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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

Federal Member for Corangamite, Libby Coker MP, pledged to revamp the Grovedale netball courts.

Duelling bids from Labor and Libs for Grovedale netball courts

Both the Liberal candidate for Corangamite and the sitting Labor MP have made big pledges to fix the Grovedale netball courts.

Geelong

03-03-2025 Nikki Everett has written a book about living with PTSD and working for Corrections Victoria. The book called 'Uncomfortably Comfortable' will be released on March 15 and some of the proceeds will go to Lifeline. Picture: Brad Fleet

Geelong woman shares traumatic story that changed her life

Nikki Everett was leading a normal life when a sudden event upended her life. In a new book she shares her story.

VIDEOGeelong

03-03-2025 Matthew McCulloch with daughter Chelsea inspect the remains of their house after in burnt down in Winchelsea Picture: Brad Fleet

Winchelsea family left ‘devastated’ after house fire

The family has been left with only “the clothes on their back” after a blaze claimed their Willis St home.

UpdatedGeelong

car v train in Inverleigh.The car driver was taken to hospital after colliding with a freight train at Inverleigh Picture: Mark Wilson

Elderly man hospitalised after car collides with freight train

Emergency crews responded to collision between a car and a freight train, with a man in his 80s being taken to hospital by ambulance.

Geelong

‘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.

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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.

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