Tag: News
Disability expo announces ambassador
Triathlete and Paralympics hopeful Liam Twomey never thought he would be inspiring others, but these days it is a big part of what he...
Operation Backpack’s success
A community initiative that supports children in families struggling financially in the Geelong region has experienced great success.
Operation Backpack saw Meli volunteers...
Out and about
People flocked to Geelong last weekend for the Festival of Sails and the Free Children’s Fun Day at Rippleside Park on Australia Day. Independent...
Agricultural forum comes to Winch
A major forum tackling the complex issues of on-farm methane emissions and carbon trading is coming to Winchelsea on February.
The Understanding Carbon...
Council pushes for $10m Landy Field upgrade
Geelong council will apply for $5 million of funds intended for the cancelled Commonwealth Games to help upgrade South Geelong’s John Landy Athletics Field.
Councillors...
Rosslyn paints a picture of positive health
Rosslyn Bosnar, 76, has received the Golden Plains Shire Senior Citizen of the Year community award for her work in providing a safe art...
Sunrise before breakfast
The community spent January 26 differently, with a Surf Coast sunrise ceremony and Lara breakfast.
Close to 2500 people gathered in Torquay for...
Fast and furious sailing
It was three days of fast and furious sailing as the Festival of Sails kicked off in Geelong last Friday.
Close to 100,000...
Family fun on Jan 26
People from all over the region flocked to Rippleside Park on Australia Day for the Free Children’s Fun Day, with around 10,000 people enjoying...
Geelong sailors earn place at Worlds
Six young Geelong sailors will head to Plymouth in south west England this July, having earned their place at the 2024 Cadet World Sailing...
Cricket dressed in pink
The Ocean Grove Cricket Club will break out the pink stumps and caps to raise money for the McGrath Foundation.
The club’s Pink Day will...
Run along the sunset
The Flying Brick Bellarine Sunset Run is back this summer for another scenic run between Portarlington and St Leonards.
The annual event will...
Nightingale blends old and new
Complex, ornate, evocative, dramatic - words that accurately describe but do not adequately capture the grandeur of Baroque music.
That spectacle will be on full...
