Northern Bay College is celebrating the success of its SEED (Sports, Empowerment,Education, Development) program which now has almost every student at the schoolparticipating in some way.SEED manager Steve ‘Stoofa’ Lewry said the program is about teaching students the skillsthat they can use in every part of their life and when they leave the college.“They are […]

Families are invited to connect with the Northern Bay College Community Hub, which islocated at the Family Learning Centre, Goldsworthy Road campus.Community Hubs are welcoming places where families from diverse backgrounds,particularly mothers with pre-school children, come to connect, share and learn.The Community Hub offers a variety of activities and information sessions connectingwomen and their children […]

The City of Greater Geelong has announced that the Geelong Resource Recovery Centreand Transfer Station (GRRC) in Douro Street will be transformed into a brand-new, state-of-the-art facility, designed to meet the region’s needs over the coming decades.The former GRRC, which was initially built in the 1970s, has been closed to the public sinceMarch this year. […]

Thread Together has launched a new mobile wardrobe service to provide brand new clothingto people doing it tough across the greater Geelong region. The launch, held at Cloverdale Community Centre, celebrated the Geelong CommunityFoundation 25-year anniversary grant that enabled expansion of the service to Geelong.Using data insights, Thread Together identified Geelong as a region with high levels […]

Northern Bay College Captain Farzana Mohammad Aref has attended NASA Space Campin the USA, one of four Australian students selected to participate.Farzana (pictured) spent a week at the International Space Camp program in Huntsville,Alabama in July. She was a member of Mission Team Australia and was able to connect withfellow teams from around the world, […]

Northern Bay College vice-captain Ashton Stonehouse is the Geelong region’s only representative on the Victorian Student Representative Council in 2025. The Victorian Student Representative Council was created by students to be a voice for students at the highest levels of decision making in Victorian education. It comprises 15 secondary school-aged students, who make decisions collaboratively […]

The following was written by Esther Koning-Oakes, CEO of Norlane Community Centre …. “The idea to share my health experiences began as I drove to Norlane Community Centre in the days leading up to an operation to remove a cancerous tumour in the wall of my uterus.  I was fortunate enough to get an early […]

Corio Little Athletics Centre was excited to have two young athletes break long-standing Centre records over the summer season, as well as achieving great results at higher levels of competition.  Spencer McKenna broke the Corio Centre U10 1100m race walk record of 41years, then broke his own record, taking a total of 23.36 seconds off […]

Geelong Memorial Brass Band has found a new home at Cloverdale Community Centre, where members rehearse weekly to prepare to perform at a broad range of community events. The band is under the musical direction of northern suburbs music teacher Christina Bowden and plays music ranging from 100-year-old traditional pieces to modern classics.  Band secretary […]

Norlane-based adult mental health centre Geelong Head to Health has been renamed and rebranded but still offers the same free service. The Geelong Head to Health adult mental health centre is now called the Geelong Medicare Mental Health Centre. This change is part of the Australian Government’s plan to expand access to free mental health […]