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Scouts celebrate 100 years
Two scout groups have gathered at Geelong’s Guild Hall over the weekend to celebrate 100 years. The First Barwon and Second Geelong Scout groups hosted…
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Innovative library officially opens
The $9.15 million Boronggook Drysdale Library officially opened on Friday, May 5 with a Wadawurrung Traditional Owner Welcome to Country, Smoking and Didgeridoo ceremony. The…
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Dani Laidley headlines IDAHOBIT Geelong
Former AFL footballer and coach Danielle Laidley will be the keynote speaker at Geelong’s International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) on Wednesday,…
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Positive ageing grants applications closing soon
Greater Geelong City Council are putting the call out for organisations to apply for positive ageing grants before the closing date of May 22. As…
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AFL Barwon and Cats form ‘strategic partnership’
AFL Barwon and the Geelong Cats have announced a new partnership that will see the two organisations work collaboratively on a range of initiatives to…
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Shopping local in Queenscliff
Voice photographer Ivan Kemp was in Queenscliff this week to see what shoppers were buying on Hesse Street.
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Duck shooting rears its ugly head again
The appalling duck shooting season has started and it restricts bird lovers from visiting Lake Connewarre at this time of year. Vale the ducks that…
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Christine’s battle with a dog and a hen
Christine Scheiner is this month’s Bellarine Writing Competition winner. Christine’s entry, the deliberately misspelt ‘The Day Chris Hensworth Tried to Kill Me’, was one of…
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Outback gets better with age
After all these years, I still think of the Subaru Outback as a wagon rather than SUV — the Forester too. Unfortunately, you can’t buy…
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Out & about
Independent photographer Ivan Kemp ventured to Little Malop Street on Monday to listen to the live entertainment put on by Rach Brennan and Georgie MacLucas.
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Council projects cut across the Bellarine
A number of works and projects across the Bellarine will be scaled back or shelved indefinitely, according to the 2023-24 draft budget released by Greater…
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Budget feedback encouraged
All governments are facing challenging economic times and it is crucial that we do everything necessary to establish long-term financial sustainability at the City of…