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June

Crowds gathered at Herne Hill Reserve to watch 16 sliders dressed in costumes plunge into icy cold waters for Big Freeze Geelong.

TAFE teachers from The Gordon Geelong joined a statewide strike for better pay and working conditions for the first time since 2008.

Greater Geelong’s Kaye Rodden, Robert Gartland, Dr James Mullins, George Hill and Michelle Challis received King’s Birthday Honours.

Geelong Volunteer Fire Brigade marked 170 years of service to the community on June 15.

Free self-defence program Punch Like a Girl was launched in Geelong, marking the beginning of the Geelong Independent’s We Are Geelong: Together We Thrive campaign which shines a light on local issues facing the Greater Geelong area.

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