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New group to provide united Torquay voice

OUR community is tired of not being listened to by Surf Coast Shire and state government. The majority of decisions seem to be made for...

Window to run burn-offs closing soon

VICTORIA faces an earlier, longer, and in some parts more severe fire season than normal, and CFA chief officer Steve Warrington says Victorian properties...

Otways attractions to get upgrades

THE state government has announced $2.5 million to improve visitor facilities at three popular sites within the Great Otway National Park. Minister for Environment Lily...

Geelong Small Business Festival hailed as a success

THE City of Greater Geelong has celebrated this year’s Geelong Small Business Festival as a major success, with more than 5,000 business owners and...

EYEING THE WEEKEND – September 27, 2018

FRIDAY 28/9

BOOK REVIEW: GREENLIGHT BY BENJAMIN STEVENSON

Four years ago, in the small town of Birravale, Eliza Dacey was murdered. Within hours, her killer was caught. Or was he? Curtis Wade was convicted on circumstantial evidence...

BOOK REVIEW: TRANSCRIPTION BY KATE ATKINSON

London, 1940. Juliet Armstrong is an 18-year-old with an interesting job - transcribing the conversations of a fascist group that has been infiltrated by MI5. She is...

A tradies most important tool is THEIR HEALTH

As a tradie, your most important tool is your health, but unfortunately, it’s something that many neglect. Being in such a physically demanding industry the...

ON THE PLATE: A PASTA PRIMED for spring

Spring, yay! Don’t you just “lurv” these crisp mornings and chilly evenings and warmyou- to-the-bone sunshine in between? I do. You can just feel that...

Magical Kimberley luxury tours

An ancient land in the north west of Western Australia, the Kimberley region includes the coast from Wyndham to Broome with stunning coastal scenery...

U3A helps students click with the joy of computers

Sherril Lawson is one of the many local seniors who have signed up with U3A SurfCoast for personal help to learn more about using...

Ocean Mist offers caring homely environment

Ocean Mist Aged Care is located in Torquay next to Kithbrooke Park Country Club. Staff and management focus on ensuring that residents are provided the...

Kithbrooke Park looks to a bigger and better future

Work is well under way on stage two of the Kithbrooke Park Country Club expansion in Torquay. With the completion of the new $6 million...

Have a sneak beak: Seniors Festival Open Day at Pelican Shores

Geelong Seniors Festival is taking place throughout the month of October, and to celebrate Pelican Shores is opening its gates and hosting an Open...

City’s specialist in hearing technology

Hearing Aid Specialists Geelong is centrally located in Yarra Street and has been a family-owned practice since 1991, but has actually been operating from...

Planning for our final goodbye

We plan for different milestones in our lives – weddings, careers and even retirement. Planning for our final goodbye makes just as much sense. However,...

Artists to share insights at art group’s first seniors festival event

Barwon Heads Art Group will host an open day next month to help celebrate the Geelong Seniors Festival. Convenor Dorothy Van Dorp said this was...

Carole’s quality of life gets an upgrade

While many of us enjoy being upgraded, particularly to a firstclass airline ticket or the best seats at the theatre, Torquay local Carole Brinsmead...

Ageing well at home

Living on the land means everything to Fred Bridgewater. Fred was born on a farm in western Victoria and spent his life in shearing sheds, driving...

Preston, pianos and Winifred Atwell at the Potato Shed

Jan Preston returns to the Potato Shed on Sunday October 7 at 2pm in celebration of Seniors Festival, with My Life as a Piano:...

Catch a ride with Scooters & Mobility Geelong

Scooters & Mobility Geelong is still conveniently located in Newcomb and as such are easily accessible from anywhere in Greater Geelong, the Surf Coast...

Hybrid plane-birds

Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s ... Actually, it’s both. A bird and a plane, and two of them...

Tiny Home opens up in Torquay

A SMALL sustainable house on tour opened its doors in Torquay at the weekend. The RACV Tiny Home was one of the star attractions at...

Demand for lots in the Ashbury community continues

One of Geelong’s newest suburbs Armstrong Creek is booming, and nowhere is this more evident than Ashbury estate. Situated right next to the future Town...