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Retiree escapees inspire latest novel

Love letters between her parents and a real-life story of a couple overseas running away from their retirement home, is the inspiration behind Lisa...

Muirfield is here to help

Those familiar winter activities such as heading to the pub for a drink with friends or watching a game of footy are going to...

Town by Town Snapshot: Drysdale

The size of Drysdale is about 40.1 square kilometres and has eight parks covering nearly 1.6 per cent of total area. The population of Drysdale...

The wellness way

It’s the last Sunday in May and Sarah McCarthy is on a high - a runner’s high, that is. The personal trainer has just...

Grapevine: The A-grade of Austria

Rosé. Prosecco. Pinot Noir. Three of the biggest categories in wine over the past decade have signified a demand for the lighter, fresher wines.

Council set guidelines for coronavirus recovery

THE Surf Coast Shire council has officially adopted the COVID-19 Recovery Assistance Guidelines it will use as the municipality emerges from the coronavirus pandemic. At...

Pool registrations

THE Victorian Government has given people more time to register their pools and spas due to the hardships many are facing because of the...

Grimley calls for local representation on GORCPA board

MEMBER for Western Victoria Stuart Grimley is pushing for the new Great Ocean Road Authority to have local representation on its board. The state leader...

Surfing Victoria announces new event dates for 2020

SURFING Victoria has updated the status of their future events and competitions following the recent relaxation of lockdown restrictions. The Victorian Open Series Round 3,...

May book reviews with Torquay Books

‘Rodham Curtis Sittenfeld In 1971, Hillary Rodham is a young woman full of promise: she’s attending Yale Law School and she’s on the forefront of...

Council elections to be held by post this year

COUNCIL elections in the Surf Coast Shire, City of Greater Geelong and Borough of Queenscliffe will be held by post this year. Last week, the...

Councils to receive extra federal funds for infrastructure

THE federal government has announced $1.8 billion in new and rescheduled funding to help councils across Australia build infrastructure, and local governments in the...

AIRAR chips in to fund a refugee’s freedom

THE Aireys Inlet Rural Australians for Refugees (AIRAR) has raised $18,500 in just three weeks in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic to fund...

Bush, beach, and serenity in Anglesea

The Anglesea property market continues to perform as demand for quality homes outstrip supply.

Home Instead: What our clients say

We know we are the best choice for in-home care for seniors, but don’t just take our word for it.

Buy Surf Coast: Keeping us all well as restrictions ease

Keeping everybody safe and well is foremost in the minds of Surf Coast hospitality businesses as they prepare to take the next step in...

Celebrating our nurses

Did you know that it was recently International Nurses Day?

Back to school: Classrooms re-open as coronavirus restrictions ease

VICTORIAN parents let out a sigh of relief on Tuesday this week, as schools gradually welcomed students back into their classrooms after weeks of...

My Big Catch: A timely reminder

DUE to the recent drowning tragedy of a fisher at Point Roadknight, I feel it may be a relevant time to remind all those...

Delighting in the detail: Jan Juc artist’s work always tells a story

Forging a successful career in art was arguably a birthright for Jan Juc’s Jenny Laidlaw.

Deakin hails its first Royal Society Fellow

FORMER Geelong resident and Deakin University academic Professor John Endler has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society,...

Cobras keep waiting for season to kick off

OCEAN Grove’s junior football club committee hasn’t given up hope that some matches will still be played in season 2020, and that months of...

Town by Town Snapshot: Jan Juc

The size of Jan Juc is about 6.2 square kilometres and has four parks covering nearly 2.1 per cent of total area.

City reveals draft vision for Sparrovale Wetlands

THE City of Greater Geelong council has released a draft 20-year master plan for the Sparrovale Wetlands, a new 500-hectare nature reserve being created...