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Year in review – December
The completion of a major upgrade to the Melbourne to Geelong pipeline, a $40 million project increasing the pipeline’s capacity from 16 billion litres to…
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Year in review – November
Borough of Queenscliffe councillors voted to end chief executive Martin Gill’s contract early after they advised they did not believe he was the person to…
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Year in review – October
The number of international tourists visiting Geelong and the Bellarine skyrocketed through 2024-25, with a 46 per cent increase from the previous year. Ocean Grove…
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Year in review – September
Geelong council intervened to keep the Ocean Grove Neighbourhood House (formerly Bellarine Training and Community Hub) operating after its committee of management entered voluntary administration.…
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Year in review – August
Ocean Grove’s main beach became even more accessible, with the opening of a new Changing Places facility providing essential infrastructure for community members with high…
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Year in review – July
An estimated crowd of 450 people gathered on the beach at Bukareeyoo in Ocean Grove to stand with Wadawurrung Traditional Owners in a show of…
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Year in review – June
Barwon Heads’ Dr David Iser was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia as part of this year’s King’s Birthday Honours for service to…
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Year in review – May
Volunteer firefighter Bruce Golightly was named Borough of Queenscliffe’s Citizen of the Year for his decades of service to the community. Ocean Grove singer-songwriter Vin…
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Year in review – April
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited Drysdale Recreation Reserve as part of an election promise to upgrade the reserve’s netball courts. Leopold Fire Brigade’s Kate Conway…
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Year in review – March
Cottage by the Sea’s Adam Wake returned home after travelling to Sweden for the 230km Ice Ultra Marathon to raise money for the children’s charity.…
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Busy night for local paramedics
Geelong and the Barwon region recorded a 300 per cent increase for ambulance services between midnight and 2am this morning. Ambulance Victoria (AV) paramedics worked…
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Year in review – February
People gathered along Hesse Street to catch the many classic cars drive past as the Queenscliff Rod Run roared to life on 1 February. Ocean…
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