SURFCOASTERS TO PLAY AT HOME
THE Surfcoast Basketball Club’s under 14 boys side are playing this Friday night at Surf Coast Secondary College at 7.40pm. Led by coaches Gary...
STUDY TO EXAMINE fe male footy injuries
The growing number of women playing Australian rules football has prompted researchers from Deakin University to begin a female-focused sports injury study in the hope of minimising risks out...
Eyeing The Weekend
FRIDAY 22/3 GRETTA RAY AT TORQUAY HOTEL The Torquay Hotel Surf Series presents Gretta Ray with full band and special guests Feelds and Ella Sweeney on...
Students strike for climate
HUNDREDS of thousands of students across the globe dropped the books on Friday, March 15, to protest for government action on climate change, with...
Federal government commits $150 million to stem cell research
THE federal government is investing $150 million to advance stem cell research. Corangamite federal member Sarah Henderson, said the establishment of the 10-year Australian Stem...
Recycling gets the go ahead for Greater Geelong
THE future of recycling in Geelong and the Surf Coast has seen a surprising turn following the reopening of a waste plant in South...
National honour for city’s coastal project
THE City of Greater Geelong’s innovative approach to combating coastal erosion has been honoured with a national award. The shellfish reef project at Portarlington recently...
Losing it for cancer
SEVEN close mates from Torquay took the plunge on Saturday March 16 and shaved their heads to raise much-needed funds for the Cancer Council. Local...
Geelong council caught up in parking fine trouble
THE City of Greater Geelong is reviewing some parking fine appeals that were overturned in the last decade after it was found the process...
Low Light returns to highlight Queenscliff
THE Low Light Festival will return to Queenscliff this year, with an expected 7000 visitors from far and wide to converge on the Bellarine. Member...
VTIC calls on Labor to join ferry funding
THE Victoria Tourism Industry Council (VTIC) is calling on the state government to invest $5 million towards the redevelopment of two ferry terminals in...
Anglesea’s Village Fair cuts back on rubbish
THE Anglesea Primary School community has cleaned up in a big way after its Village Fair, dramatically cutting the amount of waste from the...
Leopold locals brave the shave for a good cause
LEOPOLD locals sacrificed their hair or had it coloured at the weekend to help raise about $1,500 for the World’s Greatest Shave. Organised by Phil...
Size proves no issue for Jan Juc SLSC at senior champs
JAN Juc Surf Life Saving Club has defied the odds and taken home second place at Life Saving Victoria’s Senior State Championships in Warrnambool...
Community proposal for outdoor stage in Jan Juc
A SMALL group of community members in the creative arts industry are pushing for a boutique outdoor stage to be built in Jan Juc’s...
ARMSTRONG GEELONG CATS FAMILY FUN DAY
Get your blue and white hoops out, Cats fans! It’s time for the spectacular Geelong Cats Family Fun Day at Armstrong.
LIFE Saving Victoria’s Youth and Senior State Championships, hosted by the Warrnambool Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) at the weekend saw Jan Juc SLSC...Local clubs thrive in hot LSV competition
Breakthrough win for the Surf Coast Suns
THE Surf Coast Suns Football Netball Club are perching their first premiership cup on the top shelf of their display cabinet, with the club’s...
Women make headway in local medicine
The number of females working in the medical sector has seen an exciting swing, with more women hired as Barwon Health intern doctors over the last decade than men. Since...
K ROCK’S NEWEST dynamic duo
K rock Geelong has locked in a familiar voice to accompany drivers on their way home from work, with the radio station welcoming Josh...
Energy grants for agriculture
TIER Two and Tier Three on-farm energy grants are now open as part of Agriculture Victoria’s Energy Investment Plan. The grants program, which forms a...
Community panel considers the price of transport
INFRASTRUCTURE Victoria has published the report of a community panel which it convened to consider changing the way Victorians pay for the transport network. The...
Open house to gather feedback about Apollo Bay and Marengo projects
TWO community open house sessions will be held next week to discuss community and infrastructure projects at Apollo Bay and Marengo. The sessions are being...
Plans to improve popular Otways trails
DETAILED design to extend and improve the Forrest Mountain Bike Trails is being developed in the hope that the project will be viewed as...