April 2, 2020
Students still think Deakin is tops
TERTIARY students across Australia have named Deakin as the country's number one public university for the overall student experience, marking the institution's four-year reign...
April 2, 2020
No squares to spare inspires amusing apparel
“I SURVIVED the 2020 toilet paper crisis” are the words printed on a new line of facetious T-shirts spearheaded by three Torquay locals. Valeri Tkatchenko,...
April 2, 2020
Bexercise is back
A Torquay personal trainer has started sharing live videos of high intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts on Facebook to encourage people to get moving...
April 2, 2020
There Was Still Love strengthens its shelf-life
Favel Parrett’s 2019 novel There Was Still Love has been named Book of the Year at the 2020 Indie Book Awards, a promising stride...
March 26, 2020
Imagination comes alive through storytelling
Jan Juc’s Stef Gemmill had a wild imagination when she was a child, and judging by the trajectory of her career, it has followed...
March 26, 2020
Shared care: Surf Coast medical minds join forces
THE Surf Coast’s medical leaders have banded together to offer regular advice and updates on the coronavirus pandemic via an online platform. Health practitioners and...
March 26, 2020
The Story of a Lucky Man
Abdi Aden was 13 years old when Somalia’s civil war first broke in Mogadishu. He remembers playing soccer one afternoon and hearing an explosion that...
March 26, 2020
Curtain falls at Potato Shed for now
THE Potato Shed in Drysdale has closed its door until further notice in response to the coronavirus pandemic, with some performances either cancelled or...
March 26, 2020
Keep arts workers on the payroll, not welfare, union says
THE Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) says employers in the sector must sensibly ration government support to keep their staff working through the...
March 26, 2020
Red Cross needs your help
THE Australian Red Cross Lifeblood says it needs 14,000 donors this month to bolster its blood bank before the cold and flu season hits. While...
March 26, 2020
Surf Coast eateries go kerbside
AS SURF Coast restaurateurs switch cutlery and plates for takeaway utensils and containers in response to government-ordered closures because of the coronavirus, services have...
March 26, 2020
In the arms of an angel
A HUMBLE idea to offer a helping hand to at-risk people as the coronavirus pandemic grips the Surf Coast has proved kindness conquers all....
March 19, 2020
Kindness rolls on Torquay doorsteps
BRIGID Sandell was relieved on Saturday morning when she opened the door of her Torquay home to find a brown paper bag with an...
March 19, 2020
The truth will set Australia free
AUSTRALIAN schools can now incorporate teachings about the country’s Stolen Generations history into their curriculum through a new resource kit spearheaded by The Healing...
March 19, 2020
City’s plan for its bustling laneways
PEDESTRIANS could score better access to Little Malop Street than motorists after the City of Greater Geelong voted to restrict vehicle access in the...
March 19, 2020
Team Anstis: Ocean Grove local prepares for Tour de Cure
Aaron Anstis remembers exactly where he was 19 years ago when he made a phone call that would lead to one of the cruellest...
March 19, 2020
Falls asks: should I stay or should I go?
FALLS Festival organisers remain tight-lipped about whether the Lorne leg of the annual outdoor event will return to the region this year. The 2019/20...
March 19, 2020
How groups and businesses are responding to the coronavirus pandemic
THE coronavirus threat and its ripple effect on our way of life might have many locals worried about what this means for the Surf...
March 19, 2020
Welcome to Winchelsea
WINCHELSEA is now home to a pair of striking sculptures which culminate a creative duo’s vision to connect the townscape to its natural assets. Located...
March 19, 2020
Ross Wilson revealed at Aireys Inlet Open Mic
THE 13th Aireys Inlet Open Mic Festival welcomed legendary entertainer Ross Wilson as its 2020 special mystery guest on Sunday, drawing what was a...
March 19, 2020
Grimley wants crackdown on irresponsible drivers
DERRYN Hinch's Justice Party MP and Member for Western Victoria Stuart Grimley is calling on state Labor to introduce jail time for repeat drug...
March 19, 2020
SON to shine at the Shed
Irish songstress Susan O’Neill (SON) felt as helpless as she did guilty when bushfires ravaged Australia. Such natural devastation doesn’t occur in Ireland, the...
March 12, 2020
Female leaders steer the city
TWO teenage girls made history last month when they were named the first female leadership team of the City of Greater Geelong’s youth council,...
March 12, 2020
Tips on how to prevent coronavirus
THREE new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) were confirmed on Sunday, bringing the total number of infected Victorians to 15. The Department of Health and Human...
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