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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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November 21, 2018

International para-badminton tournament begins

MORE than 150 athletes, team officials, technical officials, event administrators and volunteers from more than 20 countries have descended on Geelong for the Australia...

November 21, 2018

Deadline to opt out of My Health Record extended

THE deadline to opt out of the federal government’s My Health Record system has been pushed back again, to the end of January next...

November 21, 2018

Introducing FX Evolution

With so much of our lives spent working, it goes without saying that life would be great if we all loved our jobs. Taking it...

November 21, 2018

Deakin’s vice-chancellor receives business leadership award

DEAKIN University vice-chancellor Professor Jane den Hollander has been honoured with the Business Higher Education Round Table (BHERT) Ashley Goldsworthy Award for Leadership in...

November 21, 2018

Foster care association urges higher allowances

THE Foster Care Association of Victoria (FCAV) has put both major parties on notice ahead of Saturday’s state election to increase allowances for carers. In...

November 21, 2018

G21 gets bipartisan support for four of its priorities

G21 HAS updated its list of election commitments against the lobby group’s list of priorities, and four of them have bipartisan support from the...

November 21, 2018

Putting the boot in: Liberals pledge camp for young offenders

THE Liberal Nationals have turned the focus of their law and order campaign to young offenders, pledging to create a “youth boot camp” for...

November 21, 2018

Labor to build hospital in Geelong if elected

THE money keeps coming for Geelong in the last days of the state election campaign, with Labor pledging $100 million to build a women’s...

November 21, 2018

First “Pinnacle” lots sold at top auction event

TWO lucky bidders were fortunate enough to purchase land lots at Gen Fyansford’s new “Pinnacle Newtown” land release over the weekend, marking the first...

November 21, 2018

IN BRIEF – November 22, 2018

Shire to host White Ribbon Day breakfast THE Surf Coast Shire has invited the community to join them tomorrow (Friday, November 23) for breakfast and an...

November 21, 2018

Geelong’s economic success leads to bigger goals

SPEAKING at the Committee for Geelong’s (CfG) 18th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday November 14, CfG chairperson Dan Simmonds took the opportunity to...

November 21, 2018

Luxury Ocean Grove Chalet launches

OCEAN Grove Chalet – the newest and most luxurious hotel, and the first and only accommodation of its kind on the Bellarine – has...

November 21, 2018

Relay for Life seeks runners

PREPARATIONS for next year’s Surf Coast Relay for Life (R4L) are well under way, and new chair Bob Tyler is keen to see more...

November 21, 2018

Labor pledges big expansion of Surfers Rescue 24/7

LABOR has pledged to teach hundreds of surfers to save lives if it is re-elected on Saturday, committing to a massive expansion of the...

November 21, 2018

Party wave pic wins at press awards

A SURFING snap by Times News Group photographer Peter Marshall was judged one of the winners at this year’s Victorian Country Press Association (VCPA)...

November 21, 2018

Scuba diver drowns at Torquay

LIFE Saving Victoria (LSV) is urging everyone to exercise more care in the water, following a man drowning near Point Danger on Sunday and...

November 21, 2018

Henderson wants Anglesea stack gone

THE power station at the Anglesea mine is gone but the chimney stack remains and Corangamite federal member Sarah Henderson wants it gone, calling...

November 21, 2018

COMMITTEE FOR LORNE: A WORD FROM THE CHAIRMAN – November 22, 2018

What an amazing weekend of activity in Lorne for so many different reasons and if there were any doubters out there as to the...

November 21, 2018

COMMITTEE FOR LORNE: Melbourne Cup Day at the Aquatic Club

Cup Day began with two crows noisily beating the crap out of a koala outside my window. They chased him as he leapt from one...

November 21, 2018

Katos rolls out $1 million pledge for Torquay Bowls Club

SOUTH Barwon Liberal MP Andrew Katos is hoping to roll up a few more votes in the last days of the state election, pledging...

November 21, 2018

Stories from bad diaries close Word For Word

THE Word For Word National Non-Fiction Festival wrapped up on Sunday with a selection of hilarious and embarrassing stories from teenagers, told live and...

November 21, 2018

Jan Juc SLSC and Torquay Boardriders sign historic MOU

THE Jan Juc Surf Life Saving Club and the Torquay Boardriders Club will be working more closely together from now on, with the two...

November 21, 2018

Pool funding causes a splash

CORANGAMITE federal member Sarah Henderson has again dunked the Surf Coast over an aquatic centre for Torquay, saying the council has “failed to put...

November 21, 2018

Community has its say on hotel proposal

THE community has spoken about the proposal to build a five-storey hotel near the start of the Great Ocean Road in Torquay, and almost...