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Comm Games contracts out for tender
Preparations for Victoria’s 2026 Commonwealth Games are ramping up but it remains unclear how the $2.6 billion bill will be split. Tenders went out on…
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Wind farm welcomes new partner
GeelongPort and Vestas have joined to help deliver Australia’s largest wind farm an hour’s drive from Geelong during the Golden Plains Wind Farm’s first stage.…
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Man charged after 3D-printed firearms found in haul
A man has been charged after 3D-printed firearms were found among a stash of weapons and drugs at a home in Victoria’s southwest. Police searched…
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Rotary continues to support local
Several local charities have gleefully accepted Ocean Grove Rotary donations. The funds were raised at the club’s art show. Feed Me Bellarine’s donation will be…
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Scouts celebrate 100 years
Two scout groups have gathered at Geelong’s Guild Hall over the weekend to celebrate 100 years. The First Barwon and Second Geelong Scout groups hosted…
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Innovative library officially opens
The $9.15 million Boronggook Drysdale Library officially opened on Friday, May 5 with a Wadawurrung Traditional Owner Welcome to Country, Smoking and Didgeridoo ceremony. The…
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Dani Laidley headlines IDAHOBIT Geelong
Former AFL footballer and coach Danielle Laidley will be the keynote speaker at Geelong’s International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) on Wednesday,…
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Positive ageing grants applications closing soon
Greater Geelong City Council are putting the call out for organisations to apply for positive ageing grants before the closing date of May 22. As…
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AFL Barwon and Cats form ‘strategic partnership’
AFL Barwon and the Geelong Cats have announced a new partnership that will see the two organisations work collaboratively on a range of initiatives to…
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Shopping local in Queenscliff
Voice photographer Ivan Kemp was in Queenscliff this week to see what shoppers were buying on Hesse Street.
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Duck shooting rears its ugly head again
The appalling duck shooting season has started and it restricts bird lovers from visiting Lake Connewarre at this time of year. Vale the ducks that…
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Christine’s battle with a dog and a hen
Christine Scheiner is this month’s Bellarine Writing Competition winner. Christine’s entry, the deliberately misspelt ‘The Day Chris Hensworth Tried to Kill Me’, was one of…