HerStory deserves to be heard
WOMEN who have quietly soared to new heights in the leadership space will be celebrated through the City of Greater Geelong’s newest digital project,...
Together They Served book launch draws a crowd
ABOUT 40 people attended the book launch of Together They Served at the Torquay RSL on Monday, with people from all walks of life...
Falls plumps its 2019 festival bill
THE countdown for the 27th annual Falls Festival Lorne is well and truly underway, and while party punters waited in anticipation, festival organisers dropped...
The Window Outside heads for the Shenton
Melbourne independent theatre company Wise Owl Theatre will present a moving tale of love and family next month as part of the 2019 Victorian...
If walls could talk: author Murray Walding to launch fourth book
LORNE author Murray Walding will launch his latest novel The Last Dance tomorrow at Lorne Beach Books. Walding, whose written Plastered: The Poster Art of...
TCE handover backs range of community initiatives
TORQUAY Community Enterprise (TCE) in partnership with Bendigo Bank Torquay distributed more than $18,000 worth of funding to local organisations at its annual grant...
Torquay roastery axes single-use cups
A popular Torquay coffee roastery has ditched disposable cups in a bold move aimed at decreasing waste along Surf Coast beaches. Ocean Grind officially...
Helping men to reach out and ask the question
A preventative mental health program which aims to inspire Australian men living in regional Victoria to speak up is slated for an appearance in...
The Geelong brothers helping children to sing and dance
The unapologetic ability of children to be honest and the rewarding outcomes their frankness brings inspires Geelong brothers Joel and Alan McIness from The...
After-hours pilot launches at Great Ocean Road Health
PATIENTS in Lorne and Apollo Bay will have better access to after-hours emergency services thanks to a new telehealth pilot which is taking flight...
Local talents score support from QMF
Queenscliff Music Festival has named its recipients for this year’s Emerging Artist Grant (EAG) and Alison McKenzie Mentor Program – an announcement which has...
Stories of shire veterans brought to life
Torquay Museum Without Walls will launch Together They Served, a 460-page book authored by Cheryl Baulch, at the Torquay RSL next Monday. The comprehensive...
City backs community concern about train stabling location
THE City of Greater Geelong is backing community concern regarding plans to build a train stabling facility on 61 hectares of privately-owned farmland in...
Play School’s Justine Clarke heads for QMF
Hailed as Play School’s darling, Justine Clarke has been a household name for the better part of two decades. Having appeared in some of...
Humans in Geelong book launch draws a crowd
A 400-strong crowd piled into the Villawood Properties hangar on Sunday for the Humans in Geelong book launch. The 232-page book – which took three...
Geelong series goes global
A Geelong-produced television series championing mental health will grace screens around the globe following its signing with an international network. Destination Happiness, the...
B.I.G news from the team at Little Creatures
LITTLE Creatures Brewery has announced its inaugural Born In Geelong (B.I.G) Festival which will launch at the premises this October. In what’s been described as...
Nick Morris revels in new artistic direction
The ordinary moments of the everyday generates strangely humorous yet compelling imagery for Torquay artist Nick Morris. Muscle cars stretched across nature strips, elderly...
Power of five to launch women’s charity
Five likeminded locals have united to establish a proactive charity for women under 25 who have at least one child or are pregnant. The...
Classical wave to fill walls at St Luke’s
Two Christian College music teachers are on a mission to delight Surf Coast audiences with the renowned scores of classical music. Professional violinists Olivier...
This Girl Can drives positive change
This year’s This Girl Can campaign has seen almost 400,000 Victorian women get active, a figure that’s inspired VicHealth to seek more female ambassadors. This...
Local calisthenics group celebrates state title
A GROUP of aspiring calisthenics champions took out their division at the Calisthenics Victoria State Championships the weekend before last in a stunning display...
City backs local arts and culture association
THE City of Greater Geelong will continue to support Courthouse Youth Arts (CHYA) for the next four years, with the council committing to a...
CHYA expands into experimental performance
Geelong’s Courthouse Youth Arts (CHYA) has launched a new performance program in a move to champion emerging artists who are unafraid of taking contemporary...