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SCT digital edition, March 21

Grants to support those living with disability

DISABLED employment and support advocacy agency are-able has opened its 2025 community grants program to applications. Applications opened on 3 March and will close on...

Town snapshot – Geelong City

THE size of the Geelong 3220 central area is about 3.3sqkm and has 17 parks covering nearly 8.9 per cent of total area. The population...

Around our region

SURF Coast: Property: 4 Merino Drive, BellbraeAgent Price Guide: $2,685,000 Agent: Robyn Dodd Real Estate This captivating Hamptons inspired home, magnificently combines classic charm with modern amenity,...

Give Geelong appeal begins

THE Give Where You Live Foundation is encouraging the community to dig deep and support the 2025 Give Geelong Appeal. Running from March 14 to...

Sponsors needed for sold-out school luncheon

ST THERESE Catholic Primary School's annual Mother's Day luncheon is on the hunt for sponsors after the May event quickly sold out. To be held...

Ingenia Lifestyle Lakeside Lara’s new community chief is an old soul with a love of life

COMMUNITY manager Zee isn't yet at the age where she's considering retirement or downsizing, but she's found a place where she belongs at Ingenia...

Coerver Coaching heads to the Surf Coast

YOUNG soccer talent from around Victoria will converge on Torquay early next month when Coerver Coaching Geelong kicks off a globally recognised technical skills...

Students inspired to turn crazy ideas into real-life solutions

YOUNG people absolutely smashed it at Crazy Ideas College's Geelong Social Innovators event. Over two days, young people gathered based on similarities between social issues...

IT service with a local touch

FOR more than 15 years, Geelong-based IT company GravIT have been servicing the region with their expert skills and knowledge. Locally owned and operated, GravIT...

MCH digital edition, March 14

ACT digital edition, March 14

SCT digital edition, March 14

Volunteers recognised for outstanding contributions

VICTORIA'S volunteers have been honoured at the 2024 Volunteering Awards, celebrating their dedication to communities across the state. Minister for Carers and Volunteers Ros Spence...

Grants open to help young Victorians restore nature

YOUNG Victorians will have more opportunities to care for the environment, with $450,000 in Junior Landcare and Biodiversity Grants now available. Minister for Environment Steve...

Labor promises more bulk-billed GP visits in Geelong region

GP services across Geelong, the Bellarine, and the Surf Coast would see a major expansion in bulk billing under an Albanese Government plan to...

Surf Coast Shire secures $700,000 for energy upgrade

SURF Coast Shire will receive $700,000 in federal funding to replace a gas-powered heating and cooling system at its Civic Centre with a fully...

Grants open for community-led road safety projects

COMMUNITY groups and organisations can now apply for funding to improve road safety, with $600,000 available in the 2025 Transport Accident Commission (TAC) Road...

ConocoPhillips granted approval for offshore gas drilling

CONOCOPHILLIPS has been granted approval to drill for gas off the coast of western Victoria, in an area that overlaps with a separate seismic...

Kate Lockhart to contest Corangamite for Voices movement

AGRICULTURAL scientist Kate Lockhart has been selected as the Voices of Corangamite candidate for Corangamite. Ms Lockhart, who has lived on the Bellarine for almost...

Women in Business – Special Feature

Leading the way

GEORGIA Hinkley was born and bred in the western districts of Victoria on a Camperdown beef and sheep farm.   Georgia’s father was also the local...

Meet the home loan specialists

WHEN Community Bank Winchelsea first opened 22 years ago, the main ambition was to retain banking services in a regional town. The local board of...

A client-focused approach

LOCATED on the picturesque Bellarine Peninsula, Joti Financial has been serving clients in and around Geelong since April 2023. With a commitment to providing a...