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Certain Victorians passing through Sydney may be exempt from quarantining under a proposed new plan. It comes as a flight attendant was revealed as the state’s latest case.
The Gordon has joined forces with an Australian arm of a British multinational security giant aimed at training corrections officers.
Tucked away in Bell Park, there’s Christmas magic brewing. The king of tinsel is whittling away, but his handiwork puts the decorations on your household tree to shame.
A Geelong GP has been awarded a prestigious award for his work in Indigenous healthcare.
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Barwon Health has extended coronavirus testing hours and bolstered staffing while on “high alert” amid the growing Sydney cluster.
A Geelong councillor is keeping a close eye on alleged campers at Eastern Beach, and wants City Hall to review its rules for the popular holiday spot to ensure large groups can’t take over the prized adjoining parkland space.
A man could be seen using his garden hose to try to contain a fire that engulfed a North Geelong unit on Monday afternoon.
Geelong and Surf Coast residents could cop a month’s worth of rain within 24 hours as it braces for the worst of a severe weather system crossing Victoria.
Geelong’s eight-month run of free parking during the COVID pandemic is set to come to an end soon.
A Geelong school’s plans to build a new sports pavilion at its campus has received approval from the state’s planning tribunal despite a fight from neighbours.
Highton residents have “grave concerns” over plans lodged with council to build 33 townhouses on a flood-prone block of land in Highton as part of a massive development.
Thousands of motorists expected to queue for entry to Victoria have been warned to prepare for long waits and road chaos, with border communities told to avoid travel after the state closed the door on Sydney.
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The last time Amelia Grozdanovski and her mum Lorrin Whitehead embarked on their annual Christmas tradition of picking raspberries, dancing to carols and making jam was in 2012. Just two months later, Ms Whitehead walked out of the family’s Bannockburn house and never returned.
Geelong council could consider following a Melbourne council’s move to buy an RSL and lease it back to the club on the condition they dump their pokies in a unique anti-gambling harm initiative.
Early learning facilities in Geelong’s south all the way to Torquay are in line for a $3.5 million overhaul.
Sharks attacks have had swimmers on high alert along the Surf Coast this year, with several scary encounters recounted in 2020. Read all the details of those and other major news events and development battles that rocked the region this year.
Large campsites have emerged at Eastern Beach at the weekend, fuelling suspicions tents are once again being placed at the site illegally. But tent owners say they’re just turning up in the early hours to claim the best spot.
Barwon Health has revealed they are monitoring Geelong-based close contacts from Sydney’s growing coronavirus cluster, while travellers are rushing back from NSW to beat the mandatory quarantine deadline.
A male has been flown to hospital in a critical but stable condition with a head injury after reportedly falling from a moving car in a bizarre incident in Geelong’s north on Sunday.
A man has been arrested after allegedly evading police across Geelong on Saturday night in a pursuit that saw the air wing called in.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision in Rokewood on Friday night.
There are some awesome and amazing Christmas lights displays in the Geelong region. Use our map to help you find some of the best this festive season.
Geelong’s homeless population is expected to have risen by close to a quarter by June next year.
Buyers have spent up big in a Bellarine Peninsula hotspot that’s recorded regional Victoria’s highest total value of sales. Find out which other Geelong locations made the list.
A man was taken to hospital following a car crash in Armstrong Creek on Tuesday night.
The 42-year-old man was allegedly found in possession of cocaine, heroin, MDMA and a prohibited firearm.
A woman accused of being involved in a shooting that left two men injured has had her bail bid struck down.
A Geelong doctor who has practised across Colac and the Bellarine Peninsula has been suspended again.
Here’s how to get tickets to Midnight Oil’s Geelong concert, how many will be on sale and how much they cost.
More than $2 million worth of major road, footpath and facility upgrades have been announced across Geelong, with each expected to be completed in six months. SEE THE PROJECTS
A Geelong woman, who has overcome serious health challenges, has claimed victory at a national pole dancing competition.
A former Geelong businessman and his wife have again been charged with animal cruelty offences, just months after pleading guilty to similar crimes and being spared jail time.
Councillors sitting on Geelong’s Planning Committee have disregarded city officers’ recommendations on a ‘skinny’ house planned for Newtown and a proposal to convert a $750,000 workshop into a modern home.
Barwon Water issued more hardship grants to customers experiencing payment difficulties than any other water business in the state during 2019-20, a new report shows.
Representatives of a construction giant met with Wadawurrung traditional owners in Geelong on Tuesday, to celebrate the hand back of 36,000sq m of land.
Australia Day will be a lot quieter than normal next year with events axed across Geelong due to COVID-19 concerns. Here’s what’s not going ahead.
Crews are working to remove a 18-metre whale carcass found at Fairhaven beach that led to an increase in shark activity in the area on Tuesday.
The installation of 21 new Christmas flags across two popular coastal towns has caused a stir among the communities, with some residents labelling them a “joke”.
He’s never drawn attention like Eddie McGuire or Jeff Kennett, but Colin Carter has been a powerful persuasive influence in the AFL for 35 years, and will leave Geelong in strong shape.
A woman had described the “physical, emotional and mental” toll 10 years after her former partner strangled her in front of their young daughter.
Coastal health services will bolster coronavirus testing capabilities by rostering on more staff and rolling out pop-up clinics as the region’s population balloons this summer.
A former Grovedale man who punched his neighbour in the face and refused to return her partner’s ashes has been sentenced to six months jail.
An air ambulance has been dispatched to Anglesea after a child was involved in a suspected near drowning.
The man accused of shooting Billy Guest dead in Geelong last year will return to court in 2021 after he was scheduled to appear in the Victorian Supreme Court on Monday.
The Overland train will again begin running between Adelaide, Geelong and Melbourne in the new year.
A multi-billion dollar construction materials company is preparing to hand back a large tract of Geelong land to Wadawurrung traditional owners, in a gesture of reconciliation.
Leadership changes are under way at the Geelong Cats with chairman Colin Carter confirming his retirement after a 35-year career in football and the man who will replace him.
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