Torquay takes the crown to move to ABB National Final
TORQUAY Boardriders Club have progressed through to the National Final of the Hyundai Australian Battle by smashing the Victorian Qualifying Round at Phillip Island...
Riders Against Suicide: Griffiths cycles for mental health
LARA resident Adam Griffiths has ridden across Australia to raise awareness about mental health and suicide and is using his voice for change and...
Wylie reigns supreme in Phillip Island Pro
BELLS Beach surfer Tully Wylie has taken home one of his biggest competitive accolades to date, winning the Phillip Island Pro World Qualifying Series...
Scotchmans Shiraz: The Toast of Victoria
THE Bellarine Peninsula's oldest winery Scotchmans Hill is charging its glasses after taking out the Best Victorian Shiraz and Best Shiraz of Show at...
Joeys community to grow and move for Movember
ST Josephs College (SJC) Geelong is unofficially changing its name to 'St Moseph's College' this November as students and staff strive to raise $10,000...
Surf Coast community to stop and remember
TODAY (November 11), the Surf Coast community will gather to honour those lost in combat and war through a Remembrance Day service at Point...
Bellarine knitters called to make Red Cross trauma teddies
BARWON Heads Red Cross Emergency Services volunteer Pam Halnon is calling for knitters to get their needles moving to assist the organisation with delivering...
Rotary Garden Designfest to come to Geelong and surrounds
THIS month, the Rotary Club of Kardinia will present their Rotary Garden Designfest, a premier garden exhibition that will raise funds for youth suicide...
Hamish Easton wins AFL Victoria Junior Coach of the Year
QUEENSCLIFF Football Netball Club junior football coach Hamish Easton has received the ultimate honour of being crowned the David Parkin Junior Coach of the...
Four Dragons make Vic Country squad
FOUR local athletes from the Football Integration Development Association (FIDA) Geelong Dragons have received the huge honour of being named as members of the...
Bellarine clubs to benefit from oval and lighting upgrade
THE Bellarine Sharks Football Club and St Leonards Cricket Club can look forward to playing under bright lights and on a new oval surface...
Portarlington team honour Monica Hayes and raise $33,000 for MND research
PORTARLINTON-based Team Monica Hayes raised a whopping $33,000 to go towards MND research and the search for a cure through their participation in this...
Postponed QLF show a major success
LITERARY festival attendees packed out the Queenscliff Town Hall to see playwright Hannie Rayson and ABC broadcaster Michael Cathcart present a literary journey through...
Stellar music festivals to return to Torquay back-to-back
TWO of Torquay's biggest music festivals are back in February 2023, with Zaccaria Concerts and Touring announcing the return of the By The C...
Community encouraged to ‘DASH’ to new gym
THE Disability Ageing Specialised Health (DASH) Gym in Grovedale continues to advocate and assist people from all walks of life with accessing elite gym...
A wellness wonderland: About Time
Torquay's newest wellness and bathing hub About Time is set to open this summer with a team of Australian health and wellness friends teaming...
Ellie Harrison wins Australia/Oceania Pro Junior Series
BARWON Heads surfer Ellie Harrison has achieved one of her top competitive feats to date, winning the inaugural WSL Peel Pro Junior in Mandurah...
Portarlington Golf Club receive $50,000 sustainability grant
A $50,000 grant funded by Sustainability Victoria will help build a huge on-grid solar power system at the Portarlington Golf Club to help slash...
Monica Hayes community award launched for 2023
BELLARINE residents turned out for the official launch of the 2023 Monica Hayes Award, which celebrates and recognises women making a positive community impact. The...
Bellarine Community Support Register celebrates volunteers
THE Bellarine Community Support Register (BCSR) have recognised the efforts of a group of volunteers for their ongoing contribution to the community organisation during...
Young athletes use grants to get going
NINE promising young athletes have received grant money to help them meet the costs of attending elite competitions in their chosen sport. The federal government's...
Fashion event raises $57,000 for cancer patients
BARWON Health Foundation's annual Catwalk4Cancer fashion and fundraising event has raised $57,000 which will help support cancer patients across the region. Friday evening's event marked...
GWYLF highlight partnership with Ocean Mind during National World Mental Month
THERAPUTIC surfing charity Ocean Mind will expand their services thanks to a $30,000 Survive and Thrive grant from Give Where You Live Foundation (GWYLF). The...
Surf Life launches in Torquay
MORE than 100 people celebrated all 'Women Who Live to Surf and Create' by attending the official launch of new book 'Surf Life' at...