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 22 billion litres a year, delivered a boost to the region’s drinking water supply.
The quest to save the hooded plover began for another year, with BirdLife Australia volunteers again taking to the beaches to protect the vulnerable, nearly extinct birds.
Drysdale announced former world number one Kelsey Cottrell and husband Andrew Howle would feature as marquee players for its January 17 Geelong Bowls Region clash against top dogs Ocean Grove.
Geelong council made clear its opposition to the state government’s mandated purple glass recycling bin, advocating instead for the expansion of the flourishing Container Deposit Scheme.
The Bellarine community remembered itinerant character Steve Burton, who was never seen without his trusty kelpie sidekick Gaia, with a public memorial service at Ocean Grove Park.
