8+ hour, 19+ min ago   (260+ words) Australia has been, always, a nation of coastal dwellers. For decades the first white settlers were so afeared of what lay beyond the Blue Mountains they clung to Sydney’s shoreline. Only in 1813 — twenty-five years after they came ashore — did Wentworth,…...

8+ hour, 19+ min ago   (588+ words) Geelong’s appetite for live theatre is holding firm despite rising production costs and cautious spending putting pressure on the industry nationwide. The financial squeeze has been felt across Australian theatre, with several major professional productions cancelled or cut short over…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (449+ words) The rebuild of Lismore South Public School and Lismore South Ngulliboo Jarjums Public Preschool is on track to be completed by the end of the year, with all the school’s elevated building modules now installed. Construction crews are finalising the…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (352+ words) Following a great showing in the Dolphins’ recent wins, Jimmy Smith and Greg Alexander have pondered how the NRL club has let Kodi Nikorima walk out the door at the end of this season. Across the last two seasons, the…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (442+ words) The Coalition is promising longer trains in Bendigo and potentially more train services if it wins November’s state election. The $1.7bn commitment would fund the purchase of 25 new trains on the Melton and Wyndham Vale lines, which would free up 25 three-car…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (442+ words) The Coalition is promising longer trains in Ballarat and potentially more train services if it wins November’s state election. The $1.7bn commitment would fund the purchase of 25 new trains on the Melton and Wyndham Vale lines, which would free up 25 three-car…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (450+ words) Passenger trains could return between Geelong and Bannockburn for the first time in almost 50 years under a joint push from two fast-growing councils. The City of Greater Geelong and Golden Plains Shire are calling for bipartisan support to restore passenger…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (372+ words) French-born hospitality worker Laurence ‘Lolo’ Hanser has spent 30 years learning how to pair wine and cheese, but she says there is no set formula for getting it right. Hanser, manager of Winespeake Cellar and Deli in Anglesea, has worked in…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (286+ words) Got ideas on how to return water back to a section of Long Gully Creek? City of Greater Bendigo is seeking feedback on its draft Long Gully Creek Naturalisation concept plan. Climate change and environment manager Michelle Wyatt referred to…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (466+ words) The Tweed’s growing need for better indoor sports and aquatic facilities is being weighed against the significant cost of delivering them, with the council backing a staged approach to the project. A new feasibility study found the Tweed’s population is…...