News
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New research shows worrying loneliness levels among men
The impact of loneliness on health can be as damaging as smoking, obesity and some cancers, and millions of Australian men are at risk, according…
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Light on the horizon for new eye clinical trials
The state government has made a multi-million-dollar investment in a new eye clinical trial centre. Minister for Industry and Innovation Ben Carroll said Breakthrough Victoria…
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Woman in stable condition after South Geelong stabbing
Police have increased patrols in South Geelong following a stabbing this week. A 73-year-old woman received stab wounds to her back and hands during a…
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Government supports women’s health
The Barwon Health Women’s Health Clinic will extend its operations from one to five days a week thanks to a state government investment. The Victorian…
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Library fight ramps up
Efforts to save Highton, Geelong West and Barwon Heads libraries ramped up this week after concerned residents grilled council members at a special meeting on…
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Heavyweights join forces
An agreement between GMHBA and Deakin University is hoped to create job opportunities for graduates and address workforce shortages in the Geelong region. The two…
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Party for closing down Waterworld
Waterworld will close its doors for good on Sunday June 18 and the iconic Norlane aquatic and leisure centre isn’t going out quietly. The loved,…
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Local writer takes home prize
Barwon Heads’ Lindsay Smelt has won the 2023 Geelong Writers Prize for his short story The Grace of Father Brown. Mr Smelt received $2000 for…
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Men fined for unsafe asbestos transportation
Two men from Geelong and Ballarat have been fined after they were found with a trailer load of asbestos. Jason Kilday was fined $4000 without…
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Female artists on show
Queenscliff Neighbourhood House Gallery (QNHG) will host the imaginative works of 13 female Bellarine Peninsula artists in its upcoming exhibition The Artful Collager. The exhibition,…
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Slip sliding away
Drysdale Football Netball Club hosted the second Geelong Big Freeze on Sunday June 4. Voice photographer Ivan Kemp was there to capture the ice-slide action.
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Out & about
Voice photographer Ivan Kemp headed to Ocean Grove main beach on Monday May 29 and found surfers, walkers and even swimmers.