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COVID-19 impacting taxes
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is anticipating that COVID-19 will continue to impact the income and deductions reported by taxpayers this tax time. “We know…
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Salvos need your winter woolies
Salvos Stores are encouraging the public to dig deep into wardrobes and linen closets for warm items to donate to ensure their stores are kept…
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Insurance refund ‘comes at right time’
A disability pensioner has been refunded more than $3700 by his insurance company after he told of feeling trapped by his funeral insurance plan. David…
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Road upgrades taking shape
The new nine-metre-high bridge over rail at Marshall on Barwon Heads Road is taking shape with concrete supports including columns and walls completed in recent…
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Brandon takes on the world
Geelong has a potential world champion knocking down the door of the darts world. Brandon Weening, 23, is set to take on the world after…
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Bee-ing wary of varroa mite
While there’s anxiety brewing among local beekeepers after the detection of a potentially industry-devastating parasite in New South Wales, John Edmonds of Geelong’s Edmonds Honey…
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Plastic pollution ‘improving’
Plastic-free advocate Anne Marie Bonneau believes we don’t need a handful of people doing zero waste perfectly, we need millions of people doing it imperfectly.…
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Out and about
Former Melbourne captain Nathan Jones played a one-off game for Portarlington on Saturday. Voice photographer Ivan Kemp was there to mingle with the huge crowd.
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Hybrid Peugeot lifts the bar
The Peugeot 300 Hybrid car looks amazing and confirms the French know a thing or two about style. The detail in the complex front design…
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Sports infrastructure consultation gets huge response
Earlier this week the community consultation period for feedback on the Ocean Grove Sporting Infrastructure Plan came to a close. This is a renewal of…
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Plenty of birds, but no flame robins
I spent a Saturday morning walking around the farm in Wallington where I conduct a seasonal bird survey. Usually, this time of year there are…
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My place
Ty Simons, and his wife Rachael, are well known for being the owners of one of Ocean Grove’s most popular cafes – Driftwood Cafe. Ty…
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