News
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Shave for a cause
Robyn Casey left Ocean Grove in 2004 to help the people of Malawi, an impoverished African nation regularly ranked among the poorest in the world.…
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Working towards a sustainable Geelong
When I don’t have my mayor hat on, I’m immersed in my consultancy business. I advise boards and executive on strategy, policy and communications, and…
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Seniors festival kicks on
Lockdowns have left many older people feeling left alone and isolated, with activities they once did no longer available. Local groups couldn’t meet up in…
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Plover plight patrol
Conservation regulator officers and Parks Victoria rangers are patrolling local beaches to help protect the threatened hooded plover. As spring reaches its halfway point, beaches…
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Raptors galore in Wallington
I’ve been driving to work via Connewarre, looking for cuckoos and whiskered terns and whatever else I manage to spot. I saw a very odd…
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Summer market back in business
Ocean Grove Rotary Club’s summer market is back. Held on the first Sunday of each month from November through April, the market is popular with…
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Best in the business
Home Instead Geelong is the 2021 LBW Business + Wealth Advisors Geelong Business Excellence Awards Business of the Year. Established in 1986 and managed by…
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Bigger taste of freedom to come
Lockdown restrictions have officially eased in regional Victoria. Up to 10 people (including dependents) per day will be able to visit homes in both regional…
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Best of friends
Jean Hepner and Gwen Carbines share a combined 182 years of living on this planet, but they play and bounce off each other like giggling…
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Tourism job help
Businesses on the Bellarine Peninsula will have access to more workers during peak summer periods through a new job-matching pilot program, the state government announced.…
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Arrests made over theft
Geelong Tasking and Crime Intervention Taskforce detectives have arrested three people as part of an investigation into a series of vehicle thefts and break-ins on…
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Festival cancelled
Organisers of the Queenscliff Music Festival have moved to cancel this year’s event. Due to be held in the last weekend in November, the festival…