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January 24, 2018

The secret to life at 107

ANOTHER year has passed, taking Frances Reid to an impressive tally of 107 years of life. Frances celebrated her birthday at Elouera Aged Care Centre...

January 24, 2018

Local cyclists ready FOR BREATHTAKING VIEWS AND HILLS

An amazing way to experience Australia’s world-famous coastline is on two wheels during the fourth Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race – the Swisse...

January 18, 2018

Furniture store moving west

Local furniture store Easterly is moving west, three doors down to be exact, and is running a major relocation sale. Having been at 8 Winki...

January 18, 2018

Warralily is arrr-right me hearties

A Pirates and Fairies event was held at Mirambeena Park on Warralily Blvd last Sunday as part of the Warralily Summer Spectacular, which is...

January 18, 2018

Colours achieve Unity in the air

The Festival of Colours is a celebration of the human spirit where participants throw coloured powder into the air with family and friends. Due to...

January 18, 2018

Callum to play pipes at Cowrie Market

Bagpipes are back at the Torquay Cowrie Market this January with an ambitious, genre-spanning musical project created by acclaimed Surf Coast composer and performer...

January 18, 2018

Lorne sweeps the podium

JANUARY 7 saw the first Senior Surf Lifesaving Carnival of the year take place at Anglesea Beach from 8am. Events were run across all disciplines,...

January 18, 2018

Victory on Victorian shores

CALIFORNIAN and Victorian Wieland Shield teams contested the 50th Wieland Shield last week in a three-round competition. The Wieland Shield is a biennial competition between...

January 11, 2018

Exhibition opening seas success

The Surf Coast Gallery launched the Surf Coast Seascapes exhibition last Friday night, with more than 70 people in attendance. The exhibition showcases paintings from...

January 11, 2018

Art of the sea exhibited at local cafe

The south coast is the subject of a new exhibition in Torquay. The exhibition, South Coast Summer, is a collection of work from Judy Antill,...

January 11, 2018

Singing in a new direction

Last year saw the end of Marty Maher’s era as the Aireys Inlet Open Mic Festival director, happily handing over the reins to Tony...

January 11, 2018

Golf classic a lifesaving success

LAST Thursday saw the annual Jan Juc Surf Lifesaving Club’s Golf Classic held at the RACV Torquay resort, presented by Muirfield Financial Services. Teams of...

January 10, 2018

More runners take on Bells Bash

LAST Friday saw the 15th annual Bells Bash Cliff Run take place along the cliff tops to Bells Beach and back in an eight-kilometre...

January 10, 2018

The Danger of the Californians

THE 20th anniversary of the Danger 1000 Ocean Swim took place at Point Danger on Saturday. Despite expected high temperatures, the event ran as planned,...

January 10, 2018

Beach Hotel owners call last drinks

AFTER a decade as owners of The Beach Hotel in Jan Juc, Rohan and Kirsty Pertzel have decided it’s the right time to say...

January 10, 2018

Oldest ironman race offers chance for young guns

The Surf Coast Times Jim Wall Ironman is the oldest ironman race in Australia and kicks off another big weekend of surf sport events...

January 10, 2018

WALL TO WALL

Surf Coast Times Jim Wall Ironman kicks off massive weekend of events

THE oldest ironman race in Australia, the Surf Coast Times Jim Wall Ironman,...

January 8, 2018

Surf lifesaving stays SUN SMART

Slip, slop, slap, wrap is the saying Anglesea Nippers learn from day one of their surf education program. Sun safety is just as important as...

January 8, 2018

Be their guest at GPAC

Dating back to 18th century France, Beauty and the Beast is a classic French tale told by Disney and has been enchanting audiences since...

January 8, 2018

Gypsy Music on fire in Lorne

Czech violinst Romana Geermans joins 10-string guitar player Matthew Fagan in a live show featuring a passionate, virtuosic performance of gypsy jazz, European gypsy,...

January 8, 2018

Naked chef cooks to connect

It has never been easier for residents on the Surf Coast to hire their very own private chef. Previously a Melbourne-based multimedia producer representing food...

January 8, 2018

Kate snaps of it with morning run

Bellarine local Kate Barsby first began running to raise money for Parkinson’s Disease. Those first steps have turned into a love for endurance running and...

January 8, 2018

Summer vibes at Torquay Hotel

Under new ownership, the Torquay Hotel has rung in the New Year with a bang. Co-owner Joel Taylor was really pleased with how the New...

January 5, 2018

Surf sisters ride with heart

WHAT began as wanting new wetsuits has now led to seven young girls raising money for a bigger cause. Bella, 7, Lyla, 8, Ali, 8,...