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April 18, 2018

Avalon CEO hopes rail solution takes off

THE chief executive officer of Avalon Airport has touted a potentially much cheaper alternative to the long-awaited railway link to the airport. AirAsia’s decision to...

April 18, 2018

Award winning author inspires budding writers

WRITERS and book groups from the Portarlington Neighbourhood House (PNH) were recently inspired by the expertise of acclaimed award winning writer, Cate Kennedy. Thanks to...

April 18, 2018

Letters To The Editor – April 19, 2018

Noble mind departs anon on Bard’s birthday

Dear Editor, We are not alone in having local government impose quaint or odd restrictions on us. A rural council...

April 18, 2018

Lorne to host major Aboriginal conference

VICTORIA will showcase its thriving Aboriginal tourism industry to the nation when it hosts the Australian Indigenous Tourism Conference (AITC) in Lorne later this...

April 18, 2018

Council to manage Apollo Bay Harbour

THE Colac Otway Shire will enter into a management agreement to operate the Port of Apollo Bay until mid-next year. The council presently manages and...

April 18, 2018

Time for Marriners falls to re open

THE Colac Otway Shire is urging the state government to re-open the tourist attraction Marriners Falls, northwest of Apollo Bay. Last month, the council unanimously...

April 18, 2018

Destructive urchins to be culled

THE destructive purple sea urchins responsible for a 90 per cent reduction of the kelp in Port Phillip Bay’s marine sanctuaries are being removed...

April 18, 2018

Night time firebombing approved for next summer

NIGHT-TIME firebombing in Victoria next summer has been given the green light following the completion of an Australian-first trial in March. The Civil Aviation Safety...

April 18, 2018

Mandatory pool register announced

THE state government will establish a register of all household pools and spas across the state as part of a major regulatory overhaul to...

April 18, 2018

Geelong to host major table tennis tournament

GEELONG will be serving up the action on and off the courts when it hosts the Australian Open of Table Tennis in July. Minister for...

April 18, 2018

City reviews social infrastructure

THE City of Greater Geelong has completed the first part of an extensive three-part review of its Social Infrastructure Plan 2014-2031. The plan sets out...

April 18, 2018

Have your say on a plan for Geelong

Have your say on clever and creative plan for Geelong THE City of Greater Geelong is seeking community support for the evolution of the municipality...

April 18, 2018

FC Leopold and Armstrong United in clash of the newcomers

HISTORY was made as FC Leopold fielded a women’s team for the first time at the weekend. Fittingly, FC Leopold faced off against fellow newcomers...

April 18, 2018

Leopolds young Lions debut at the weekend

PINT-sized footy players from Leopold took to the ground for their first under 9’s game for the season at the weekend. The players, and their...

April 18, 2018

A Touch of the irish to arrive in Port

FROM a childhood training in classical music on her flute to an immersion in the sounds of rock legend Jimi Hendrix, Irish songstress Cara...