Specialist schools kick goals at AFL All Abilities Gala Day
THE second annual Barwon Region AFL Gala Schools All Abilities Day has gone as a major success and given program facilitators Leisure Networks the...
Women to shine at ACMI
THE Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) and curator Bethan Johnson are paying tribute to the women of screen as part of Melbourne’s...
Doco bellies up to Torquay’s surfing history
A new documentary from Surf Coast local John Teague and Melbourne creative Max Miller unearths the stories and the people that have built Torquay...
Harrison rides wave of success at ISA World Surfing Games
BARWON Heads surfer Ellie Harrison is riding a big wave of momentum after securing a top-eight finish in the ISA World Surfing Games in...
High achieving locals crowned at community awards
THE Rotary Club of Ocean Grove has recognised fantastic and hard-working individuals and businesses on the Bellarine at their annual Community Awards function. The sixth...
Fire and Ice to culminate in Queenscliff
THIS winter, Searoad Ferries are collaborating with the Queenscliff Music Festival and Borough of Queenscliffe to deliver a new and exciting fire and ice...
Warm up for children at Cottage
COTTAGE by the Sea is encouraging locals to band together and stage their own Winter Warmers fundraiser's this month to raise funds for children...
Riding for the Disabled to thrive from GWYLF grant
A $10,000 grant from Give Where You Live Foundation (GWYLF) will enable Riding for the Disabled Barwon to provide more riding lessons to young...
Duo brings creative dreams to life
A NEW space in Torquay is cultivating and inspiring human connections by bringing local business and artistic individuals' together on creative projects in a...
Community go ‘all in’ for Big Freeze
THE Geelong Big Freeze has given a $55,000 boost to the FightMND cause, with 17 local sliders braving the ice on a day of...
Bellarine bakery rolls annual pie competition once again
A BELLARINE bakery has once again risen to the top at Australia’s Best Pie and Pastie competition, adding two more national titles to their...
Bookgrove makes the ABIA Bookshop of the Year finalists
OCEAN Grove's Bookgrove bookstore is the toast of the local Bellarine community after finishing as the sole regional finalist for Bookshop of the Year...
Healthy vibes at plant-based café
Just off the Surf Coast Highway at Mount Duneed, plant-based food haven High Vibes is on a mission to give locals the chance to...
Opening ceremony back for Bells Beach 50 Year Storm
MORE than 100 people are set to gather this morning (June 3) for the opening ceremony of the 2023 Bells Beach 50 Year Storm...
Raw nutrition for dogs
Torquay pet lovers Raw Pawz aim to share the joys of clean eating and wellness with the community through their 100 per cent Australian...
Sliders ready to brave the ice at Big Freeze Geelong
EXCITEMENT is brewing within the Greater Geelong community for this weekend’s second annual Big Freeze Geelong, with all sights set on raising more than...
Bells Bonanza: Pumping waves hit for Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles
ALL-TIME Bells Beach/Djarrak surf conditions capped off the 10th anniversary of the Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles, an event that will go down in the...
Brownless and Barwon Health Foundation to chase national three-peat
GEELONG Cats legend Billy Brownless will once again lead the charge as The Barwon Health Foundation's Dry July ambassador as they chase a repeat...
More than 400 tails wag at Geelong Million Paws Walk
MORE than 400 locals and their four-legged friends turned out at the Geelong Botanical Gardens on Sunday for the RSPCA Million Paws Walk, an...
Lunch for Lazarus to help locals in need
NEXT month's 'Lunch for Lazarus' fundraising event will call on the community to help support Lazarus Community Centre and Lifeline Geelong/South West Victoria in...
Former Lion returns to the den
PREMIERSHIP Geelong Cats player Jed Bews returned to his junior football club Leopold to deliver a free junior football clinic last week. The defender was...
Alternates announced for the Bells Beach 50 Year Storm
THE public has spoken and 20 alternates for the 2023 Bells Beach 50 Year Storm surfing event in memory of local legend Shaun Brooks...
Community to be heroes for dogs in need
PAW patrol will descend on Geelong once again this morning (May 28) for the RSPCA Victoria's Million Paws Walk which will help to raise...
Grassroots sports club rewards program returns
THE Transport Accident Commission (TAC) will give thousands of football and netball clubs across Victoria the opportunity to take home up to $10,000 for...