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1 year ago - September 9 to 22, 2022

1 year ago

September 9 to 22, 2022

Portarlington’s Grand Hotel has applied to the City of Greater Geelong to extend the hours of operation for its beer garden.

Council granted a planning permit on July 5 to allow for an increase of the licensed area of the existing hotel on Newcombe Street.

3 years ago

September 11 to 24, 2020

City of Greater Geelong has adopted a settlement strategy directing long-term growth away from the Bellarine Peninsula, although permanent settlement boundaries are yet to be locked in.

Councillors recently voted to accept all 13 recommendations of an independent panel and adopt amendment C395.

5 years ago

September 12 to 25, 2018

Labor Member for Bellarine Lisa Neville has questioned her Liberal rival’s motive for moving to Ocean Grove recently.

The Liberal candidate for Bellarine at the upcoming state election, Brian McKiterick, moved to Ocean Grove from Torquay a few months ago since being named as the party’s representative to contest the election.

7 years ago

September 14 to 28, 2016

Ocean Grover Sam McIntosh finished fourth in the T52 100 metre wheelchair sprint at the Rio Paralympics on the weekend.

Qualifying fourth fastest in the heats on Friday night Australian Eastern Standard time, McIntosh went into the final confident of a medal finish, but just missed out on a place on the dias, finishing behind American duo Gianfranco Iannotta and Raymond Martin and Mexican Salvador Hernandez Mondragon.