A look at the opening round of the AFL.

The Eleven on Friday program from March 19.

March 4 Justice Executive Member Sue Barrett spoke to the program about the outcome of March 4 Justice, which saw marches across Australia including locally in Torquay and Geelong.

Political analyst Terry Barnes spoke to the program about the aftermath of the failed challenge to Michael O’Brien’s leadership.

Lex Chalmers appeared on Mitchell’s Front Page to discuss two upcoming events for Geelong’s UNESCO Design Week. The events, a live stream and an exhibition feature James Harrison, an inventor, editor and entrepreneur. Harrison is credited with inventing the world’s first commercial ice-making machine on the banks of the Barwon River. Find out more about the live stream and exhibiton. You can view the full design week program here.

Vivien Allen, CEO at Geelong Bank joined the program to discuss women in finance and closing the gap.

The government has announced half price airfares to 13 regional centres across the country from 1 April, but will this be enough to save the domestic travel industry once JobKeeper is turned off? “Targeting regional centres such as Cairns, Kangaroo Island, Alice Springs and Launceston is a great incentive to get people travelling again, but this is a short-term fix for a long-term problem,” says Lonely Planet’s Travel Expert, Chris Zeiher.

Kari Sutton appeared on the program to talk about the increase in school refusal rates post COVID-19. She spoke about how parents can encourage their children to return to school.

Heidi Dening talks about how to break some of the bad habits that have been lingering after COVID.

Justin Mcgrath – Managing Director at Davidsons spoke to the program about what people need to be aware of from an accounting perspective when starting a business.