Group fights aged bid
Jessica BentonA community group is fighting plans for a retirement village at Portarlington despite statistics revealing an ageing population in the town and across...
Disabled ride to day in surf
Jessica BentonA volunteers training day this weekend will introduce disabled people to the joys of surfing.
Disabled Surfers Association of Australia will run the...
People power
Andrew MathiesonAS BARACK Obama takes a seat for the first time in the Oval Office, the symbolism behind his first morning in power inspires...
Foreshore yoga to combat depression scourge
Andrew MathiesonA Geelong yoga instructor plans to demonstrate the calming affects of meditation to raise awareness of the ongoing battle against depression.
Donations from Charlotte...
Motion lodged to stop bridge plans
Jessica BentonTHE GREENS have lodged a motion in Upper House of parliament to overturn a State Government decision to build a new bridge at...
Region set to reap a $400m-plus stimulus
Andrew MathiesonMORE than $400 million will flow into the hip pockets of the region’s households from the Federal Government’s bid to stop the economy...
Epic trek ends with updates for Lion-hearted fundraiser
Andrew MathiesonINTREPID charity walker John Olsen had been gone so long that Billy Brownless warned him a few things had changed in Geelong.
Tired and...
Pipe cost hits $138m after new blow-out
Jessica BentonA new blow-out in the cost of a pipeline connecting Geelong to Melbourne’s water supplies will hit the hip pockets of the region’s...
Animal fears as river dries
Alex de VosIncreasing stagnation of the Barwon River is threatening plants and animals including platypus, authorities have warned.
But the region’s peak community environmental body,...
Rye eye on our wheel
Andrew MathiesonA RIVAL council has re-named Geelong’s former skywheel the “Rye Eye” in a bid to stop the tourist attraction returning to Eastern Beach.
Mornington...
Seeking Unity into the future
Andrew MathiesonONE OF Geelong’s oldest sport associations faces an uncertain future on the eve of another milestone.
Geelong Unity Netball Association is celebrating its 85th...
It’s in the blood
Andrew MathiesonOCEAN Grove’s Donald Gerling gives so much blood that nurses struggle to find a vein.
The inside of his left elbow in particular has...
It’s all happening
We are spoiled for choice when it comes to cultural and community events taking place across the Bellarine these school holidays.
If you’re looking for...
