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October 3, 2019
Positive Ageing Advisory Committee announces new member
SUE Cole is the newest member of the Surf Coast Shire’s Positive Ageing Advisory Committee, bringing 45 years of experience in health care to...
October 3, 2019
Historic boat yard reopens in Geelong
THE WESTERN Beach Boat Yard Reserve was officially reopened last week. The yard has been restored with boat building infrastructure, some of the original boats,...
October 3, 2019
Weeding out the pest
THE Surf Coast Shire is accepting feedback on their Pest, Plants and Animal Strategy 2019-2022. The strategy seeks to prevent emerging pest plant and animal...
October 3, 2019
Council rejects Winchelsea caravan park proposal
THE Surf Coast Shire has rejected plans for a new caravan park to be built in Winchelsea. The proposal was for the park to be...
October 3, 2019
Juniors show talent at Jan Juc
THE World Surfing League (WSL) Hydralyte Sports Surf Series held its final event in Jan Juc last week. The Hydralyte Sports Surf Series acts as...
October 3, 2019
Winchelsea water plan approved
THE Surf Coast Shire has approved the Winchelsea Integrated Water Management Plan. The plan aims to provide a number of benefits to the community through...
October 3, 2019
Old Ford factory converted into renewable energy hub
THE winds of change have blown through the old Ford factory in Geelong, with part of it officially up and running as a wind...
October 3, 2019
Landcare grants for koalas and billabong
LANDCARE have recently announced the recipients of their Victorian Landcare Grants Program. This program included more than $230,000 worth of funding for local projects in...
October 3, 2019
Portarlington Football Club appoints new coach
PORTARLINGTON Football Club have appointed a new senior coach after going the entire season without a win. Former Barwon Heads coach Peter O’Connor has been...
October 3, 2019
New cricket season set to begin
THE Geelong Cricket Association (GCA) and the Bellarine Peninsula Cricket Association (BPCA) both begin their seasons on the weekend. Ocean Grove Cricket Club were the...
October 3, 2019
Connecting seniors through the internet
A PROGRAM designed to help seniors learn how to use computers and the internet launched in Torquay last week. Funded by the federal government, the...
October 3, 2019
Purcell keeps running the road to recovery
FIVE years ago, after his heart stopped while on a morning run along a Torquay beach, Sean Purcell decided to truly begin living. Mr Purcell’s...
October 3, 2019
Seniors Week begins on Sunday
OCTOBER 6 to 13 is Victorian Seniors Week, with events on across the Surf Coast Shire to help celebrate older community members. Surf Coast general...
September 26, 2019
Watson blitzes Surf Coast Century
THE Surf Coast Century was held on Saturday with a record number of participants taking part in the ultra-marathon. Ash Watson was comfortably the quickest...
September 26, 2019
Surf museum receives valuable donations from Quiksilver
QUIKSILVER has recently donated 45 rare surfboards to the Australian National Surfing Museum (ANSM). The latest acquisition means the ANSM now has a collection of...
September 26, 2019
Voting opens for First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria
VOTING has opened for the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria election as the state's Aboriginal communities move closer to negotiating a Treaty. The assembly will...
September 26, 2019
Students strike for greater action on climate change
AN ESTIMATED 2,000 students and workers marched through central Geelong on Friday to encourage the federal government to taker greater action towards climate change. The...
September 26, 2019
Winners of Nature Conservancy photo contest announced
THE Nature Conservancy announced their 2019 Photo Contest winners earlier this month. There were more than 120,000 entries sent in from around the world, with...
September 26, 2019
City receives results of parking survey
THE City of Greater Geelong has recently held a survey to help contribute to the parking strategy for central Geelong. One of the key concerns...
September 26, 2019
Tradies pitch in as The Block visits Torquay
September 17's episode of The Block saw tradespeople help refurbish an important Torquay building. The episode of Nine's reality TV series saw contestants, with the...
September 26, 2019
Survey asks for people’s input on community hospitals
THE Department of Health and Human Services is encouraging people to share their views on the Torquay Community Hospital through an online survey. The Community...
September 26, 2019
Surf Coast Basketball Association wraps up first season
GOATS won the Surf Coast Basketball Association Division 1 grand final last week, after defeating Knights in overtime. The 2019 winter season has been the...
September 26, 2019
Surfcoasters win grand final in double overtime
THE Surfcoasters have won the Basketball Geelong Division 2 Women's premiership after defeating Try Boys Bears in the grand final. The game was incredibly close,...
September 26, 2019
Gibson moves to Happy Spaces
AFTER 14 years at the Surf Coast Shire, Gretchen Gibson has moved on to Happy Spaces. Ms Gibson has filled a range of roles in...
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