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Then-premier Daniel Andrews and his then-deputy, Jacinta Allan, announce the cancellation of the 2026 Commonwealth Games on July 18, 2023.

Premier, wasting hundreds of millions of dollars is no game

This week, Victoria was supposed to be hosting the Commonwealth Games. Instead, the state is counting the cost of another blunder.

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Emergency services were called to the intersection of Myers and Swanston streets, the site of a mental health, drug and alcohol treatment centre.

Slain psychiatric ward patient shared bathroom, unlockable door with alleged killer

The patient from the neighbouring room was found over the body, with broken glass nearby. There were no locked doors between their rooms.

  • Grant McArthur and Melissa Cunningham
Assorted pastries from Born and Bread in Newtown.

The Good Food Guide to a road trip through Geelong and the Surf Coast

From wine bars to bakeries, pub meals to cocktails, here are our top picks for spending a delicious few days in this rapidly changing coastal region.

  • Emily Holgate and Good Food Guide reviewers
Room with a view … Crowne Plaza Geelong.

The $120 million hotel changing the face of this regional city

This Victorian industrial hub has been undergoing a gradual but deliberate metamorphosis. But until now, it has lacked top-tier stays.

  • Julietta Jameson
Emergency services were called to the intersection of Myers and Swanston streets, the site of a mental health, drug and alcohol treatment centre.

Geelong hospital patient under police guard after another patient found dead

Homicide detectives are probing the death and another patient is currently under police guard.

  • Angus Delaney and Henrietta Cook
Lara’s senior footy sides won’t be running out in the 2026 season.

This club ‘should be a powerhouse’, but its senior side folded on the eve of the season

The club was first established around the 1880s and has been a long-time member of GFNL, considered one of the strongest football leagues in the state.

  • Danny Russell
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18th Amendment offers cocktails with names that nod to America’s prohibition era.

18th Amendment

Old-timey bar that nods to the American Prohibition era.

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Takeaway-only window for coffee, focaccia sangers and pastries.

The exterior of Mortadeli in Torquay.

The Age Good Food Guide 2026: Best places to eat and drink in Geelong and the Surf Coast

From wine bars to bakeries, pub meals to cocktails, here’s how to spend a delicious few days in this rapidly changing region.

  • Emily Holgate
Siblings Ellie and Logan at their recently purchased Geelong home.

How Logan, 21, and Ellie, 20, just bought a house

‘It’s pretty silly how expensive places are these days,’ the Generation Z electrician and new homeowner says.

  • Sue Williams