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Young talent on display
Two teenage soloists will feature at Orchestra Geelong’s second concert of 2023 when the much-loved community orchestra presents its Young Artists for a New World…
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My Place with Katalin Blond
Katalin Blond owns The Royal Queenscliff art gallery and cocktail bar with her husband, Stephen. She speaks with Jena Carr about what she loves about…
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New era for Geelong performing arts
Local talent will take centre stage when Geelong Arts Centre (GAC) celebrates the completion of its $140 million redevelopment next weekend. Soul-funk band Jothi, fronted…
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Raising homelessness awareness
The Barwon South West Homelessness Network (BSWHN) has continued the campaign begun at Parliament House last week to highlight the need for more social housing…
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New policy to protect the Bellarine
The Bellarine Peninsula is now protected for decades to come under the Victorian government’s newly-released Statement of Planning Policy (SPP) for the area. With the…
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Expect the unexpected
Victorians are being urged to watch out for trains after several incidents and almost 60 near hits on the V/Line network over the past 12…
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Your letters
Invitation for youth For this year’s International Youth Day, I am inviting young people across the Bellarine to write to me detailing their ideas, their…
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Harbour works completed by summer
Traffic flow at Clifton Springs Boat Harbour is expected to improve with an extra 30 car-trailer-unit spaces and an asphalt car park seal to be…
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Riders doing it for the kids
Bellarine Ride for SIDS raised more than $32,000 for Red Nose Day. A total of 23 cyclists rode 110km around the Bellarine Peninsula on Saturday…
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Ferry service extended
The Portarlington-Docklands ferry will run for at least another 12 months after the state government extended its support for the service. Minister for Public Transport…
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Geelong Sustainability chief welcomes gas cut
Geelong Sustainability chief executive Dan Cowdell has welcomed the state government’s decision to phase out connecting gas to new homes. From January 1 2024, planning…
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Hospital shortages threaten local births
Pregnant women in greater Geelong face being sent up to 75km away to deliver their babies because of hospital staff shortages. Women approaching labour in…
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