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Debate continues about bike park and smoke stack

A PAIR of features of Anglesea’s landscape continue to dominate discussions about Alcoa’s plans for its mine and power station – but for entirely...

HAZY DAYS Decisions about Anglesea smoke stack and bike park still to be made

A PAIR of features of Anglesea’s landscape continue to dominate discussions about Alcoa’s plans for its mine and power station – but for entirely...

AN AWARD-WINNING SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT

Celebrating its first year since opening and central to this developing young community is the new Armstrong Creek School. Winner of the Best Combined...

LET LIFE REVOLVE AROUND YOU INTRODUCING AXIS AT WARRALILY

Warralily’s new ‘Axis’ neighbourhood is a boutique, townhouse precinct that blends high style and great design with a low maintenance version of the Warralily way...

COMMUNITY SPIRIT IT’S EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK

Community is a word that is thrown around by a lot of new housing estates but very few achieve it. At Warralily it’s the...

LIVE IN GEELONGS MOST AWARDED COMMUNITY

The brains trust and builders that created Warralily are justifiably proud of winning highest honours at the 2018 Victorian Urban Development Institute of Australia...

Live the dream and create your own piece of history at historic Manse Estate

AS the pressures of development in our traditional growth areas continue to have an impact on lifestyle, many are looking to escape the clutter...

When is the right time to buy a property?

You know those people who are always waiting for the optimal time to buy a property? They either wait and wait until everyone else starts...

Shady solutions for summer

As Australians, we love spending time outdoors at home – but in summer, particularly in regional areas, the blistering sun can make this problematic. The...

Town by town snapshot: Portarlington

THE size of Portarlington is approximately 24.8 square kilometres with 12 parks covering nearly 5.4 per cent of total area. The population of Portarlington in...

Catching up with Torquay Boardriders charger Angela Ball

RECENTLY I caught up with local surfing gun and big wave charger Ange Ball to discuss her path to being one of the premiere...

Eyeing the weekend – February 07, 2019

FRIDAY 8/2

Geelong’s Kids Plus Foundation makes a splash at Fishos

HIGH school and university students as well as volunteers from Jan Juc Surf Lifesaving Club gathered at Fishos in late January to supervise the...

Colac Otway diverts funds to stay on carbon neutral target

THE Colac Otway Shire is redirecting funds toward energy efficiency upgrades at council facilities to reduce energy costs as part of its plan to...

Human exclusion zones the best for shark populations

NEW research from a Deakin University ecologist has found no-take marine reserves are failing to restore the Great Barrier Reef’s shark populations back to...

Aireys Inlet Twilight Market to return to Surf Coast calendar

THE first Aireys Inlet Twilight Market on Saturday January 19 was a great success, with more than 3,000 visitors attending to sample a selection...

A boatload of fun: Tackers enjoy sailing in Barwon Heads

THE Barwon Heads Sailing Association’s first summer tackers sailing program on the Barwon River was a boatload of fun, with the 20 available places...

Adventure Park hosts fastest watersliders on Australia Day

OVER 3,000 people took to Adventure Park on Australia Day to witness some of the fastest watersliders compete for the Aqua Racer Champion title,...

Experience all that Uganda has to offer in an authentic tour

WHEN Archie Gubbins began working for the Cotton On Foundation in Mannya, Uganda, he developed an idea that blossomed into a business venture. His time...

Great conditions helps Let’s Go Surfing celebrate 10 years

DISABLED Surfers Association Ocean Grove (DSAOG) celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Let’s Go Surfing day at the weekend. A forecast of extreme heat on...

Rods on the run in Queenscliff

HUNDREDS of rods, customs and classics were out in force for the Queenscliff Rod Run 2019 at the weekend. From Friday night’s massive turnout for...

Changes to improve job prospects for NDIS participants

ASSISTANT Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services and Corangamite federal member Sarah Henderson is talking up the latest changes to the National...

Multicultural festival approaches

DIVERSITAT Pako Festa, established in 1983, is held annually on the last Saturday in February on Pakington Street, Geelong West. It has become an important...

Victory prepares for Geelong game

THE Melbourne Victory is keen to keep having home games in Geelong. Victory chief executive officer Trent Jacobs and head coach Kevin Muscat visited GMHBA...