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Seeds of co-operation
Geelong Botanic Gardens and Werribee Open Range Zoo have joined forces to share plants and expertise during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The collaboration grew...
Under 13s player tests positive
An Inverleigh under 13s player and two members of their household have tested positive for COVID-19, Barwon Health has confirmed.
Inverleigh Football and Netball Club...
Uber driver missing
The disappearance of a 39-year-old man yesterday after he left for an Uber shift has prompted police to appeal for public help to find...
Geelong records new case with 224 state-wide
Geelong recorded another active COVID-19 case yesterday as the state total increased by 224, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Greater Geelong...
Centre to reopen after virus case
Ocean Grove’s Boorai Centre will remain closed until next Monday after a child who contracted COVID-19 visited the venue on July 2.
“This decision has...
Geelong records new case with 257 state-wide
Geelong recorded another active COVID-19 case yesterday as the state total increased by 257, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Greater Geelong...
Rip Curl COVID-19 case recovers
A Rip Curl employee who tested positive for COVID-19 on July 7 after visiting its Torquay office has recovered, according to a company statement.
“The...
Boat blaze witness call
Anglers who were nearby when a yacht fire killed two people could help investigators determine what happened, according to police.
Arson and Explosive Squad detectives...
Geelong’s active cases level despite statewide increase of 168
Geelong and Surf Coast’s active COVID-19 cases have remained level over the weekend despite yet another triple-digit increase state-wide yesterday.
Greater Geelong had five active...
‘$5k Keno win’ turns into $93k
A Geelong mum woke to discover she had won a “magic” $93,000 this morning after going to bed last night thinking she had won...
COVID-19 closes OG childcare centre
A child who visited Ocean Grove’s Boorai Centre on July 2 has contracted coronavirus, according to the City of Greater Geelong.
The confirmed case led...
Guard raised quarantine concerns
A Geelong security director warned a firm embroiled in Victoria's bungled hotel quarantine program of safety concerns prior to declining a contract, he told...