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April 24, 2020

Supporting Local Business with free social distancing floor decals

Torquay-based business DBM Signs is using their expertise to help the community stay safe during coronavirus by offering free floor decals for local businesses. With...

April 24, 2020

Be sure, with QuickSure Plumbing

ASHLEY of QuickSure Plumbing is a second-generation plumber who, about three years ago, took over what was his dad’s family business of nearly four...

April 24, 2020

Prototype tiny house project has big ambitions

A COLLABORATION between a Geelong technology company, a Geelong short-term accommodation provider and Deakin University has created a tiny house that aims to achieve...

April 23, 2020

Turn our state blue in support of police

The Victoria Police Blue Ribbon Foundation has expressed its deepest sympathies to the families of the four police who died last night in a...

April 23, 2020

Spirit of Tasmania to move to Geelong

THE Spirit of Tasmania is getting a new home in Victoria, with TT-Line Company moving its port operations for the ferry from Station Pier...

April 23, 2020

Be a parent to your child at home, not a teacher

Term two began last week in Victoria in very different circumstances because of the coronavirus, and Deakin University is offering some advice to parents...

April 23, 2020

Unemployment rate set to double

THE unemployment rate has been predicted to double to 10 per cent in the June quarter, and some local businesses are already under pressure...

April 23, 2020

Questions remain about coronavirus tracing app

THE federal government’s proposed coronavirus tracing app is still yet to be released, and there are still several unanswered questions about how it will...

April 23, 2020

RSL adapts appeal

RSL Victoria has adapted its annual Anzac Appeal to continue to raise money for return service league men and women through an online campaign. The organisation...

April 16, 2020

Sailing through history

The life and times of the late Gil Allbutt cannot be spoken or written about without a grin stretching from one cheek to the...

April 16, 2020

Daily grind changes shape for Torquay baristas

AS AUSTRALIAN cafes stop accepting reusable cups in a move to prevent transmission of coronavirus, a Surf Coast coffee roastery is working hard to...

April 16, 2020

Surf Coast Arts Trail to go virtual

ARTISTS participating in this year’s Surf Coast Arts Trail will showcase their work virtually in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Surf Coast Shire...

April 16, 2020

MSO goes virtual

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra invites choral singers of all ages from around the world to join a virtual choir performance of "Waltzing Matilda" in...

April 16, 2020

Threading the needle for Australia’s frontline workers

WHEN Deborah Elliott returned to her Anglesea home from New Zealand last month, she was forced to self-isolate. On day four, Ms Elliott said she...

April 16, 2020

Make way for Miranda

Becoming a career novelist has been a lifelong dream for Jan Juc's Miranda Luby, but beating her fear of failure was the step she...

April 16, 2020

Supporting victims of family violence through COVID-19

THE Sexual Assault and Family Violence (SAFV) Centre will continue to support the Barwon region throughout the coronavirus pandemic, with the prevalence of family...

April 16, 2020

Local musos sing through adversity

ARTISTS and arts organisations struggling to make ends meet during the coronavirus pandemic will be supported through the Australia Council for the Arts' $5...

April 12, 2020

State of emergency extended

PREMIER Daniel Andrews has this morning announced that the current state of emergency in place to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic has been extended...

April 10, 2020

Get creative with cooking

As children spend more time indoors due to alternative schooling arrangements, why not use this time to ignite their passion for cooking through family...

April 9, 2020

MYSTERY WINNER: Armstrong Creek newsagent awaits winner of $613,000 TattsLotto ticket to come forward

ONE lucky local with an unregistered TattsLotto ticket could soon be pocketing more than $613,000, with NewsXpress Armstrong Creek awaiting the Division 1 winner to...

April 9, 2020

Camper conversions a labour of love

WHEN Torquay couple Ronny and Tania met 15 years ago while Ronny was backpacking around Australia, they weren't to know that a spontaneous decision...

April 9, 2020

Gender equity organisations appeal for pandemic action

A GROUP of 50 Victorian organisations committed to championing gender equity and women's rights have banded together to release a joint statement calling for...

April 9, 2020

Graeme’s gift of time

Graeme Stockton has spent his life working towards one goal – bettering the hand nature’s been dealt.

Volunteering thousands of hours to conservation outfits including...

April 9, 2020

Exclusive Barwon River frontage in Ocean Grove

Bellarine Property’s recent listing of a prestigious riverfront Ocean Grove home has attracted a great deal of interest due to its idyllic location and...