June 10, 2022
San Cisco to make long-awaited return to Torquay
SAN CISCO are back and all grown up, kicking off the Victorian leg of their Between You and Me Australian Tour at the Torquay...
June 7, 2022
RBA raises cash rate to 0.85 per cent
THE Reserve Bank of Australia has raised the cash rate to 0.85 per cent from 0.35 per cent at its board meeting, the second...
June 5, 2022
Neddy’s box of Noodles
Neddy’s Box of Noodles, written and illustrated by 15-year-old Geelong local Bianca B, is a tale of humour, fun and imagination. The book tells the...
May 21, 2022
Morrison, Albanese cast ballots
SCOTT Morrison has championed a strong economy and a stronger future in his final pitch to voters as he cast what could be his...
May 21, 2022
Labor tipped for narrow election victory
AUSTRALIA is expected to get its sixth prime minister in nine years, with polls pointing to a win for Anthony Albanese's Labor team. When polls...
May 20, 2022
Women more likely to live in poverty in retirement than men
The inequality in superannuation balances as well as the entrenched gender pay gap means more women than men are likely to spend their retirement...
May 20, 2022
A swift series of rate hikes on the cards
The Reserve Bank of Australia has set the scene for a steady climb in interest rates to curb inflation and concedes this will weigh...
April 23, 2022
Jakara reaches for historic heights
JAKARA Anthony wants to re-write the rules on what is possible for women's mogul skiing after a record-breaking season that crowned her as the...
April 22, 2022
Our Cherished Pet, Sparky
Sparky first came into the Cherished Pets circle in 2015 when his human, Jean, acquired him from an elderly person who had passed. Jean desperately...
April 22, 2022
Embark on a fulfilling career in aged care
“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honourable, to be compassionate, to have it make...
April 22, 2022
Royal Melbourne Hospital Foundation
When artist Georgie Gall approached the Hive Gallery to enable her next exhibition to be a fundraiser for the Royal Melbourne Hospital Foundation, it...
April 22, 2022
Regions and smaller cities drive growth
CoreLogic's national Home Value Index was up 0.7 per cent in March, a subtle increase on the 0.6 per cent lift recorded in February. The...
April 20, 2022
Victoria to ease COVID-19 close contact rules
SEVEN-day isolation for COVID-19 close contacts, compulsory masks for primary schools students and the vaccine mandate for hospitality venues will be scrapped in Victoria. This...
April 17, 2022
Holy Toledo: Filipe, Tyler Wright ring the bell after Pro wins
TWO-time world champion Tyler Wright has made it third time lucky at Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach after busting through the pain barrier to...
April 17, 2022
Tyler Wright takes aim at first Bells crown
TWO-time world champion Tyler Wright has the chance to win her first Bells Beach crown after grinding through the pain barrier to secure a...
April 16, 2022
Ewing eliminates Wright at Bells quarter-finals
ETHAN Ewing has taken down Olympic bronze medallist Owen Wright in an all-Australian affair to secure a spot in the semi-finals of the Rip...
April 15, 2022
Fanning knocked out of Pro
CALLUM Robson has produced an after-the-siren upset to end Mick Fanning's shot at a record fifth Bells Beach title but siblings Tyler and Owen...
April 15, 2022
How to style your furnished rental to attract good tenants
With Property Owners There is hardly a shortage of keen tenants in the current rental climate but, as a landlord, you know very well that...
April 14, 2022
Fanning hangs on, Slater bows out at Bells
MICK Fanning has showed there's life in the "old boy" yet, eliminating Japanese world No.1 Kanoa Igarashi after coming out of retirement to pursue...
April 10, 2022
May 21 confirmed for federal election
Australians will go to the polls for a federal election on May 21 following a six-week campaign, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says. The election will...
April 7, 2022
Fitness, festivities and fundraising
BY LUCY CROCK OVER a thousand community members will set out on a 40km trek along the Surf Coast this weekend to fundraise, keep fit,...
March 31, 2022
Six ways COVID-19 has shaped the housing market
There has been a monumental change in the Australian housing market and CoreLogic’s head of residential research, Eliza Owen, explains how the global pandemic...
March 31, 2022
Entertainment unleashed at the Potato Shed
Live performances are back in a big way, with more than 17 shows (including a world premiere, and First Nations exhibition) scheduled at the...
March 12, 2022
From the paintbrush
Chirs Adnam’s ‘Mintji’ art exhibition will open at Surfcoast Gallery in Torquay later this month. Mintji’ is a Yolngu word loosely translated to mean ‘sacred...
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