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Recognise resilience in your community

REGIONAL Victorian communities are great examples of locals working together to help make their communities safer and better prepared for emergencies. This was reflected at...

Grants to support community projects

ENERGY retailer EnergyAustralia has launched a $10,000 program to support community projects and initiatives in the Geelong region and western district. EnergyAustralia’s leader of customer...

Clearing sale double header

HF Richardson will be conducting two clearing sales over the next two weekends offering up some great opportunities to buy farm related tools and...

Light drops fifth replacement opponent in seconds

LEOPOLD boxer Jack Light’s match against Queensland’s Beven Henry came to an end after just 72 seconds. Light said Bevan was his fifth replacement opponent...

Poppy donation for Star of the Sea

STAR of the Sea Retirement Village’s craft group created more than 100 crocheted poppies to mark Anzac Day. Countries around the world see the red...

Letters To The Editor – April 26, 2018

Being clear headed

Leopold hub is making good progress

THE development of Leopold’s hub precinct continues to take shape with construction progressing well. Member for Bellarine Lisa Neville, who inspected the site on Monday,...

Anglesea and Winchelsea to get Changing Places

ANGLESEA and Winchelsea will be among the next tranche of locations to receive a fully-accessible toilet through the state government’s Changing Places program. Last week,...

Knowledge is power for Parkinson’s sufferers

GUY Wesley is a man who likes to keep busy and while Parkinson’s may have slowed him down in recent years – the 82-year-old...

Learn how children can start out safely on the road

Starting Out Safely, Victoria's early childhood road safety education program, is delivering a large professional development session for Surf Coast early childhood teachers and...

Barwon Coast Update – April 26, 2018

With the end of the peak tourist season, we are now focussing on other management activities on the Barwon Coast. BUILDING AND IMPROVING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE A...

Pam and Colleen acknowledged for their dedicated service

TWO women from the Drysdale RSL Women’s Auxiliary and Sub-Branch have been recognised for their untiring and dedicated service. Pam Davis and Colleen Lincoln were...

New roundabout in Point Lonsdale

A NEW roundabout linking Point Boulevard to the Bellarine Highway is now fully operational. Following an intense period of activity over the summer months at...

Marty still on a high after silver success

Ocean Grove para-sport athlete Marty Jackson says he’s finding it hard to come down from the high of winning a silver medal at the...

Anzac Day marks 100 years of losing one of Australia’s best

“In a lonely grave he’s sleeping. One of Australia’s best”. This is the epitaph on the grave of Drysdale-born Private Cecil Lyons from the 58^th...

Coalition to restore country roads and bridges program

THE Coalition has taken its latest election pledge on the road, promising to restore the Country Roads and Bridges Program if it returns to...

Greens to look closely at CORA

THE Victorian Greens have taken an interest in the CORA (Cape Otway Road Australia) project, with leader Samantha Ratnam calling for more detail and...

Awards recognise youth achievements

The fourth annual Surf Coast Youth Awards were presented in a ceremony in Torquay North on Saturday. Run by the Surf Coast Shire, the...

Community cup chips in

For the third year running, the Rip Curl Community Cup has seen an assortment of golfers gather alongside friends and family to raise money...

Local set to create lead artwork for M2M

OCEAN Grove artist Kerrie Bedson will help create “Canoe” - the lead ephemeral artwork for the multi-award winning biennial event Mountain to Mouth. Ms Bedson...

MP says opposition to electorate change must be community-led

CORANGAMITE federal member Sarah Henderson has not expanded on her criticisms of the proposed changes to her electorate, but has encouraged anyone with...

Grant again helps Torquay RSL prepare for dawn service

THE Torquay RSL has welcomed another grant from the state government to help stage its Anzac Day dawn service as part of the Anzac...

McKiterick preselected to contest Bellarine

VETERAN police officer and Surf Coast Shire councillor Brian McKiterick is set to take on State Police Minister Lisa Neville at November’s state election....

Scaregun aims to move Leopold corellas

THE City of Greater Geelong will use a scaregun device in an attempt to move a flock of about 300 corellas located in and...