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Workers sitting on $65b in leave

New research shows that nearly half of Australians have more than 20 days annual leave owing and a third haven’t had a holiday in...

Labor, Libs battle over Games

Geelong’s involvement in the 2026 Commonwealth Games has become an election battleground, with Victorian Opposition leader Matthew Guy offering an alternate plan to the...

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...

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...

Tickets on sale for beach volleyball

Tickets for the Great Ocean Road Beach Volleyfest are now on sale. The event, which includes the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, is headed to...

Meredith Tennis Club fights Shire over courts

Meredith Tennis Club is at risk of losing two of its six tennis courts as the Golden Plains Shire looks at options for building...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

‘Not acceptable’: child ‘groomer’ retains work permit

An early educator continued working in the childcare sector for years despite a major provider substantiating grooming allegations. The Victorian government is moving to cancel...