Valentine's blow for Geelong traders | Contact tracing bungles revealed | Inside Pako's newest venue

Victoria's shock new contact tracing bungles revealed

The state's embattled contact tracing system has been exposed by a series of new bungles as Victoria wakes to another day under lockdown.

Take a look inside Phoklore's new Pako St venue

Torquay Vietnamese restaurant Pholklore is serving steaming bowls of pho at its new second venue in Pakington Street. That's not all that's going to make customers' mouths water.

LAST CHANCE: Vote for Geelong's No.1 beauty salon

Time's running out to have your say on what the No.1 beauty salon in the Geelong region is. SEE THE FINALISTS AND VOTE NOW.

Geelong woman calls for queue system for stranded Australians

A Geelong woman stranded in Mexico is petitioning the Federal Government to introduce a quarantine queue system that would prioritise the repatriation of Australian citizens.

Community fears loss of identity amid overdevelopment concerns

Bellarine residents fed up with overdevelopment in their townships have been invited to a community forum to discuss the concerns around "infill developments of dense housing".

Why Eddie McGuire's treatment was disgraceful

Whether you like Eddie McGuire or not, whether you're a Collingwood supporter or not, his forced exit from the club's presidency this week, led by the unhinged ravings of race activists,...