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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

A screenshot from a video of a waterspout over Portarlington on the Bellarine Peninsula.

Towering water twister appears off Portarlington

Keen weather watchers were shocked to see a wet and wild twister off the Bellarine Peninsula on Thursday afternoon. WATCH THE VIDEO.

Geelong

Connewarre Ward Councillor Elise Wilkinson at the Devlins Road Reserve

Geelong council calls for bipartisan support of Ocean Grove reserve

Peter Dutton made a funding commitment for the reserve, but the council is now calling for matching bipartisan commitments at a state and federal level

Geelong

Lara Member Ella George announced plans for a proposed redevelopment Serendip Sanctuary and the You Yangs Regional Park. Inset picture: Alan Barber

‘Community failed’: Anger over You Yangs, Serendip plans

Better wildlife viewing and community facilities are part of an $11m plan to redevelop two regional parks, but a community group is unhappy with the consultation process

Geelong

Council must ‘undertake structural reform’ to meet serious financial challenges

City Hall monitors warned the council that it will need to start penny pinching to have long-term financial sustainability.

Geelong

Small Fire at Windermere Rd Lara 3 Units attended Picture: Mark Wilson

Why Lara has one of the state’s worst firefighter response times

Firefighters are regularly failing to respond to incidents in Lara in a timely manner, with the region recording the second worst response time in the state.

Victoria

2025 Avalon International Air Show. Friday. Plane crash Paul Bennett Acrobat Team. Picture: David Caird

How it unfolded: The five seconds before horror crash at Avalon Airshow

Avalon aerobatic pilot Glenn Collins remains in a critical condition, surrounded by family in hospital. Experts say he’s lucky to have escaped instant death. So, how did he manage to get out alive?

VIDEOVictoria

Avalon Airshow goes on after champion pilot seriously injured in crash

A stunt pilot seriously injured in a horror plane crash during an aerobatics display at the Avalon Airshow has been revealed to be a veteran pilot and keen skydiver.

Geelong

WTF: Spirit of Scotland, Barrabool Rd bank-up, council cans coffee

This week’s edition of WTF looks at a surprise Spirit of Tassie sighting for some local travellers, confusion for Barwon Heads Rd motorists, a Barrabool Rd bank-up of epic proportions, and City Hall’s canning of coffee.

Geelong

Tanya Plibersek and Libby Coker said government investment in the alternative water grid project will support the region's water future.

Water grid win: $10m to fund Torquay project

The federal and state governments will each contribute $5m to a water project to grow the Surf Coast and protect wetlands.

UpdatedGeelong

Protestors descend on the Avalon Airshow. Picture: Brendan Kearns

Protesters descend on airshow, attempt to disrupt traffic

Pro-Palestine protesters tried to block cars from the Avalon Airshow on the Princes Freeway.

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