Coast Shire through the council’s Australia Day Awards. People can help...

October 3, 2018

Shire applies to fix road blackspots

THE Surf Coast Shire is seeking $360,000 in government funding to fix two road black spots in Torquay and Anglesea. At their meeting last month,...

October 3, 2018

Committee For Lorne: Lorne Bowls Club Community Cup – Another great event in Lorne

Over the month of September the Lorne Bowls Club conducted the fourth President’s Community Cup, sponsored by the Bendigo Community Bank. The Club is extremely...

October 3, 2018

Committee For Lorne: A word from the Chairman – October 4, 2018

A special weekend has passed with the culmination of two of Australia’s biggest sporting events of the calendar year, the AFL and the NRL...

October 3, 2018

Friends and family farewell Jarrod Lyle

AUSTRALIAN golfer Jarrod Lyle was memorialised last week as an open-hearted, gregarious guy who loved life, golf and his friends and family. Friday’s memorial service...

October 3, 2018

Liberals match Labor’s pledge to protect coastal towns

THE state Opposition has responded to Labor pledges about limiting growth in the Bellarine and the Surf Coast, saying its commitment will similarly block...

October 3, 2018

Meet some of the Humans in Geelong this weekend

THE diverse talent and stories of Geelong’s people will be on show this Sunday. The Humans in Geelong Expo 2018, to be held at Deakin...

October 3, 2018

Alcoa releases demolition footage, air monitoring results

Alcoa has released footage of yesterday’s (Wednesday) demolition of the Anglesea power station as well as the air monitoring results following the explosion, and...

October 3, 2018

Frothers charge at Drainos Charity Surf Classic

ON Grand Final morning, 18 of Torquay’s mediocre and untrained surfers took to the water for the annual Drainos Charity Surf Classic. The event is...

October 3, 2018

Planning for new water ride at Adventure Park underway

FOLLOWING on from the successful launch of the Tornado waterslide in 2017-18, anticipation is building for the second stage of Adventure Park’s future planned...

October 3, 2018

Share our Shores goes coast to coast

THE Barwon Coast Committee of Management and the Great Ocean Road Coast Committee (GORCC) have joined forces with a simple message for visitors of...

October 3, 2018

Exciting times ahead as Royal Geelong Show nears

THE excitement is building in the lead up to the 2018 Royal Geelong Show to be held October 18-21. Royal Geelong maintains the country show...

October 3, 2018

The end of an era for The Big Shed

ONE of Geelong’s oldest and most historic stores – The Big Shed – will shut its doors after 34 years. In the early 1980s, Geelong...

October 3, 2018

Budget delivers $5 billion aged care boost

THE Morrison Government’s $5 billion aged care budget boost will deliver significant benefits for Corangamite, Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Ken Wyatt...

October 3, 2018

U3A offers collaboration for the arts

U3A Surf Coast, Torquay Theatre Troupe and Torquay Books will be collaborating in October to present an event sure to be of interest to...

October 3, 2018

New U3A office

On October 9, as part of the Victorian Seniors Festival, the new U3aSurfCoast office will be opened at the Senior Citizens, 16 Price Street...

October 3, 2018

Shire pours in its thoughts on water strategy review

THE Surf Coast Shire’s submission to a state government review of the wider region’s water highlights environmental needs of the Barwon River and suggests...

October 3, 2018

Henderson opens aged care centre

CORANGMITE federal member Sarah Henderson has made one of her first local appearances representing her new ministerial portfolio, opening an aged care centre in...

October 3, 2018

Groups raise funds for Barwon Health Foundation

TORQUAY Community Enterprise (TCE) has dug deep to help out youth from across the Geelong region, donating at least $10,000 to the Barwon Health...

October 3, 2018

Alcoa Community Update: Power station decommissioning – October 4, 2018

As reported in previous weekly Community Updates published in the Surf Coast Times, Alcoa and principal contractor Industrial Demolition Services had been planning the...

October 3, 2018

Fast rail reference group seeks members

EXPRESSIONS of interest have opened for a reference group on the proposed Geelong Fast Rail project. Public Transport Minister Jacinta Allan visited Marshall and Geelong...

October 3, 2018

State to keep pushing Waurn Ponds duplication

PIC: VLine THE state government believes its business case for the Waurn Ponds rail duplication is good enough, despite a critical assessment by Infrastructure Australia...