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September 8, 2022

Storm end Big V campaigns in glory and heartache

THE basketball season has ended with mixed results for two of the Bellarine Storm's senior sides in a largely successful 2022 campaign. Bellarine's men were...

September 7, 2022

Lorne breaks 71-year Rose Bowl drought

A DAY out having a swing with fellow golfers has ended a 71-year drought for a trio of Lorne Country Club women. At the Inverleigh...

September 6, 2022

All Rhodes lead to Newtown & Chilwell

OVERSEAS acquisitions are starting to ramp up in the Geelong Cricket Association (GCA) and Newtown & Chilwell has jumped on the bandwagon. English county cricketer...

September 6, 2022

Dough for no dough: Torquay Salvos resumes weekly bread run

TORQUAY Salvation Army has resumed one of its favourite traditions on the back of a two-year absence due to COVID-19. The Torquay Salvos' weekly bread...

September 4, 2022

Lions beast Tigers in Semi-Final thrashing

LEOPOLD had Colac’s number in the opening term of the GFL Semi-Final, kicking six of its 19 majors in the first quarter alone...

September 4, 2022

Centurions overcome odds to topple Winch in GDNL prelim

WERRIBEE is off to the GDNL Grand Final next Saturday, September 10, following the Centrals’ 46-33 win over Winchelsea in yesterday’s (Saturday, September...

September 4, 2022

Late charge sends Bannockburn through to GDFL decider

A SIX-GOAL fourth quarter by Bannockburn has derailed East Geelong’s season and secured a Grand Final clash with Inverleigh in dramatic fashion, knocking...

September 4, 2022

Thousands registered to undertake Amy’s Gran Fondo

THOUSANDS of cyclists will take to the Great Ocean Road within weeks for the 10th anniversary of Australia's safest and most spectacular cycling events. Named...

September 3, 2022

Barwon Heads back on top in BFL stunner

THE Bellarine Football League premiership is headed back to Barwon Heads following a stunning 12.12.84 to 3.11.29 win by the Seagulls over the...

September 3, 2022

Ammos take BNL glory back to Queens Park

Geelong Amateur has rectified its shortcomings in 2019 to go all the way in 2022, defeating Ocean Grove in today’s (Saturday, but September...

September 3, 2022

Geelong-Korea back for ABL23

GEELONG'S Australian Baseball League (ABL) team is returning to the national competition after a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Geelong-Korea, almost entirely made...

September 2, 2022

Council passes plan for cyclist safety

SURF Coast Shire Council has adopted a five-year plan to improve cycling safety across the region. The Surf Coast Safer Cycling Strategy and Action Plan...

September 1, 2022

“A humbling feeling”: First Winchelsea winner excited for Blues future

IT TOOK until the second-to-last round of voting for Gemma Stavenhuiter to put last night’s (Wednesday, August 31) Margaret Webb Medal count beyond...

September 1, 2022

Ammos and Grubbers primed for Bellarine shootout

BELLARINE Netball League (BNL) will have a new A Grade premier by the end of this Saturday, September 3 as Geelong Amateur and Ocean...

September 1, 2022

Surf Coast FC nets new home

A FOUR-YEAR project is now complete at Banyul Warri Fields giving Torquay's only soccer club new facilities. Surf Coast Football Club has received the keys...

September 1, 2022

Tigers ready to pounce at junior netball finals

THERE will be no shortage of Torquay Tigers netball on Saturday at Grinter Reserve with four junior sides having booked their ticket to Grand...

September 1, 2022

Battle of the Breaks to take centre stage

A GRAND final three years in the making, Torquay and Barwon Heads will again go head-to-head for the right to be crowned Bellarine Football...

August 31, 2022

Blues defender takes home Webb Medal

GEELONG and District Netball League’s (GDNL) Margaret Webb Medal is on its way to Eastern Reserve for the first time in GDFNL history with...

August 30, 2022

Warriors secure slot in NPL1

GEELONG will have a team in the 2023 National Premier League with North Geelong Warriors earning a promotion to the second tier of Australian...

August 29, 2022

Blicavs named in World Cup squad

GEELONG Supercat Sara Blicavs will live out every athlete's dream and represent her country at a World Cup on home soil. Blicavs, fresh off the...

August 28, 2022

Bethany to partner with Surf Coast Century against family violence

THE annual Surf Coast Century ultra-marathon is just around the corner and more than two dozen participants are using the event to raise crucial...

August 27, 2022

BNL race down to two as Ocean Grove wins prelim

AN early breakout by Ocean Grove in the first half was enough to fend off a resilient Torquay outfit 54-49 in today’s (Saturday,...

August 27, 2022

Barwon Heads down Hawks, set up 2019 rematch

THE 2022 Bellarine Football League Grand Final will be a re-run of 2019’s, with Barwon Heads securing a Preliminary Final win over Drysdale,...

August 27, 2022

Umpires needed ahead of GCA 2022/23 season

THE next Geelong Cricket Association (GCA) season is just over a month away and cricket's unsung heroes need some extra recruits. GCA umpiring coordinator Arthur...