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Brendan Kearns is a cadet journalist with News Corp Australia. He has written for The Australian, the Herald Sun, the Geelong Advertiser, CHOICE, Cosmos, and The Citizen. He won Democracy’s Watchdogs’ Student Award for Investigative Journalism 2024 and hosted the third season of award-winning podcast Uncurated. He studied as Master of Journalism at The University of Melbourne, before that he worked as a video producer and disability worker.

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Geelong

Avikash "Av" Singh with his wife Shireen. Avikash passed away suddenly, with funds being raised for his funeral in Fiji.

‘Beautiful soul’: Husband and Geelong chef remembered

A popular local chef passed away suddenly last week, with funds now being raised so his body can be repatriated.

Geelong

Render of the proposed new pavilion at the Landy Athletics Field

First look: Landy Field $10m upgrade sprints ahead

A “modern and fit for purpose” pavilion has been unveiled for the athletics hub, with planning documents showing the site’s new facilities.

Geelong

A woman is attend to by first aid at the Pako Festa. Photo: Supplied.

‘Run off their feet’: Heatwave forces closure of Pako Festa

Extreme heat has caused chaos at one of the state’s biggest multicultural festivals, with paramedics inundated with health concerns following a Saturday scorcher in Geelong.

Geelong

Lethbridge and other Residents will rally on Sunday to protest a Tall Tree wind farm proposal that will impact on locals and the Lethbridge Airport. the crowd.Picture: Mark Wilson

Massive wind farm project spinning ahead

The European company planning a wind farm on the outskirts of Geelong that has faced strong opposition from the local community has earmarked the date it will seek formal government approval.

News

Apollo Bay fires evacuees at Apollo Bay RefugeFire management back burnPicture: Mark Wilson

Otways, Geelong issued fire warnings amid lightning threat

A rainfall deficit has left the region in an incredibly vulnerable situation after 19 months of dryness, with a warning issued for Geelong on Thursday.

Geelong

06-02-2025 The Olivers of St Patrick's Catholic Primary School with Oliver Doak, Oliver Clarke, Oliver Gowans, Oliver Flynn and Oliver Planken. Picture: Brad Fleet

An abundance of Ollies at one Geelong primary school

A handful of Olivers adopted nicknames at one Geelong primary school to make it easier for teachers and classmates – and the confusion will likely continue as next year when they move into secondary school.

Geelong

‘Faster and faster’: Passenger recalls horror bus crash

A Geelong man aboard the bus that ploughed through trees before coming to a stop when it hit traffic lights has told how he thought the crash had killed the driver.

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