April 21, 2026
Scary close: are the Sharks the next to debut a senior football team?
THEY launched a club then the world shut down, but that hasn't changed Armstrong Creek's 10-year plan. Established in 2019 with just 32 players, the...
April 21, 2026
Geelong Pride Film Festival to challenge, grip
The Geelong Pride Film Festival is asking people to reexamine their understanding of 'queer'. Now in its ninth season, the festival is under new leadership...
April 20, 2026
Clubs call for further junior participation
PEAK sporting bodies across Australia are boasting participation growth, but at the local level, some clubs are struggling to make junior numbers. Paula Galloway is...
April 19, 2026
Free travel extended, discounts to follow
Victoria’s free public transport period has been extended. Premier Jacinta Allan announced on Sunday that all public transport will remain free until the end of...
April 19, 2026
No afterthought: Men’s health at the fore
MEN'S health has been the talk of the region as the first special envoy wraps up a Corangamite tour. Federal politician Dan Repacholi was appointed...
April 19, 2026
Playing for points: Juniors take rare competitive chance
GEELONG'S youngest athletes will have a one-off chance to play competitive football and netball this month. The inaugural Hanlon Cup Lightning Premiership is giving players...
April 18, 2026
The backyard maker creating pieces built to last
JAKE Lunniss fell into a string of jobs before he found woodworking, but a simple request from his wife led him to a career...
April 17, 2026
75 years later, Drysdale veteran returns to Korea
RONALD Green grew up during the war, so a career in the Navy wasn't a surprising choice. The 97-year-old Korean War veteran was a young...
April 16, 2026
Builders fined over site waste in Geelong, Lara
THREE builders have been fined for industrial littering in Geelong and Lara, following a sweep of local construction sites. The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria...
April 16, 2026
Coutas squash fairytale, final term comeback puts Suns on the board
TRAVIS Boak has made his long-awaited return to local football, but it wasn't the fairytale game Torquay hoped. Boak ran out for his junior club...
April 15, 2026
Strolling through stories: Book crawl brings readers to new shelves
INDEPENDENT bookstores across the Geelong, the Bellarine and Surf Coast are inviting readers to be part of a global movement. The Global Book Crawl encourages...
April 14, 2026
Vicar creating community first as church attendance fluctuates
FOR the casual Christian, Easter might be one of the only times they attend church each year, and one vicar says that is okay. St...
April 14, 2026
Multiple factors contribute to nannying rise
AS Geelong's population booms, so too does the number of children in need of care. Stay at home parents, daycare, nannies, family and friends... the...
April 13, 2026
‘Simply time’: Tierney to exit politics at 2026 state poll
Geelong-based upper house MP Gayle Tierney will not contest the 2026 Victorian election, ending a near two-decade stint in state parliament. The member for Western...
April 13, 2026
Southern suburb makes up 10 per cent of parking reports
MORE than 10 per cent of wrongly parked vehicle reports in Geelong are from Armstrong Creek. Data from the City of Greater Geelong's "report a...
April 12, 2026
Merge keeps women’s football local, sustainable for clubs
ONE club had too many players, the other not enough. Together they are ensuring their footballers can take the field. Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads...
April 10, 2026
Teachers to escalate industrial action in term 2
The Australian Education Union (AEU) will take further action after last month’s strike. Victorian teachers walked off the job on 24 March after eight...
April 10, 2026
‘Smell a lot nicer’: new rooms provide safety, privacy
Preparing to play will be significantly easier for Torquay women this year following the completion of new women’s change rooms at Spring Creek Reserve. The...
April 9, 2026
More fuel coming: regions to benefit first
Additional fuel will flow through Geelong’s refinery under a new deal between Viva Energy and Export Finance Australia (EFA). Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on...
April 9, 2026
New divisions, new club for all abilities season opener
FIVE clubs will begin their 2026 football season in style, playing their round 1 games at Kardinia Park. Geelong West, Newtown, Newcomb, St Joseph's and Bell...
April 9, 2026
Big wins open BFL season
IT may have been the Surf Coast Suns' first game of senior football but they were not the only ones making history. Torquay opened their...
April 9, 2026
Pathway to the Matildas begins for Geelong players
TEN Geelong talents have been tapped on the shoulder as the future of elite Australian soccer. The players will compete in the 2026 CommBank Emerging...
April 8, 2026
Delays ahead: commuters told to brace for extended travel times
Travel might be free but Geelong commuters will have a longer and disrupted journey throughout April. Scheduled maintenance and upgrade work on the Geelong line...
April 8, 2026
Speeders make up majority of long weekend infringements
Geelong and the Surf Coast had more than 300 traffic offences detected in just five days over the Easter long weekend. The figures come from...
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