Meet the duo championing women at Meli
MELI'S Jessica Smith and Keeley Davies are leading the march forward towards a workplace where women are empowered to succeed and everyone in the...
A finance broker who gets you and your needs
Emily Shanley helps customers to find quality loans tailored to their individual needs. After ten years working within the major banks, Emily felt the drive...
Valuing caregivers on the coast
COUNTRY to Coast Home Care Services provides in-home care services exclusively on the Surf Coast, so locals can stay at home for longer. Working in...
Pioneering leadership, healthcare and transformative wellbeing
IN the dynamic landscape of business and leadership, Watceilia Varso embodies the art of reengineering by seamlessly integrating leadership coaching, healthcare and holistic wellbeing...
Bringing weddings and love to life
IN the heart of Geelong, a small florist business is blooming into a wedding industry favourite. Bonnie Blossom, founded and run by 22-year-old Shay Pizaro,...
Passion for perfection
GROWING up in Geelong, Sharon Parker and Bernadette Carr have been blessed to experience the opportunities that the region has to offer – from...
Redefining law with care
TAYLOR Legal believes legal services should be accessible, straightforward, and built around the needs of its clients. Led by Katherine Taylor, the firm takes a...
Empowering education with innovative resources
IN an industry often bound by rigid structures and outdated methodologies, Rychelle Carmody is leading the way in modern, interactive learning design. As the founder...
Passionate about helping clients
BEFORE signing the dotted line, it is important that both vendors and purchasers receive comprehensive legal advice and understand their rights and obligations in...
Saluting local wine
BOTTLES & Barrels has been a local gathering point in Geelong West for years. Initially a boutique bottle shop selling wine and craft beer, it...
Scoring points for women’s basketball
GEORGIA McLean is a lawyer who brings a strong legal and governance perspective to Geelong United Basketball. She not only sits on the board,...
Creating healthier, more connected communities
BEST friends, mums and Torquay locals Emma Sharp and Niki Leana are creating a community and building a movement like no other in Geelong...
Entering a new era
ON March 1, Coulter Legal appointed a new leadership team, elevating three existing employees to business owners and directors of the firm. Among the three...
Town snapshot – Point Lonsdale
The size of Point Lonsdale is about 14.3sqkm and has 12 parks covering nearly 11.9 per cent of total area. The population of Point Lonsdale...
Launching careers
EMMA Skrnjug and Alex Tito have launched their accounting careers at West Carr & Harvey and they couldn't be happier. As recent graduates – Alex...
A brand built by mums for families
Fizz Apparel isn't just another children's clothing brand – it's a heartfelt creation built by two mums who know first-hand the challenges (and joys)...
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...
United in a love for the game
MEET the women behind one of the country's largest basketball associations and new WNBL franchise Geelong United. Jessica Chappell's role as board chair is all...
Breaking barriers: 50 years of client-centric legal services
Fifty years ago, the legal profession was a vastly different landscape – one that was often seen as opaque, intimidating and out of reach...
Interest rate cuts create small window of opportunity for new home buyers
WE CAN safely say the Victorian market has now seen the bottom. While February’s interest rate cut of 0.25 per cent does little for the...
Building women’s economic security: a new hub for Geelong
WHEN Mandy Richards founded Global Sisters in 2013, her mission was clear: to remove the barriers holding women back from economic security—particularly those facing...
Creating a sense of community
AUSTRALIAN Pottery Supplies, based in Torquay, grew very organically from Prue Morrison’s passion for working with clay. It was born from its humble roots of...
Helping women reconnect with themselves
INTERNATIONAL Women's Day is a moment to celebrate the power of women, not just in their personal lives but in their impact on communities...
Coerver Coaching head to the Surf Coast
YOUNG soccer talent from around Victoria will converge on Torquay from April 7 to April 10 when Coerver Coaching Geelong kicks off a globally...