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First home buyers are skipping the guarantor

FIRST home buyers are delaying or missing the opportunity to get into the property market by not engaging a guarantor on their home loan,...

Seachangers secure Ocean Grove oasis

RT EDGAR Bellarine’s auction of 2-6 Cantal Court Ocean Grove over the weekend attracted a crowd of more than 50 people, who looked on...

Night tennis at the ’Springs – and more!

CLIFTON Springs Tennis Club’s very popular night tennis program continues to thrive, with three competitions a week. Two of the floodlit courts have recently been...

Point Lonsdale Tennis Club’s grand opening

GRAND indeed! ’Lonsdale’s freshly-laid Modgrass and revamped lighting is a sight to behold and the opening ceremony (May 14) paid tribute to the hard...

Super 10’s strut their stuff

AN INITIATIVE of Tennis Australia aimed at promoting tennis to our very youngest players, the Super 10’s Program has seen three Surfcoast youngsters selected...

Point Grey redesign revealed

DOWN TO THE WATERLINE

Aspiring performers learn from the best

After participating in a special music workshop, aspiring young performers took to the stage during Shebang! – a youth concert held in Torquay at...

Deakin’s waterfront accommodation opens

MORE than 400 Deakin students will eventually call the Geelong waterfront home while staying in the university’s new student accommodation, which was officially opened...

YOUNG ROCK

Talented Torquay act Neuritis performed at Shebang! at the weekend. Click here for more pictures.

Anglesea shines a light on its oval conditions

THE Anglesea Football and Netball Club has not switched off its campaign to upgrade lights at its ground, lobbying local and state politicians on...

Bellbrae phone and internet worries aired again

TELECOMMUNICATIONS in Bellbrae might be patchy but interest in the issue is still strong, with Shadow Communications Minister Michelle Rowland meeting concerned residents on...

Rotary farewells Mary Elliott

THE Torquay Rotary community has farewelled long-time member Mary Elliott, who passed away earlier this month. Ms Elliott, 85, was the first female Rotarian in...

Making music on Mother’s Day

MOTHER’S Day was spent listening to chamber music at a concert to support asylum seekers and refugees. Organised by Aireys Inlet Rural Australians for Refugees...

Aireys Inlet speaks up for refugees at national conference

MEMBERS of the Aireys Inlet Rural Australians for Refugees (AIRAR) made an impression at last month’s national RAR conference. Representatives from the local group were...

Henderson backs ban on live sheep exports

LIVE sheep exports has suddenly emerged as a political issue in Corangamite, with incumbent Liberal MP Sarah Henderson breaking ranks to support an attempt...

Get your orange on for the SES on Wednesday

THE community has been encouraged to get their orange on next week to show their support for the Victoria State Emergency Services (VICSES) during...

First sod turned on new Geelong College Junior School redevelopment

THE Geelong College community last week celebrated the turning of the first sod on the site of their new state-of-the-art Junior School. This three-year project...

The Dad Conference to come to Geelong

A FIRST-TIME event for fathers in February is back for its second instalment, and will be held in Geelong later this month. The Dad Conference...

GROW lifts local procurement by $20.2 million

THE Give Where You Live Foundation and G21’s GROW initiative is reporting a $20.2 million increase of local procurement among 16 of GROW’s participating...

City agrees on plan for one office

THE City of Greater Geelong has agreed in principle to consolidate its administrative functions into one building. A report presented to last month’s council meeting...

Christmas brings in the bucks again for Geelong

RESEARCH by the City of Greater Geelong has revealed the Christmas in Geelong program attracted 259,801 visitors last year, injecting an estimated $17.3 million...

Armstrong Creek sewers extended

BARWON Water is in the final stages of completing a complex section of the Armstrong Creek sewer system. The works will see a new section...

Committee For Lorne: Great Ocean Road Running Festival

The Great Ocean Road Running Festival is one of the most scenic and stunning runs you will ever complete. Forget running around your local...

Committee For Lorne: Community Profile – May 17, 2018

“My grandson is getting married in the UK but I’m 96 and I have decided I am too old for my daughter to take...