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Be sun smart this summer
Making sure you slap on sunscreen, wear a hat, and stay in the shade wherever possible these summer holidays is the best way to avoid…
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Give seals some space
The conservation regulator is urging coastal visitors to curb their curiosity and keep their distance from seals as the warmer weather draws more than just…
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Rising stars of medical research
The State Government is encouraging the state’s brightest health and medical researchers to apply for the 2022 Premier’s Awards for Health and Medical Research. Acting…
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Film fest back on the Surf Coast
Surf films return to Torquay with the twelfth running of the Bells Beach Surf Film Festival. The festival features surf films from Australia and around…
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Regional road deaths a concern
The State Government has reinforced its focus on reducing road trauma in the new year after the number of people killed on Victoria’s roads increased…
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Food waste diverts from landfill
The addition of two in-vessel HotRot composting units at the City of Greater Geelong’s Anakie Organics Processing Facility will allow more food waste to be…
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Rail trail extended
Bellarine Rail Trail users can now access Eastern Gardens via a direct pathway. Pedestrians, cyclists and other active users will benefit from the improved shared…
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New centre to ease burden on ED
Geelong’s new Priority Primary Care Centre (PPCC), where residents can access free urgent medical care, opened early this month. The PPCC, in Belmont, is a…
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Lower script costs
The new, lower cost of PBS medicines came into effect on New Year’s Day, meaning the most patients will pay for a PBS listed medication…
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Year in review – October to December
OCTOBER State election candidate for Bellarine Donnie Grigau said he was “disgusted to me core” when he saw nine of his election corflutes vandalised with…
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Year in review – July to September
JULY Surfside Waves Soccer Club refused to endorse City of Greater Geelong’s Ocean Grove Sporting Infrastructure Plan until Council provided written proof that the club…
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Year in review – April to June
APRIL Mental health was the biggest social justice issue affecting the region according to a survey completed by the Salvation Army. Ocean Grove etched its…
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