December 26, 2018
Festive creativity lights up Shorts Place
LOCAL multimedia artist Matt Bonner has given his street-art projection on Shorts Place a festive makeover, creating a new illumination to add to the...
December 26, 2018
Falls Festival adds 15 more acts to Lorne party
IN celebration of its 26th annual New Year’s Eve extravaganza, Falls Festival has added 15 acts to its action-packed Lorne show. What was a sold-out...
December 19, 2018
Food bank for refugees
IN a bid to help Geelong’s refugee community, Aireys Inlet Rural Australians for Refugees (AIRAR) is gathering donations to ensure struggling asylum-seeker individuals and...
December 19, 2018
Slice of Torquay history on show
THE Torquay and District Historical Society will host an exclusive exhibition showcasing never-before-seen photographs which have been collected by a Torquay family since the...
December 19, 2018
Haylee comets to top of the class at SCSC
HAYLEE Heard, 18, is this year’s dux of Surf Coast Secondary College, with her hard work and commitment to study earning her a scholarship...
December 13, 2018
CHRISTMAS CHEER IN COLAC OTWAY SHIRE
Lucky stars are waiting to be discovered in Colac and Apollo Bay shops in the days leading up to Christmas, with $50 prizes on...
December 13, 2018
Geelong Mums in the Christmas spirit
Geelong Mums is calling on individuals in the community to make a financial donation that will fund essential nursery equipment for disadvantaged babies and...
December 6, 2018
Fixture announced for 2019 AFL Victoria Community Championships
AFL Victoria has released its fixture for the 2019 WorkSafe AFL Victoria Community Championships which will see three leagues in the Geelong region play...
December 6, 2018
REMEMBERING THE END on now
When the Geelong Post Office bell rang on November 11 1918, sighs of relief could be heard louder than its chime. It marked the...
December 5, 2018
CFA urges Victorians to prepare for bushfire season
THE latest Country Fire Authority (CFA) study has found half of Victorians living in areas at high risk of bushfire believe the risk to...
December 5, 2018
Colac Otway Shire urges landowners to be fire ready
WITH fire danger period upon us, Colac Otway Shire Council is urging landowners to act quickly and clean up their properties to prepare for...
December 5, 2018
Flashes of brilliance illuminate night sea photos
IT’S NO secret that the greatest photographers of our time go to exhausting lengths to capture moments of natural beauty. For 27-year-old Jan Juc photographer...
December 5, 2018
Warralily Spectacular this weekend advocates for struggling families
THE Warralily Christmas Spectacular is gearing up to entertain locals this Saturday December 8, with this year’s program featuring a longlist of performers, including...
December 5, 2018
Torquay’s Carols by the Sea this weekend
THE annual Torquay Carols by the Sea will be taking over The Esplanade this Saturday night, with preentertainment starting from 6.45pm before the carols...
December 5, 2018
On board: Council considering Torquay theatre option
THE Surf Coast Shire will consider backing detailed design that could see the Torquay Sport and Recreation Centr transition into a theatre and arts...
November 29, 2018
Anglesea Golf Club’s $100,000 shoot-out approaches
THE Anglesea Pro Shop in partnership with TaylorMade Golf is hosting a shoot-out event where participants can win $100,000 by scoring a hole in...
November 29, 2018
Surf Coast Composer to represent Australia
Twenty-one-year-old Surf Coast composer Callum Watson is gearing up to represent Australia in the 25th International Young Composers Meeting in the Netherlands early next...
November 29, 2018
Geelong university students making a difference
TWO Geelong Deakin University students are teaming up to raise funds for an Australian organisation which advocates for girl’s education in Sierra Leone and...
November 28, 2018
New rescue boat boost in Apollo Bay
IN a bid to optimise emergency services’ ability to attend to marine emergencies along the shire coast, Colac Otway Shire council has announced a...
November 28, 2018
Torquay College pupil wins local peace poster contest
A TORQUAY College pupil has won a local Peace Poster competition sponsored by the Torquay Lions Club. Bonnie Skalba, 12, was among over 600,000 entries...
November 28, 2018
Quiksilver volunteers get hands dirty on Revegetation Day
QUIKSILVER’S Boardriders Foundation in partnership with Torquay Landcare held their 11th annual “Revegetation Day” a few weeks ago, focussing on Bowman’s Track (Spring Creek...
November 28, 2018
Boak presents powerful speech in hometown of Torquay
WHEN Surf Coast Secondary College’s wellbeing coordinator Peter Raidme was asked by the school’s principal to invite a guest speaker with a sporting background...
November 28, 2018
Kylie show to headline Warralily’s Christmas Spectacular
WARRALILY is excited to announce two big name Australian entertainers – Kylie Minogue tribute act 100% Kylie and children’s entertainers The Kazoos – will...
November 28, 2018
Geelong to get non-stop broadcast news service
IN their latest expansion plan, K rock and bay 93.9 have announced that Geelong, Bellarine and the Surf Coast will have access to local...
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