Barwon Heads
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Two dead after being pulled from waters off the coast in separate incidents
A man died after a wave caused the boat he was in to capsize at Barwon Heads, while a scuba diver was found unconscious in the water at Rye Pier and could not be revived.
- Alex Crowe
Barwon Heads to the big time: Cats champion unearths draft gem in bush league
First he helped Geelong recruiters identify Tom Stewart’s talents, now club great Matthew Scarlett has helped find another hidden gem for the Cats, convincing Oliver Wiltshire he has what it takes to be an AFL footballer.
- Damien Ractliffe
Making a sea-change to regional Victoria? That’ll be $1 million
Million-dollar houses were once the exclusive domain of blue-chip inner Melbourne, but the number of regional postcodes with a median house price of $1 million or more is on the rise.
- Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Experienced jumper dies in skydiving accident near Geelong
A Sydenham man has died in a skydiving accident on Victoria’s Surf Coast.
- Ashleigh McMillan
Victorian regional hotspots that have joined the million-dollar club
Still dreaming of a sea-change for a better lifestyle and more affordable property? In some coastal pockets, the median house price is higher than in Melbourne.
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Coalition and Labor vow Senate probe into Bellarine cancer cases
Both major parties have vowed to set up a parliamentary inquiry into the high incidence of cancer on the Bellarine Peninsula, in the hotly-contested marginal seat of Corangamite
- Debbie Cuthbertson