Childcare crisis: Profit over children's needs
An experienced educator reveals how unrealistic childcare ratios and profit motives are pushing the sector to breaking point, compromising child safety and development.
An experienced educator reveals how unrealistic childcare ratios and profit motives are pushing the sector to breaking point, compromising child safety and development.
Geelong paramedics face burnout as flawed dispatch system sends them to minor cases like paper cuts while genuine emergencies wait. Read about the crisis affecting our emergency services.
A man suffers critical burns after a backyard drum fire explosion in Leopold. Emergency services rush to the scene as investigations begin into the incident.
A man faces court after allegedly stealing a breast cancer charity collection tin from Leopold Sports Club. Police recovered the tin but money remains missing.
Exhausted Australian mothers are ditching stressful Christmas traditions like Elf on the Shelf. Discover why the 'bare-minimum Christmas' trend is growing and how it benefits families.
Exhausted Australian mothers are rebelling against festive burnout by 'quiet quitting' Christmas. Discover why traditions like Elf on the Shelf are being abandoned for a simpler, more joyful holiday season.
Fed up with the festive frenzy, Australian mothers are ditching stressful traditions like Elf on the Shelf for a simpler, 'bare-minimum Christmas'. Discover why this trend is growing and how it benefits families.
A Geelong man has admitted to the hit-run manslaughter of beloved local Bryce Trower, whose body was discovered on a Leopold roadside in a tragic case that shocked the community.
Leopold's Joseph Vallelonga smashed a spectacular 78 runs in a dominant Twenty20 display that secured a convincing win against local rivals Barwon Heads in Geelong cricket action.
A young driver's dangerous burnout exhibition in a Geelong suburb has resulted in immediate vehicle impoundment and serious charges. The shocking incident captured on video shows the moment the driver lost control.
Canberra-based startup Fulvilla tackles the hidden productivity killer costing Australian businesses billions - employee burnout. Discover their innovative approach to workforce wellbeing.
A brazen driver has torn up Townsville's iconic Strand Park in a dangerous burnout attack, causing significant damage and community outrage. Police are hunting the culprit.