Club celebrates a year of successes
THE 13th Beach Boardriders Club crowned their aggregate champions and reflected on a fine year in the water at a 2023 End of Season...
Celebrating ten years of beer from their Geelong den
LITTLE CREATURES is celebrating ten years of brewing at its Geelong home with a special beer that will be a toast to all the...
Rudd’s ode to nature delivers him major prize
SURF COAST born musician Xavier Rudd has been awarded the $20,000 2023 Environmental Music Prize for his ode-to nature 'Stoney Creek'. The Environmental Music Prize...
SURFING’S VIVID TIME CAPSULE
THE world's longest running surfing publication, Surfing World Magazine, is celebrating sixty years of keeping surf culture alive in their 60th anniversary feature. In its...
Potato Shed to celebrate women of comedy
Get ready for a night of non-stop laughs with some of the country's best female comedians next month at the Potato Shed. Coming in hot...
Bears to host region-first all abilities baseball day
THE Bellarine Bears is inviting local all-abilities athletes to Wallington Reserve this Sunday for a baseball come and try day. The all-abilities baseball clinic will...
Ocean Mind thank volunteers and supporters
SURF therapy not-for-profit Ocean Mind said a huge thank-you to their volunteers and program mentors at their first formal End of Season Volunteers Celebration. Held...
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...