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14th August 2024

PM Edition

School brekky club more than a meal in cost-of-living crisis

A Geelong health group has called on the government to support a program supplying free meals, with one local primary school club feeding more than 120 students.

Premier dismisses South Barwon by-election talk

In the face of overwhelming support for a by-election in the South Barwon electorate, Jacinta Allan sticks her standard lines as two prominent local Labor female figures say they w...

Surf Coast candidates call on council to go back to basics

It’s less than a month before nominations open for local government elections and the candidates keep on coming, with the latest group rallying against what they see as a dispropor...

Vote now: Whittington teen a voice for marginalised communities

A Whittington teenager who helped pass a bill in parliament for disability education is a finalist in the Future Geelong Leadership Awards. Vote now for the people’s choice categor...

Plan to transform old repair shop into home for disability service

A disability support service that aims to help men live healthier lives is seeking to establish a new home base in Geelong West.

‘Harden up’: Aussies torn over latest ‘offensive woke’ term

News that an Aussie mayor is under investigation for jokingly using a word to describe a fellow councillor has sparked furious debate. HAVE YOUR SAY

My wife uses her pregnancy as an excuse to get out of things

"She's hard to be around and not helping," the struggling dad-to-be confessed, before admitting a major plot twist.

Bali’s new crackdown on foreigners; new Aussie route

Indonesian authorities are getting tough on foreign workers, as new route to Bali is launched in Australia.