North Geelong will aim to win its fourth consecutive T20 cricket premiership. The Magpies, who are on a 17-game winning streak, open their season with an away match against Lara. Both sides sit in Group D of the Division 1 and 2 competition, alongside Bell Park and Geelong West. Each team plays three round robin games before quarter-finals and semi-finals, with the final set for Tuesday 26 January. Defending Division 2 champions Lethbridge are in Group A with Winchelsea, Meredith and Teesdale.
A North Geelong Secondary College student is developing artificial intelligence systems to solve everyday problems, and he is entirely self-taught. Revant Pandey, 17, has been teaching himself to code since he was a young child. His largest project is a proof of concept that uses cameras to assess traffic and pedestrian activity, with the aim of adjusting traffic lights to ease congestion in Canberra. Revant believes people should keep control over AI and should continue building their own problem-solving skills.
1915 Restaurant & Bar in North Geelong will celebrate Melbourne Cup Day with a new beer garden, live music, and racing entertainment. The Spring Sessions event on November 3 will feature food, drinks, and activities from 10.30am to 5.30pm, with an afterparty at MexiCams Restaurant & Fiesta. Tickets include food, drinks, entertainment, and entry to the afterparty, with discounts for groups of eight or more.
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A well-known North Geelong venue on the Princes Highway has been repainted bright red and renamed the Microkeeper Arena. The Geelong business-led refurbishment also includes new signage and repair works. Microkeeper, a Geelong workforce software company, carried out the work as its partnership with Geelong United Basketball grows. About 250,000 players and spectators use the arena each year. City of Greater Geelong mayor Stretch Kontelj said he hopes the venue will host music, karate, gymnastics and boxing events.
