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Letters To The Editor – July 5, 2018

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Oishi-m sale goes off

HUNDREDS of keen Oishi-m customers descended on Torquay from all over Australia for Oishi-m’s famous Samples and Seconds Sale at the weekend. The cult Torquay...

Calling for animal welfare expertise

THE Victorian Government is seeking expressions of interest for eight members to join the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (AWAC) for a term of up...

Farm planning workshop coming to Lake Bolac

FARMERS have the opportunity to develop an information rich digital map of their farm as part of Agriculture Victoria’s FarmPlan21 program at Lake Bolac...

TIA shows off its new centre

INTERESTED crowd wandered through the grounds of the Torquay Improvement Association (TIA) last month as the long-running organisation held an open day. The event, held...

Eyeing the Weekend – July 05, 2018

FRIDAY 6/7

Asthma can affect posture in children

Bad posture is a term which gets thrown around regularly. By definition, posture is “the position in which someone holds their body while sitting or...

Experienced Qualis Health physios focus on PREVENTION as well as CURE

One of Australia’s most experienced physiotherapists now calls Torquay home. After a 24-year career in physiotherapy, university teaching and highperformance sport, Stuart Canavan and his...

What’s on at Armstrong: Holiday fun is kids’ stuff

YOU might have seen TV cameras around Armstrong recently. And you might be seeing more of them again soon as well. Channel 10 was recently...

Local design advice with Geelong’s Metricon

One of the most appealing aspects of building a new home from the ground up is the opportunity to make it your own. You won’t...

A taste of luxury

Elegant, luxury accommodation along the Great Ocean Road has a new home, ELUX. Nurturing both luxurious holiday homes and discerning guests, Great Ocean Road Real...

Lift your home into a new way of living

When Bruce McCarthy and his wife Margaret, both in their eighties, announced they’d bought a new two-storey home, their children were less than impressed. “Most...

Wake up fresh to new Musical Mornings

Geelong Performing Arts Centre’s ever-popular concert series Musical Mornings returns in July with more music from favourite performers along with brand new shows. Proudly presented...

Lendlease unveils retirement choice

Senior Australians considering a move into a Lendlease retirement village now have a new level ofchoice  to help them pay for their retirement. Lendlease has introduced...

Latest in swimming pool technology hits the Surf Coast

Kithbrooke Park Country Club Torquay has officially opened four indoor heated pools all housed in one aquatic Pool Pavilion as part of their new...

Montessori principles of care at Star of the Sea

Star of the Sea is a 96-bed aged care residence that is co-located with VMCH’s Star of the Sea Retirement Village. It uses the...

Community connections at Ingenia

Half of Ingenia Lifestyle Lara’s latest release of affordable homes has been snapped up by over 55s looking to downsize. Project sales manager Dianna McGrath...

Australian falls prevention technology starts trials

Falls and fractures are a leading cause of hospitalisation in seniors, with one-third of people over 65, and one in two people over 80...

U3A Surf Coast goes cryptic

Recent medical research into the neuroplasticity of the aging brain – the brain's ability to increase capacity in response to sustained experience – has...

Nominations open for senior awards

The Victorian Senior of the Year Awards celebrate older Victorians who support and inspire others through their volunteer work, and this year’s nomination period is now...

Gyprock does the job at retirement villages

Two new Torquay retirement villages have gone with CSR Gyprock plasterboard as critical parts of their construction. With Australia’s population ageing, there is significant building...

Muirfield Financial Services encourages collective giving

How often have we thought about how nice it would be if we could eliminate poverty, destroy cancer and put an end to war? To...

Royal Geelong Yacht Club’s Women’s Regatta held in June

ROYAL Geelong Yacht Club’s Women In Sailing group held their annual three-day regatta in June. Sailing on a Columbia 22-footer named James, which had been lent...

Local program kicking goals

THE NAB Auskick program has been kicking goals for the Armstrong Creek community this year with over 60 budding AFL stars getting involved. Proudly sponsored...