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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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December 31, 2021

Youth Work students make waves for mental health

GORDON Youth Work students, together with Ocean Mind, have taken to the surf to mentor at-risk youth experiencing mental health challenges, social isolation and...

December 28, 2021

Music gigs get back on the road

LIVE music is coming back across Melbourne and regional Victoria, with the state government supporting a calendar of more than 300 events across the...

December 27, 2021

Bushfire season begins in Geelong region

BUSHFIRE season is officially on for three municipalities in the Geelong region. At 1am on Monday this week, the Fire Danger Period began for the...

December 27, 2021

Pixar Putt confirms After Dark dates

AUSTRALIAN pop-up mini-golf favourite Pixar Putt opens next week, and the event at Eastern Beach has confirmed dates for its After Dark sessions. To be...

December 27, 2021

Family has first-ever getaway in Lorne

WHEN the Magical Getaway Foundation (MGF) met 10-year-old Sam, his three sisters and mum at the reception of Lorne hotel Mantra earlier this month,...

December 24, 2021

Shire seeks $20m more for Torquay cultural facility

THE Surf Coast Shire is hoping to secure as much as $20 million more in state and federal funding to help build its new...

December 24, 2021

Police presence to increase over Christmas

POLICE on the Surf Coast are expecting an influx of visitors to the region over the Christmas and New Year period and will be...

December 23, 2021

Right on track

THE Geelong Motor Sports Complex is preparing for a major upgrade to the facility next year. Lara MP John Eren, who visited the complex next...

December 23, 2021

Smart coast: Shire a magnet for clever cohort

PEOPLE making the seachange and treechange to the Surf Coast have turned the municipality into one of the smartest in the state. Speaking during a...

December 23, 2021

Shire adopts events calendar for 2022

THE Surf Coast Shire council has made one new entry and four deletions on its list of supported events for next year but is...

September 28, 2021

AIRAR helping Afghan refugees get to safety

AIREYS Inlet Rural Australians for Refugees (AIRAR) is fundraising to help Afghans arriving in Australia, and a Fairhaven couple have been hard at work...

September 8, 2021

Funding to power up two Surf Coast microgrids

MICROGRIDS will be trialled at two communities in the Surf Coast Shire as part of a Monash University project funded by the federal government. Federal...

September 8, 2021

Virtual hike to step out next month

THE staff at Great Ocean Road Health are getting their shoes on again for another virtual hike in support of regional and remote health...

September 7, 2021

RACV program charges up Surf Coast community facilities for emergencies

RACV’S $1 MILLION investment in free solar energy systems for regional Victorians is on track with the two-year program reaching its halfway mark of...

September 6, 2021

VTIC warns tourism will “crash and burn” without sustained support

REGIONAL Victorian tourist operators will welcome the latest tranche of funding help, according to the Victorian Tourism Industry Council (VTIC), but businesses will "crash...

September 6, 2021

Shire waits on engineering report about Leisure Time Centre repairs

THE Surf Coast Shire says it cannot and will not fix the problems with Winchelsea's Leisure Time Centre (LTC) by itself but is still...

September 3, 2021

Coker and Henderson fire up over gas well

THE Corangamite Shire council has no immediate objections about a plan for a gas well under the Port Campbell National Park and near the...

August 6, 2021

$400m lockdown support package for businesses announced

THE federal and Victorian governments have today (Friday, August 6) announced a new joint funding package to give Victorian small and medium businesses extra...

August 4, 2021

Forrest bike trail expansion begins

WORK has started to improve a significant part of the network of mountain bike trails near Forrest. Earlier this month, the state government announced the...

August 4, 2021

Funding to fix region’s road black spots

ROAD users and pedestrians alike in the Geelong region are set to benefit from Black Spot projects announced last week by the federal government,...

August 4, 2021

Corangamite must qualify for regional recovery fund, Coker says

CORANGAMITE Labor federal member Libby Coker says the Morrison Government has "abandoned" her electorate by not including it in its Recovery for Regional Tourism...

August 3, 2021

Trio of crossings for town centre

AS PART of the Surf Coast Shire's Connecting Torquay Town Centre strategy, three new pedestrian crossings will be installed in Torquay's Town Centre.

The crossings...

August 3, 2021

New bins keep three-quarters of shire’s waste out of landfill

THE Surf Coast Shire's new food organics collection and a fourth bin for glass is diverting nearly three quarters (74 per cent) of waste...

August 2, 2021

Shire tests viability and costs of Torquay cultural facility

THE Surf Coast Shire is testing the viability and estimated costs of a multi-million-dollar arts facility in Torquay, about a year after the council...