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Jan Juc Playgroup celebrates Christmas

THE Jan Juc Playgroup celebrated another successful year at its Christmas party last week. The group gathered at the usual place at Bob Pettit Pavilion...

CAROLS BY THE SEA CALLED OFF EARLY

BAD weather led to the unfortunate cancellation of Torquay Carols by the Sea not long after it started on Saturday night. The annual Christmas...

TORQUAY ROTARY HOPES PUPILS ZOOM IN

THE Rotary Club of Torquay hopes to inspire the next generation of scientists at Lisieux Catholic Primary School by donating 30 microscopes to the...

Shire to consult about future of Winchelsea Shire Hall

THE Winchelsea community will help guide the Surf Coast Shire’s determination on future use of the town’s former Shire Hall. The council resolved at its...

Kites and kitesurfers take flight in Torquay

KITESURFERS have taken to the waves off Point Danger, with this year’s world champions in the sport to be crowned on Sunday after five...

DIVING IN Coker pledges $15.3 million towards a pool for Torquay

LABOR candidate for Corangamite Libby Coker has made a serious dive into the debate about an aquatic centre for Torquay, pledging $15.3 million towards...

Sell when iron’s Hot

Real estate industry experts report that auction clearance rates are declining as we see less homes going to auction this past spring. Real Estate Institute...

Great Ocean Report – December 2018

WITH MARTY MAHER FROM GREAT OCEAN PROPERTIES There is an incredible amount of property market commentary in the media at present and as usual, we will...

Rory’s Rambles: Building a sustainable community

Sustainability in a new community is not just about water and energy. They’re very important factors, and as a developer you take them quite seriously,...

A flexible alternative to property management

Own an investment property? The new era of Property Management is here. Living in the current financial climate, it’s really not the time to be...

Town by town snapshot: Birregurra

The size of Birregurra for ABS data collection purposes is approximately 126.4 square kilometres. The population of Birregurra in 2011 was 741 people and by...

CHRISTMASTIME RETURNS to The Quay

CHRISTMAS is back at The Quay, with the Torquay estate’s Christmas tree decorated and shining ahead of their annual community celebration. The Quay Residents Association...

Eyeing The Weekend – December 6, 2018

FRIDAY 7/12

More Victorian firefighters head to Queensland

VICTORIAN firefighters are continuingto assist Queensland in the face of extreme weather conditions that are expected to persist for several days. On Sunday, dozens of...

Jarvis + Jarvis creates a feeling of calm

THE idea to open a unique homewares store came from a family’s lifelong love and passion for interiors. Determined to establish a lifestyle destination with...

Turf wicket funding agreement renewed

LOCAL cricket clubs will soon receive their annual injection of turf wicket funding, after the City of Greater Geelong renewed its Wicket Maintenance and...

City sets out strategy to grow retail sector

GEELONG will need an extra 465,000 square metres of retail floor space within 20 years to support future population growth, according to a new...

Henderson announces listening tour

THE fallout from the Victorian state election continues, with Corangamite Liberal federal member Sarah Henderson announcing she will be holding a listening tour across...

Destination marketing wins tourism gong

BUSINESS Events Geelong was judged one of the winners at this year’s Victorian Tourism Awards, taking home gold in the Destination Marketing category. Sponsored by...

The Dress Up Place needs help

GEELONG’S largest costume hire operator, which is staffed entirely by volunteers, is facing closure if it can’t garner support for its valuable community service. The...

Timberset home in Jan Juc open for viewing

TIMBERSET is inviting residents to view their latest home build in Jan Juc this month. Under a revamp by a father and son duo and...

IN BRIEF – December 06, 2018

Campaign asks community to Dob in a Dealer GEELONG residents are being asked to help Crime Stoppers Victoria and the Victoria Police disrupt the manufacture and...

Anglesea drivers get wiser

OLDER drivers in Anglesea refreshed their skills at a course at Anglesea Community House last month. More than 20 people took part in the fourweek...

ELLA program to expand into more schools

MORE of the youngest learners across the Geelong region will get the opportunity to learn a foreign language with an expansion to the Early...