Tag: News
Batter’s Up at Upcoming Baseball Championships
State Little League Baseball Championships are coming to Geelong for an action-packed weekend.
The championships will be held at the Geelong Baseball Centre on...
Wetlands closed to duck hunters
Lake Connewarre and Lake Murdeduke State Game Reserve has been closed to duck hunting three days before the season begins to protect the threatened...
Police car rammed in Newcomb
Geelong police are appealing for public assistance after an unmarked police car was rammed in Newcomb on 31 March.
Police attempted to intercept a white...
Riding for connection and mental health
A solo cyclist has passed through Geelong on his journey to raise money for Lifeline and increase mental health awareness.
Ian Kidd started...
Lions raise $12,000 for fire brigades
The Surf Coast community has raised $12,000 for local fire brigades at a fundraising day at Torquay Bowls Club.
Torquay Lion’s annual Billy Ryan Bowls...
Hypnos by Lewis
An Ocean Grove family will soon perform Hypnos in their hometown following the neo-classical album’s successful launch in March.
Musician, recording artist and...
Monitors dragged back in
The state government will continue overseeing City of Greater Geelong Council’s operations after a report found that its governance policies, processes, and practices need...
Big Freeze event moved
The region’s third annual Big Freeze event is on the move.
After two successful years at Drysdale, the Big Freeze is set to be held...
ABA celebrates 60 years
The Greater Geelong branch of the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) will help celebrate the organisation’s 60th anniversary this year.
ABA founder Dr Mary Paton AM...
FMOs strike for better pay
Geelong ambulance fleet maintenance officers (FMOs) have walked off the job in a “historic first” for better pay and recognition.
FMOs from Geelong,...
Turning Geelong into the world’s longest book
A Portarlington artist is mapping the community’s favourite Geelong and regional spots in an attempt to make the Longest Book in the World.
Fern...
Mobile blood centre returns
Surf Coast residents will have the opportunity to donate blood once more when the Lifeblood mobile blood donor centre returns to Torquay this month.
After...
Out and about
After a wet start to the week, people enjoyed a mostly dry and cloudy day on Wednesday 12 November. Independent photographer Ivan Kemp went...
