Arthur would be proud
Recently the Portarlington Bayside Miniature Railway dedicated a memorial seat in honor of one of its early founding members, the late Arthur Sweatman.
Arthur was...
The Celts are coming
The normally quiet bayside town of Portarlington Victoria will come alive again this June long weekend to the sound of harmonies and hard shoes...
Signs are good for miniature railway
Portarlington Bayside Miniature Railway received a $2000 grant from Geelong Community Grants Program for a signal refurbishment project.
Work was then organised and the project...
Diggers’ mark has pride of place
St Ignatius College unveiled a new Slouch Hat sculpture at its recent Anzac Day ceremony.
The sculpture of a slouch hat was unveiled at the...
Leopold’s new place to remember
The Leopold community now has its own special place to honour those who fought in WWI with the opening of the Leopold War Memorial.
City...
Right on cue!
By Justin Flynn
All aboard! The Q Train is departing.
The Bellarine’s newest train experience is nearing completion and it is promising to showcase the region’s...
Centenary service honours their sacrifice
A commemoration service - exactly 100 years to the day when three Drysdale soldiers lost their lives in battle - was held in Drysdale.
Frederick...
A grand opening
Leopold’s brand new shopping mall opened on Thursday 23 March to much fanfare.
Gateway Plaza was officially opened by former Geelong Football Club star Bill...
Bucketing down
Torrential rain turned Drysdale and Clifton Springs into a potential flash flooding area.
The area was one of the state’s most affected on Tuesday 21...
Memorial on the horizon
Work has begun on Leopold’s long-awaited War Memorial.
It is being built at Leopold Memorial Park; the site that, in 1926, was set aside to...
Gateway to a range of tantalising tastes
The opening of Gateway Plaza Leopold’s new dining precinct is only weeks away.
Set for its grand opening on 23 March, the plaza dining precinct...
Happy residents vote with their feet
In a recent community survey to rate pedestrian-friendly projects, the St Leonards community gave top rating to the construction of a pedestrian crossing to...


















