April 23, 2022
QMF announces date for 2022 tickets
The Queenscliff Music Festival is bouncing back from interruptions in the recent past, revealing last week that tickets for the 2022 event will soon...
April 22, 2022
Development industry slams Spring Creek exclusion
THE peak body for Victoria’s development industry has slammed the state government for ruling out housing in the Spring Creek valley, describing it as...
April 22, 2022
Surf Coast Anzac services scaled down
ANZAC Day services on the Surf Coast will go ahead on Monday next week, but in a much smaller way than in previous years. The...
April 21, 2022
Pivot City wins at UDIA Victoria awards
A business and innovation precinct in North Geelong has been put up in lights by the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA).
The 11-hectare district...
April 21, 2022
Toledo, Wright ring the bell at Bells
TWO first-time winners have been added to the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach trophy, as the World Surf League (WSL) event was run and...
April 21, 2022
Spring spend: Asher commits $1.95m to Spring Creek Reserve projects
THE Liberals will fund about half the cost of two major projects in Spring Creek Reserve that will have significant benefits for sport and...
April 19, 2022
Crowded House show postponed
LEGENDARY band Crowded House have announced the postponement of the final four dates on their Australian Dreamers Are Waiting tour, as Neil Finn tested...
April 16, 2022
Songs and stories light up City Hall
A visual installation, soundscape and performance project in central Geelong is weaving together languages from three continents.
Ngubitj, Samgooan, Water - Songs, Stories and Connection...
April 14, 2022
Final Surf Coast SPP largely unchanged from draft
THE final Statement of Planning Policy (SPP) for the Surf Coast has been produced, and it is largely the same as the draft version...
April 14, 2022
Final planning policy rules out housing in Spring Creek
THE line has finally been drawn on growth in Torquay's Spring Creek valley, with the area to remain outside the town's protected settlement boundary...
April 13, 2022
Asher posts up $500k for Wurdi Baierr upgrades
LIBERAL candidate for Corangamite Stephanie Asher is hoping her election pledge of up to $500,000 for upgrades at Wurdi Baierr Stadium will be a...
April 12, 2022
Geelong to host part of 2026 Commonwealth Games
GEELONG is set to shine on the world sporting stage in 2026, with Victoria’s second largest city being confirmed as one of the four...
April 11, 2022
Surfing begins at Rip Curl Pro
SURFING at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach kicked off today (Monday, April 11) in wind-affected three-to-five foot waves on the Bells Bowl. The competition...
April 10, 2022
No competition on Rip Curl Pro’s opening day
The Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach has been called off for its opening day today (Sunday, April 10) due to small surf on offer. Competition...
April 8, 2022
Rising Stars to be celebrated alongside surfing greats
THE Surf Coast Shire’s Rising Stars of surfing will be celebrated alongside some of the sport’s biggest Australian names following their crowning at the...
April 8, 2022
Rip Curl Pro welcomed back to Bells
THE Rip Curl Pro is back at Bells Beach, and some of the world's best surfers have expressed their appreciation for the iconic break...
April 7, 2022
Tully Wylie wins spot in Pro lineup
JAN Juc's Tully Wylie and California's Alyssa Spencer have taken out the 2022 Rip Curl Pro Trials today (Monday, April 7) to gain the...
March 28, 2022
Budget to improve NBN fixed wireless, satellite
THE federal Coalition says it will improve internet speeds and downloads on the National Broadband Network (NBN) for just over 10,000 premises in the...
March 26, 2022
Foreshore film seeks investors
A FEATURE film planned to be produced and shot on the Surf Coast is seeking financial and other help to make it happen. Foreshore aims...
March 25, 2022
Coker pledges $1.9m to restore Karaaf Wetlands
LABOR will put $1.9 million towards a project to restore the Karaaf Wetlands if the party wins this year’s federal election. Corangamite Labor federal member...
March 24, 2022
Forum to quiz Corangamite candidates
CONTENDERS for the federal seat of Corangamite will be quizzed on their environmental credentials in a public event to be held today (Thursday, March...
March 24, 2022
End of watch: Neighbourhood Watch Surf Coast to wind up
AFTER nearly two decades of serving the community, an inability to find new and younger members has forced Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) Surf Coast into...
March 23, 2022
G21 proposes constitution change about election candidates
THE Geelong region’s leading lobby group is proposing to change its constitution to maintain its apolitical status and force any of its directors running...
March 23, 2022
GORCAPA to scope future of Lorne’s beaches
THE Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (GORCAPA) says it is working on a study that will chart the future for Lorne’s beaches,...
