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.
A new report from independent drug policy research non-profit Penington Institute revealed unintentional overdose deaths in the Geelong region had increased by 94 per cent in a decade, a much higher rate than the average increase of 69 per cent.
Drysdale’s Ben Fennell and Barwon Heads’ Sammy Baker shared the Bellarine Football League’s 2025 Les Ash Medal, while Queenscliff defender Ebony Rolph won the A Grade netball medal.
Geelong mayor Stretch Kontelj supported community members in their opposition to a proposed Coles supermarket at the gateway to Point Lonsdale and Queenscliff.
Ocean Grove defeated Geelong Amateur with a goal on the siren to claim the club’s third consecutive Bellarine Netball League A Grade premiership.
