All that glitters is glassThere is nothing fragile about the future of Drysdale’s premier festival after a second very successful Festival of Glass last Sunday.
Soccer kids have their heart in itThere was a lot of heat and a lot of heart on show in Clifton Springs last week, when the Springdale Football Club juniors kick-started their season.
The 2012 Festival of Glass will be happening between 10am-5pm on Sunday 19 February 2012 at Drysdale’s Bellarine Basketball Stadium.
Bank grant instrumental in Coryule Chorus’ songDrysdale’s Coryule Chorus has been serenading Bendigo’s Bellarine Community Bank since being given the money to buy its own digital keyboard.
Glassy-eyed returnIf the Drysdale Community Association had its way, the village would host one of the biggest glass festivals in the world.
Bellarine stalwarts honouredTwo local community stalwarts – Dr Henry Hudson and Patricia Marriott – were honoured on Australia Day last week.
There is no excuse for not celebrating Australia Day in proper fashion, with a number of different events on around the region.
It has not yet been revealed why two men bound, strangled and burned Drysdale’s Russell Hammond and left his Mercedes car burned out.
If you’re running out of ideas to fill your holidays, get browsing for some pre-loved treasures.
2011 in review: May – BellarineMay 2011: The Bellarine Times presents the year in review.
2011 in review: AprilApril 2011: The Bellarine Times presents the year in review.
Oh Christmas tree, it’s time to dump theeGifts have been unwrapped, bubbly has been drunk, the mantelpiece has collapsed from all the Christmas cards onto a floor covered in dead pine needles.
Christmas gifts have curve appealTwo charities will be able to bring Christmas cheer to less fortunate children thanks to members of Curves Gym in Drysdale.
Class Clowns in da ShedAs Melbourne prepares for the 2012 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, funny bones will be tickled on February 25 at the Potato Shed.
Laced carrots in Drysdale’s Basin Reserve are being used as part of a rabbit control program, so take care with your pets.
The Bellarine rail trail now sports over 30 new marker posts which have been installed every kilometre along the trail.
A Margaret Olley tribute from local artistsHer joyful still-life paintings remained defiant of artistic trends until the end, and Margaret Olley became one of our most treasured national artists.
Frou frou first for regionThe intrigue of burlesque dancing is about to descend upon Geelong and the Bellarine as a dance studio introduces the fashionable craft to its roster.
Hundreds of Bellarine shoppers turned up nice and early for the opening of Drysdale’s second supermarket last Wednesday.
This Australia Day the Portarlington Drysdale Lions Club is hosting their free Australia Day Breakfast, to bring the community together and celebrate.
Stage call out for Bread and ButterfliesTwo entrepeneurial local ladies are the creative force behind a new community theatre production combining art, dance, acting and sculpture.
Berries and Bellarine landscapesLocals and holidaymakers will get the chance to take in the scenes and memories of the Bellarine Peninsula through the eyes of artist Linda Gallus.
England takes the prize against ol’ enemyEngland defeated Scotland 3-1 in an inaugural soccer match involving first generation English and Scottish players from around the Geelong region.
2011 in review: MarchMarch 2011: The Bellarine Times presents the year in review.
2011 in review: FebruaryFebruary 2011: The Bellarine Times presents the year in review.
Not many have the courage to stand in front of an audience and tell a joke, but it’s the life Drysdale teenager Blaise White is planning for himself.
