Port club beats plan for hotel
Jessica BentonPORTARLINGTON Bowls Club has secured a new lease, dousing fears of relocation to make way for a boutique foreshore hotel.
Club president Charlie Sproal...
Fundraiser helps work-out women get it off their chests
Alex de VosA Geelong women’s gym has abandoned traditional fundraising methods with a call for members to donate bras for charity.
Hundreds of bras have...
Hailey, 26, loses skin cancer fight
Jessica BentonA young Ocean Grove woman has died after a skin cancer battle.
Twenty-six-year-old Hailey Begg died on Sunday surrounded by family members.
Doctors diagnosed Ms...
And baby makes 80 for surprise seahorse arrival
Jessica BentonA PARENTAL role reverse has thrilled researchers at Queenscliff’s Marine Discovery Centre.
Although males giving birth is normal among species of seahorse, the...
Underground rail to service new suburbs
Jessica BentonAN UNDERGROUND rail service will link a new residential growth area at Armstrong Creek with Geelong and the Surf Coast, according to a...
Tragic deaths rock the region
Alex de VosTwo tragic deaths in a fortnight have rocked the region.
Resident and Oberon High School teacher Ron Thompson, 61, died on Tuesday when...
Region comes out to play for biggest day on racing calendar Cup daze
Alex de Vos and Jessica BentonAbout 16,000 “well-behaved” punters watched Ballarat-trained Leica Ding gallop to victory in Wednesday’s Geelong Cup.
Legendary Australian trainer Bart Cummings...
Peninsula choir in harmony with need to express musical yearnings
Jessica BentonTHE BELLARINE Peninsula hills are alive with the sound of music after the formation of a choir.
Members of Bellarine Community Choir are preparing...
Fire works demanded
Jessica BentonResidents fear the Bellarine Peninsula has been forgotten in efforts to reduce risks ahead of this summer’s bushfire season.
They have demanded authorities...
Rates hurting oldies
Alex de VosSurf Coast Shire pensioners are struggling to make ends meet amid “outrageous” rate rises, according to a community group.
Torquay Senior Citizens Centre’s...
All together now
Andrew MathiesonBEHIND Belinda McArdle’s infectious smile and twinkle in the eye is a good singing voice.
Not to mention a fair degree of optimism.
“Everybody can...
Cut out drunken acts, says surgeon
Alex de VosA prominent Geelong surgeon has joined Newtown residents’ fight to curb drunken hoons in their street.
Vascular and endovascular surgeon David McClure said...
Year in review – December
The completion of a major upgrade to the Melbourne to Geelong pipeline, a $40 million project increasing the pipeline’s capacity from 16 billion litres...
