9 years ago
July 6 to 19, 2016
Ocean Grove Surf Lifesaving Club will get the remaining funds for its long-awaited upgrade after a bi-partisan $1m election pledge ensured the club would receive a grant even before Saturday’s election.
The official result of the election was still in the balance when the Voice went to print although it is likely that Sarah Henderson will retain the seat of Corangamite.
7 years ago
July 4 to 17, 2018
A new City of Greater Geelong structure plan has recommended that Barwon Heads’ western boundary will be protected from development.
The updated Barwon Heads Structure Plan Development will now go to an independent planning panel and it will recommend keeping the town’s western boundary in its current position, with land to the west to remain as a rural zone.
4 years ago
July 2 to 15, 2021
Tourists have flocked to caravan parks and camping grounds across the Bellarine Peninsula for the winter school holidays.
With Victorians advised to avoid interstate travel due to COVID-19 outbreaks in New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory, the Bellarine’s accommodation providers are reporting a surge in bookings.
2 years ago
June 30 to July 13, 2023
Geelong council has approved its 2023-24 budget, fully restoring funding for lifesavers but only partially so for the Geelong Regional Library Corporation (GRLC).
At a tense and sometimes fractious council meeting on Tuesday councillors by turns goaded and attempted to soothe a public gallery bent on having its voice heard.