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Chad Van Estrop is a journalist now based in New York having worked at the Herald Sun, Leader newspapers and the Geelong Advertiser.

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Choice Hotels has just unveiled a bucket list of the top 100 unique travel destinations across Australia and New Zealand as part of a 100 Untold Stories campaign, aiming to feed tourism back into regional areas and help them thrive again, safely and securely. Geelong seafront.

Government pays you to holiday, but there’s a catch

Victorians will receive $200 to book accommodation, attractions or tours in regional Victoria under a move to restart the state’s stalled tourism economy. But there’s some conditions.

Geelong

Australian money background showing $100, $50 and $20 notes with a shallow depth of field.

How your money could be spent in state budget

A metropolitan Melbourne-style rail system in western Victoria, more funding for family violence and sexual assault support centres and $1 million for animal rescue groups are among Geelong region MPs priorities for next week’s state budget.

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Booming Geelong job industries revealed

Huge demand across at least one sector is at a two-year high across the Geelong region amid an overall rise in jobs.

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Virtual reality treatment mooted for teen mental health

Rolling out a revolutionary virtual reality service to enhance youth mental health treatment will be among the aims of a leading research centre.

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Corio MP Richard Marles in parliament with a Tigers tie after losing a bet on the AFL Grand Final

Marles dons Tigers tie to settle score

Eagle-eyed supporters might’ve noticed passionate Cats supporter and Corio MP Richard Marles sporting a Richmond tie in parliament this week.

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An artist's impression of how the Northern ARC health and wellbeing hub could look. Picture: Submitted

Geelong’s state budget wish list revealed

A $20 million boost for an Aquatic and Community Hub and millions for upgrading roads to the Geelong port are just two of the projects on Geelong’s state budget wishlist.

Geelong

Checkpoint at Sunbury on the Calder Freeway. A motorist gets led into the booze bus.Picture Jay Town

$11.4m booze buses sidelined for over a year

The safety of Geelong drivers is at risk because six “state-of-the-art” booze buses have been off the road for more 19 months, the state opposition says.

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Serious men and women sitting in a circle during group therapy, supporting each other. - picture istock

What Geelong gets in $800m mental health system fix

At least 16 mental health hospital beds in the Geelong region and added support for youth mental health are part of an $868 million statewide spend to fix the “broken” mental health sector.

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Hendo, Marles in political spat

Labor has been accused of turning its back on its traditional supporter base by a Liberal senator following the resignation of a shadow cabinet minister after a climate change spat.

Geelong

Andrew MacKinnon who recovered from COVID-19 earlier this year is now giving blood that's helping to treat those with COVID-19, and is used in research for a vaccine. picture: Glenn Ferguson

How Highton man’s blood is saving COVID-19 patients

The blood from a Highton man is being used to treat COVID-19 patients in hospital and potentially unlock the disease’s mysteries.

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