Photos: 2024 Boxing Day at the beach
Beachgoers spent Boxing Day cooling off at some of Geelong and the Surf Coast’s best spots. SEE THE PHOTOS.
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Nappies and TV boxes: Outrage over coast Xmas beach dumping
Surf Coast residents have voiced their frustration after large piles of rubbish, including people’s household garbage, were dumped at Torquay’s beaches on Christmas Day.
‘Geelong shoppers are lazy’: Highs and lows of Boxing Day sales
The Christmas present of a shopping spree on Boxing Day had a Highton eight-year-old making the most of the bargains. But one Geelong trader said shoppers’ laziness and Black Friday impacted sales.
Australia Post accused of ‘Grinch act’
The decision to close North Geelong Business Centre has drawn the ire of local business owners who rely on the service to send products to customers.
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165+ faces: Falls Festival in the 2010s
Falls Festival attracted revellers and major acts to Lorne, and Geelong when its usual location was threatened by fires, in the 2010s. Check out our flashback gallery.
Photos: Falls Festival Lorne in the 2000s
Revellers descended on Lorne to see acts from around the world play in the 2000s. Check out the flashback gallery.
Christmas crooks steal brand new car from family home
One family Christmas has been soured after an alleged aggravated burglary and car theft on Jokia Ridge.
I asked the driver what the sheets were. He said ‘bodies, they drowned’.
It started like all the other trips to Penang for Geelong author John Craven when, on Boxing Day in 2004, he suddenly realised the unthinkable had happened.
‘Only getting worse’: Police investigate another Norlane blaze
The tobacco wars appear to be heating up in Geelong’s northern suburbs, after a suspicious fire broke out on Tuesday morning just doors down from another outlet that was targeted twice in November. SEE THE VIDEO.
Tradies band together for Christmas miracle
A group of local tradies have banded together to give a family in Geelong’s north the ultimate gift.
Patience urged as services set to struggle under Boxing Day heat
The highest fire risk since 2019 will impact post-Christmas rubbish collections on the Surf Coast, while cricket fans can expect a long journey to the ‘G for day one of the Boxing Day test.
Council performs a small backflip on Eastern Beach pool closure
City Hall has bowed to public pressure and extended the opening hours of the children’s pool at Eastern Beach, but has stayed firm on keeping the gates closed when lifeguards aren’t on duty.
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