Eyeing The Weekend – Febuary 8, 2018
Friday 9/2
A wine-tastic start to the weekend Every Friday throughout February, March and April you can enjoy a free tasting at Tastes of the Region...Creative energy transfer under way with sculptures coming to Lorne
This March, the 2018 Lorne Sculpture Biennale celebrates the best in contemporary Australian and international sculpture in a free, vibrant festival that enriches and...
Lorne does it again at surf lifesaving masters
MASTERS competitors from around the state met at Lorne for the Victorian Lifesaving Masters Championships last Saturday to showcase the strength and athleticism of...
Second time’s a folk charm
The annual Port Fairy Folk Festival is getting closer, and the program is nothing short of a brilliant array of artists from across the...
Jan Juc lifesavers swims to victory
JAN Juc Surf Lifesaving Club has had a tremendous summer season of fantastic results in the pool, on the beach and across many competitions. Three...
Spiegletent still has shows not to be missed
The Wonderland Spiegeltent is a beautiful 1930s wooden, mirrored and antique travelling European circus tent that has made its home in Barwon Heads this...
IT’S ABOUT TO RAIN GOLF BALLS IN TORQUAY
Some of Torquay’s sporting clubs are teaming up again to present another free day of family entertainment to help raise money to improve their...
New menu gets the green light
The Links Bistro at the Lonsdale Golf Club has just released a new menu under the direction of new head chef Amanda Morrish. Amanda has...
Critters and crafts at community garden
For many years, Aireys Inlet has hosted an open-air art event on the Australia Day long weekend to provide a venue for local artists...
The eyes have IT in local invention
Barwon Heads local Angus Fitzpatrick has created a potential sight saving device in just 12 months, inspired from a lightbulb moment related to 3D...
Local cyclists ready FOR BREATHTAKING VIEWS AND HILLS
An amazing way to experience Australia’s world-famous coastline is on two wheels during the fourth Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race – the Swisse...
Singing plumber’s got Good Pipes
Local Queenscliff personality David Golightly, known as the Singing Plumber, has been invited back to 360Q for a performance on February 3. After overwhelming demand...
Shock and oar: Lorne boats take honours at Grove
SURF boats took to the waters of Ocean Grove Beach last Sunday for a day of racing during the Victorian Surf Rowers League (VSRL)...
Grass isn’t always green in Lorne
The inaugural Festival of Colours held at Lorne Foreshore saw more than 500 people in attendance to throw colour in the air and celebrate...
Get wrecked in new race of the reef
THE 9th annual Jack Rabbit Wreck2Reef Open Water Swim Classic will be held on Sunday February 11 a weekend after the Flying Brick Bellarine...
Furniture store moving west
Local furniture store Easterly is moving west, three doors down to be exact, and is running a major relocation sale. Having been at 8 Winki...
Warralily is arrr-right me hearties
A Pirates and Fairies event was held at Mirambeena Park on Warralily Blvd last Sunday as part of the Warralily Summer Spectacular, which is...
Colours achieve Unity in the air
The Festival of Colours is a celebration of the human spirit where participants throw coloured powder into the air with family and friends. Due to...
Callum to play pipes at Cowrie Market
Bagpipes are back at the Torquay Cowrie Market this January with an ambitious, genre-spanning musical project created by acclaimed Surf Coast composer and performer...
Lorne sweeps the podium
JANUARY 7 saw the first Senior Surf Lifesaving Carnival of the year take place at Anglesea Beach from 8am. Events were run across all disciplines,...
Victory on Victorian shores
CALIFORNIAN and Victorian Wieland Shield teams contested the 50th Wieland Shield last week in a three-round competition. The Wieland Shield is a biennial competition between...
Exhibition opening seas success
The Surf Coast Gallery launched the Surf Coast Seascapes exhibition last Friday night, with more than 70 people in attendance. The exhibition showcases paintings from...
Art of the sea exhibited at local cafe
The south coast is the subject of a new exhibition in Torquay. The exhibition, South Coast Summer, is a collection of work from Judy Antill,...
Oldest ironman race offers chance for young guns
The Surf Coast Times Jim Wall Ironman is the oldest ironman race in Australia and kicks off another big weekend of surf sport events...