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January 23, 2020
Tryouts to be held for Basketball Victoria Country Championships
THE Surfcoast Basketball Association is holding tryouts for young basketballers wanting to compete in the coming Basketball Victoria Country Championships.
Teams representing the region will...
January 23, 2020
Smiles and waves
LAST week, different community groups banded together at Fishermans Beach to support the Kids Plus Foundation and give people with cerebral palsy the chance...
January 23, 2020
Local lifesavers earn state selection
SEVERAL lifesavers from the Surf Coast and Bellarine were recently named in the Victorian team for the Surf Life Saving Australia 2020 Interstates Championships.
Jan...
January 23, 2020
Jan Juc’s Tim Stevenson wins at Gunnamatta
JAN Juc's Tim Stevenson mastered the waves of Gunnamatta Beach to win Round 2 of the Victorian Open Series.
Stevenson faced strong competition in the...
January 23, 2020
Cricket round-up: Jan Juc race up to third
THERE were a series of close games in the BPCA on the weekend, with the competition for finals places remaining very open.
Jan Juc continued...
January 23, 2020
Highton Durran win thriller as finals approach
THE inaugural season of the GCA's women's division is nearing its end, but the ladder is still far from being decided.
Highton Durran managed victory...
January 16, 2020
Wreck2Reef ready to run
THE annual Wreck2Reef will begin from Indented Head on Saturday, February 8. People of all abilities are catered for, with a 2.5-kilometre swim, a 1.2-kilometre...
January 16, 2020
Cricket returns for new year
CRICKET restarted after the summer break in both the GCA and BPCA.
In the BPCA, Ocean Grove got an important win over Barrabool to stay...
January 16, 2020
Hyden ready to tee off in Victorian Inclusive Open
THE Victorian Inclusive Open with one of the competitors Peter Hyden viewing it as a great opportunity to promote golf for people with a...
January 16, 2020
PETstock asks people to Adopt Different
FEBRUARY 15 is National Pet Adoption Day, and PETstock is partnering with PetRescue to hold special events at their stores, including those in Torquay,...
January 16, 2020
Marks and Pashley win Mountain to Surf
RUNNERS’ cardio and constitution were tested in the Powercor Mountain to Surf on Friday last week.
More than 2,000 people completed the grueling eight-kilometre run.
Monash...
January 16, 2020
Pallister and Cotter both make it three in-a-row at Pier to Pub
LORNE’S population swelled on Saturday last week as it hosted the 40th Lorne Pier to Pub.
About 5,000 people took part in the world’s largest...
January 16, 2020
Western United brings football fever to Drysdale
ON MONDAY this week, coaches and players from Western United Football Club (WUFC) visited Drysdale Football Club to run an all-day workshop for the...
January 16, 2020
Workshop addresses bushfire concerns
PEOPLE crowded into Fairhaven's surf lifesaving clubhouse last week for a Bushfire Planning Workshop run by Country Fire Authority (CFA) staff.
The January 9 workshop,...
January 16, 2020
Gasworx wins Bellarine Cup
THE Batman Management Group Bellarine Cup was run at Geelong Racecourse earlier in the month, recording its highest attendance yet.
About 1,500 were present to...
January 16, 2020
Putting history on the page
Cheryl Baulch will visit the Torquay Library on January 23 to discuss her book Together They Served.
Ms Baulch's book provides the most definitive record...
January 15, 2020
Storms hit the Bellarine
The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has issued a warning for severe thunderstorms across parts of the Bellarine this evening. Already in Clifton Springs there has...
January 10, 2020
Jim Wall Iron Man postponed due to extreme weather
TODAY's Jim Wall Iron Man has been postponed. The dramatic change in weather forced lifesavers from the Torquay Surf Life Saving Club to close Torquay Surf...
January 9, 2020
Herbalife Nutrition Foundation Bike Ride to start in Torquay
THIS Saturday (January 11) will see the annual Herbalife Nutrition Foundation (HNF) Bike Ride start rolling in Torquay as cyclists begin their six-day journey...
January 9, 2020
Surf Coast Social drops plan for cinema
THE proposed redevelopment of the former Quiksilver headquarters in Torquay no longer include plans for a cinema.
The five-screen cinema was part of Melbourne investor...
January 9, 2020
Sign of the times
THE Torquay and District Historical Society has been given funding by the Surf Coast Shire council to help with the installation of historical information...
January 9, 2020
Jim Wall Iron Man ready to run
THE longest running iron race in Australia will take place at Torquay's Surf Beach tomorrow (Friday, January 10) .
Hosted by Torquay Surf Life Saving...
January 9, 2020
Give the birds a helping hand this summer
A DEAKIN wildlife expert is offering suggestions for how people can help native birds during this dry and difficult summer. Wildlife ecologist from Deakin University's...
January 9, 2020
Regatta brings in the New Year
THE Anglesea Recreation and Sports Club (AR&SC) held its annual New Year Day Regatta.
The race was first held in 1913, two years after the...
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