Spotlighting endometriosis at GMHBA
Tomorrow’s AFLW clash between Geelong and North Melbourne at GMHBA Stadium will be more than a game of football, with the Cats rallying around...
Get puck into hockey
THE Torquay Tornadoes are looking to recruit new hockey players under the age of 10 through its eight-week Hookin2Hockey program. Designed by Hockey Australia, the...
Run free with GRC
Less than a third of Australians are getting enough physical activity to benefit their health, but a local free health initiative is playing its...
Donating the gift of life
New data released by the Organ and Tissue Authority revealed more than 1,600 Australian lives were saved last year thanks to organ transplants from...
Aussie pool team shows its heart
A GENEROUS community of Australian pool builders have banded together to raise thousands of dollars for the bushfire volunteers who battled the country’s devastating...
Anglesea hosts first Camp TANGO of 2020
CHILDREN and young adults with a lived experience of injury or trauma participated in a recovery camp in Anglesea last month, with zip lining,...
Cups for a cure: A Newtown mum’s admirable mission
In times of uncertainty, pedalling forward is less taxing than facing what’s really going on. Twenty years ago, Leah Alstin sought refuge in ignoring her...
Building towards a gender equal world
WOMEN and their valuable contributions to society will be acknowledged at events across the shire this week for International Women’s Day (IWD). The Surf Coast...
Fill these tanks and learn to brew
“Local supporting local” was the catalyst for Blackman’s Brewery and Bird Rock to join forces and create a new beer that celebrates their union....
A sunny beach day for all at Ocean Grove
MORE than 240 Disabled Surfers Association (DSA) Ocean Grove volunteers took to the town’s main beach on Sunday to guide surfers of all abilities...
Family fun at Studio 4
An interactive musical workshop created by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is being performed across three sessions this Saturday at the Geelong Arts Centre. Designed for...
Pako comes alive with world cultures
THE traditions of Geelong’s increasingly diverse multicultural community were paraded down Pakington Street on Saturday for the 38th annual Pako Festa. Every year since its...
Musical thunder to roll into Geelong
The acclaimed Australian concert drama Rolling Thunder Vietnam – Songs That Defined A Generation is making its return to stage, stopping off at the...
Dose of weekly summer market fun ends
AN ESTIMATED 20,000 people flocked to the weekly summer instalments of the Aireys Inlet Market between December and February for its busiest season yet....
Ladies, the council needs you
WOMEN interested in running for council this October are encouraged to join Ruth McGowan when she hosts “How to get elected” this Saturday (February...
Get ready for Kingswood
Making music for an album is no mean feat, especially when prized instruments and recordings are stolen from your studio during the process. Melbourne...
Pick of the Bellarine’s strawberry patch
THIS Sunday will see swarms of Bellarine families head to Wallington Primary School for its 40th annual Strawberry Fair. The Wallington Strawberry Fair is...
Funding art to promote action
PUBLIC art projects that inspire local climate action will be among those to receive support through the Surf Coast Shire council's 2020 Arts Development...
Into the darkness: local publishes debut horror book
Clifton Springs father Mark Towse remembers holding his first library card. Overjoyed by the simplest of pre-teen acquisitions, the young boy from Yorkshire discovered...
Busking their way to victory
THE stage at Little Malop Central played host to some of the region’s finest up and coming performers on Friday last week for the...
Get into the spirit of swing
Looking to try a new hobby, up your exercise routine and meet likeminded people? Look no further than Seaside Swing. After a busy 2019, the...
More kids walking to school, VicHealth says
New research from VicHealth has found almost one in three primary school students take part in the initiative’s annual Walk to School month. Last...
Colour, culture and community connection
CLOUDS of colour wafted through the sky above Torquay Front Beach on Sunday when hundreds of local families turned out for the Festival of...
Luxury retirement living in Armstrong Creek
IF THERE'S one thing RCA Villages has come to understand in its 12-year history, it’s the importance of community. So when the opportunity to build...