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Residents share their creative talents during show

ARCARE Point Lonsdale honoured the creativity of its residents during its first art show last week. Lifestyle assistant Amida Jones has been running weekly art...

Emergency sand works carried out to protect Apollo Bay foreshore

THE Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) and Otway Coast Committee (OCC) carried out emergency works last week to replenish sand along...

Port puts life into golf memberships

PORTARLINGTON Golf Club is now offering a new style of golf membership for the new membership year. “The new Lifestyle Membership is attractive for people...

Bellarine basketball association scores large award

THE achievements of the Bellarine Peninsula Basketball Association were recognised at the annual Basketball Victoria Country Awards held recently in Bendigo. Bellarine Peninsula won the...

See Queenscliff in a different light this winter Contemporary artist

QUEENSCLIFF will once again be taken over by the second instalment of Low Light in a two month-long celebration of the senses this May...

Yoga and music the perfect pairing at Sacrededge

TWO Ocean Grove yogis and musicians have created an experience that will celebrate life and happiness at Queenscliff’s coming Sacrededge festival next week. Tara Lynch...

Safety on the agenda at Curlewis community session

BELLARINE locals are invited to a workshop about new traffic lights at a notorious Curlewis intersection next week, which will boost safety and cut...

Libs deliver $2mill for stage three of BCH development

BELLARINE Community Health (BCH) has welcomed $2 million from the federal government to complete the third stage of redevelopment at the Community Health Centre...

Trial to give prompt response to mental health concerns

THE state government is partnering with Barwon Health and Ambulance Victoria on an innovative trial that gives locals living with acute mental health issues...

Cole wants action to fix NDIS

INDEPENDENT candidate for Corangamite Damien Cole has called for urgent action to fix problems with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

He said he was...

GEELONG & SURF COAST CYCLING CLUB SUMMER SASH SERIES UPDATE

THE KVA Design Summer Sash series was raced on a new course in Bannockburn. Jesse Cropley took the win and the awesome Sash presented...

The Plumbing Business brings pipe to the Surf Coast

THE Plumbing Business (TPB) has been servicing the Surf Coast and surrounds for the past 12 months and is family-owned and operated by Bart...

Fleetwood Mac lovers say “THANK YOU, GYPSY”

A Melbourne-based group of musicians with a love for the legendary Fleetwood Mac will be heading to Queenscliff’s 360Q on April 27. When news broke of the band’s coming...

Surf museum turns heads

Interest in Torquay’s Australian National Surfing Museum is booming, with the museum recording its best visitor numbers in two decades last year. Though the Easter break sees tourists from...

EYEING THE WEEKEND April 19-21, 2019

FRIDAY 19/4 DJS HEAD TO TORQUAY PUB Event organisers Coastal Jam and UNO Presents will be entertaining Torquay locals and visitors this Good Friday at the...

Flooding exercise held in Port Fairy

THE Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) hosted a multi-agency flood exercise in Port Fairy earlier this month. The purpose of the exercise was to raise...

Agency hunts for water hyacinth following seizures at market

AGRICULTURE Victoria is on the lookout for water hyacinth following a seizure of the state-prohibited weed in Melbourne. Biosecurity officers from the agency recently= seized...

Track rangers and campground hosts welcome visitors to national parks

PARKS Victoria has welcomed a number of new volunteer participants who will soon be testing their newly developed skills as Volunteer Track Rangers and...

RSPCA needs volunteers in regional Victoria

RSPCA Victoria is calling on regional Victorians to support their vision of ending cruelty to all animals by signing up to join the almost...

QR tech to be a great help to swimming Chinese tourists

QUICK Response (QR) Codes are being added to water safety signs on the Great Ocean Road as part of a trial to deliver vital...

Medicare and Centrelink payments change over public holidays

THERE will be some changes to payments and services over the Easter and Anzac public holidays for Centrelink, Medicare and Child Support customers. All service...

Study finds bike lanes aren’t best way to keep cyclists safe

RESEARCH by Monash University and the Amy Gillett Foundation has found on-road marked bicycle lanes are not the best way to keep cyclists safe. Published...

The cooking with charcoal craze grows on the coast

BRUCE and Mike from “About Barbeques and Fireplaces” in Torquay say they are the authorised primo ceramic grill premium dealer for the area. With the...

ACCC eyes NBN’s affordability

THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says the National Broadband Netwotk (NBN) could become unaffordable for people on lower incomes, with the plans...