August 16, 2025
Anglesea comes together over soup and stories for Afghanistan
MORE than 100 people came together in Anglesea at the weekend for a literary event that raised $6,000 to support education and employment programs...
August 15, 2025
Bartley passes the gavel
AFTER more than 20 years shaking up the Bellarine property scene with his innovative – and at times unorthodox – sales approach, Christian Bartley...
August 14, 2025
CMA warns artificial opening of Anglesea River estuary could worsen fish death
CORANGAMITE Catchment Management Authority has decided against artificially opening the Anglesea River estuary, raising concerns the move would cause a further deterioration in its...
August 13, 2025
Freshwater Creek Steiner School celebrates $2.2m classroom upgrade
FRESHWATER Creek Steiner School has unveiled a new classroom building for its Year 5 and Year 6 students, as enrolments at the school continue...
August 13, 2025
First bill passed by new Parliament delivers student debt relief
THOUSANDS of residents across the Corangamite electorate will have their student debt cut by an average of $5,500, following the passing of the newly...
August 12, 2025
Barwon Health volunteer honoured for decade of giving back
BARWON Health volunteer Heather Miller is this year's Volunteer of the Year. The annual awards program, delivered by Volunteering Geelong in partnership with the Rotary...
August 11, 2025
Storm-damaged beach ramp still months from reopening
ACCESS to Torquay Surf Beach via the ramp near the surf lifesaving club is unlikely to be restored in time for the coming summer,...
August 10, 2025
Free online women’s health service launches statewide
WOMEN and girls of all ages now have access to free, expert medical advice and care from the comfort of their own homes, with...
August 9, 2025
Town by Town Snapshot: Charlemont
THE size of Charlemont is approximately 10.5sqkm. The population of Charlemont in 2016 was 364 people. By 2021, the population was 2,612 showing a...
August 8, 2025
This bright red bus is saving lives in Torquay
A LIFE-SAVING dialysis service on wheels has rolled into town. The Big Red Kidney Bus, a free mobile dialysis unit run by Kidney Health Australia,...
August 7, 2025
Top team wiped: GORCAPA faces full executive team turnover
THE Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (GORCAPA) has lost its fifth top executive in less than 12 months, with its chief financial...
August 7, 2025
Intruder sparks sudden lockdown at Torquay school
A TORQUAY primary school was plunged into lockdown this afternoon (Thursday, August 7), after an unidentified person was seen wandering the school grounds. Staff at...
August 7, 2025
Missing man Ashton found safe and well
A 21-year-old man reported missing earlier this week has been found safe and well. Ashton, who was last seen in Frankston on Monday afternoon and...
August 5, 2025
August events to support refugees in visa limbo
A SERIES of events to be held through August will turn the spotlight on the visa limbo still facing thousands of asylum seekers and...
August 4, 2025
Helicopter circles Torquay in urgent search for missing man
The 21-year-old man reported missing earlier this week has been found safe and well, Victoria Police has confirmed.
A helicopter was...
August 3, 2025
A gentle antidote to loneliness
Natalie Woodfull starts her mornings on Ocean Grove Main Beach, where she and other facilitators guide up to 100 people through gentle movement and...
August 3, 2025
Mayor joins push for Mount Duneed secondary school
CITY of Greater Geelong mayor Stretch Kontelj has joined local calls for the Victorian government to build a new secondary school in Mount...
August 2, 2025
Local donations bring joy to Fijian students
A LOCAL teacher has returned from a two-week pilot teaching program at a public school in Fiji, where books donated by the Surf Coast...
August 1, 2025
Clubs to rally behind youth mental health
YOUNG football and netball players across the region will lace up their boots and step onto the court this weekend to champion youth mental...
July 31, 2025
Changemakers and trailblazers up for Geelong’s top business honours
BOLD innovators, fearless risk-takers, passionate community leaders and visionary changemakers are among this year's finalists for the Geelong Business Excellence Awards. The Geelong Chamber of...
July 31, 2025
Biyal-a Armstrong Creek Library celebrates its first chapter
THERE will be games, crafts and cake on the cards tomorrow (Friday, August 1) at Biyal-a Armstrong Creek Library, as the cultural hub marks...
July 31, 2025
QMF drops third line-up
GENRE-BENDING folkstress Ally Row, the moody catharsis of Kit Genesis and the blues-infused fire of Otis Namrell Band will join an already jam-packed bill...
July 28, 2025
Youth views sought
YOUNG people across the Surf Coast are being asked what matters to them, as the shire starts shaping a new Youth Action Plan for...
July 24, 2025
Portarlington claims bronze in Victorian Top Tourism Town Awards
PORTARLINGTON has taken bronze in this year’s Victorian Top Tourism Town Awards, a nod to the seaside locale’s growing reputation as one of the...
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