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Draft plan to tackle teacher shortage released
Federal Education Minister Jason Clare has released the draft version of a National Teacher Workforce Action Plan, which intends to address the nation’s teacher shortage.…
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Flesh eating ulcer spreads
Several Geelong suburbs have been put on notice as cases of a flesh-eating ulcer spreads across the city. Deputy Chief Health Officer (Communicable Disease) Associate…
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GPs call for reform ahead of crisis
The Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) has called for urgent reforms to improve access to GP services across Victoria ahead of the upcoming state…
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Wallington PS to get funding
Wallington Primary School will receive a $2.1 million in upgrades if Labor wins the state election. Premier Daniel Andrews and Labor candidate for Bellarine Alison…
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Free rego for tradies
Eligible apprentice tradies will receive free car registration if Labor is re-elected later this month. Premier Daniel Andrews announced the $9.7 million package at the…
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Sullivan new mayor
Trent Sullivan is Geelong’s new mayor. Councillor Sullivan was elected unopposed on Tuesday night and becomes the 15th mayor since the amalgamated City of Greater…
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Lights set to dazzle
Organisers of Adventure Park Geelong’s Christmas Festival of Lights are hoping to eclipse last year’s crowd of 85,000. The annual Christmas lights show will use…
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City Hall to light up
Experienced multimedia artist Georgie Pinn is behind this year’s City of Greater Geelong Christmas projections. City Hall will be illuminated for the Christmas in Geelong…
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For the love of bonsai
Shelley Egberts fondly remembers Saturdays being spent as a young child with her father exploring the art of bonsai. They would explore nurseries to buy…
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Road repair backlog
The City of Greater Geelong has estimated that up to one-third of the region’s unsealed roads were washed away in the recent floods. The roads…
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Diabetes support event comes to Geelong
Diabetes Victoria will hold its first in-person event in Geelong since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic when it hosts the ‘Living Well with Diabetes’…
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10-year plan for significant area
It may be a relatively narrow stretch of land, about 5km long and 200 metres wide, but the Southeast Bellarine Coast foreshore reserve, managed by…