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Trick or treat…if you dare
Trick or treaters hit the streets and footpaths on Monday night for Halloween. The occasion keeps getting bigger in Australia and this year was no…
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New vessel promised
Queenscliff’s Marine Search and Rescue Unit will receive a new vessel regardless of who wins the state election. Labor candidate for Bellarine Alison Marchant and…
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Scaled down reef finally installed
After years of delays an artificial reef is finally being installed at The Dell in Clifton Springs. The project, first mooted in 2017, was meant…
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Works start at Ocean Grove boat ramp
Work has begun at Ocean Grove’s Guthridge St boat ramp, which will receive a much-needed suite of facility upgrades over the next year. The project…
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Snapper Classic focuses on sustainability
The region’s premier fishing event kicks off this weekend, with the Geelong and Bellarine Snapper Classic fishing competition running from Friday, November 4 to Sunday,…
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Labor promises Wallington upgrade
Candidate for Bellarine Alison Marchant has promised a $2.1 million upgrade to Wallington Primary School if Labor retains power in the state election. The main…
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Shared space feedback wanted
Council wants to ensure we’re providing access to spaces and services where people need them the most. In recent years, we’ve sought to place more…
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Out and about
Encompass Homestart held a teddy bears picnic at its Whittington hub on Wednesday and Independent photographer Ivan Kemp joined in on the fun.
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Suzuki gets a grip with S-Cross
In pre-politically correct times ‘The man in the street’ was a term used to describe the ordinary male (person). In 2006 I was in Japan…
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Safe refuge for women and kids
The Barwon region has a new Women’s Family Violence Refuge the Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre (The SAFV Centre) announced this week. The purpose-built…
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Cottage fate still unknown
The City of Greater Geelong will ask the state government to fund the reconstruction of McAteer’s Bluestone Cottage if it adopts option three of an…
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From addict to senior Australian of the Year nominee
Rob Lytzki has been nominated for this year’s Victorian Senior Australian of the Year for his work with drug and alcohol rehabilitation. He speaks to…
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