Lorne fishing spots included in safety jacket trial
ROCK fishing is an increasingly popular pastime and a great way to enjoy the great outdoors, but can also be a dangerous sport for...
Trail details Torquay’s history
A COMMUNITY-driven project is inviting people to take a walk around Torquay and learn from 28 historical markers along the way. Last week, Torquay and...
Anglesea water body nears 15 per cent full
THE water body being created at Alcoa’s former mine in Anglesea continues to rise and is nearing 15 per cent of its proposed full...
Intersection works not given green light until 2022
THE long-awaited traffic lights at an intersection in Torquay North will not start construction until some point in the new year, according to the...
Symposium captures protesters’ attention
AUSTRALIA’S energy future was under debate in Torquay on Monday this week, with a carbon capture and storage (CCS) conference inside and protesters gathering...
Labor pledges to fund stage 2 of Barwon Heads Road duplication
LABOR will pledge $125 million towards building stage 2 of the Barwon Heads Road duplication if it wins next year's federal election. Opposition Leader Anthony...
Midnight Oil’s final tour to rock Geelong in March
MIDNIGHT Oil have announced their 2022 tour will be the band's last, and it will include a stop in Geelong. The legendary Australian rock band...
Buses to replace trains from Waurn Ponds station
BUSES will replace trains for all travellers between Waurn Ponds and South Geelong stations for two weeks because of upgrade works at the Waurn...
Christmastime in Torquay to return
CHRISTMASTIME in Torquay is returning to its roots this year with small-scale celebrations throughout December. The community group based in The Quay and Quay 2...
Stapleton and Pattison re-elected to lead shire
SURF Coast Shire councillors Libby Stapleton and Cr Liz Pattison have been re-elected to the positions of mayor and deputy mayor respectively. At the council...
Cops to keep an eye on Surf Coast schoolies
SCHOOLIES have begun arriving on the Surf Coast to celebrate after the stress and interruptions of a year affected by COVID-19, and police will...
A safer Surf Coast: Community gathers for debut Trans Awareness Week event
THE Surf Coast’s first Trans Awareness Week event has celebrated progress on the issue but acknowledged there is still a long way to go. About...
Tender awarded to design Surf Coast aquatic centre
DETAILED design of the Surf Coast Aquatic and Health Centre is ready to start, following the Surf Coast Shire council's awarding of the design...
Torquay COVID-19 testing location to close
THE Torquay Community Health Centre on the Surf Coast Highway will switch the temporary COVID-19 testing location on site back to clinical services to...
New era for local radio
GEELONG radio stations K rock and bay 93.9 will effectively operate as an independent business after Australian Radio Network’s (ARN) purchase of Grant Broadcasters’...
Community design group formed for Point Grey
The Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (GORCAPA) has announced the formation of a Community Co-design Group (CCDG) for the Point Grey redevelopment...
Torquay pauses to remember
REMEMBRANCE Day brought an unusually large crowd to the Point Danger memorial in Torquay this year. More than 100 members of the community took the...
No Golden Plains festival in 2022
ORGANISERS of the annual Golden Plains music festival have reluctantly called off the 15th edition of the event in Meredith scheduled for March 2022. In...
Local builder wins best display home
Aaron and Sarah Anstis from Hotondo Homes in Ocean Grove are celebrating after winning the prestigious National Display Home of the Year Award at...
All caps on gathering to be dropped at midnight
COVID-19 restrictions will ease significantly as of midnight tonight (Thursday, November 18), with no limits in the home and no caps or density limits...
Poetry collections to be launched at last
DESPITE U3A Surf Coast going in and out of lockdown both last year and this year, two of its members from the Reading and...
Messy work: shire and GORCAPA release tender for bin clearing
THE Surf Coast Shire and the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (GORCAPA) are looking for a new contractor to empty rubbish bins...
GORCAPA completes Wye River projects
THE Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (GORCAPA) has recently finished two state government-supported projects in Wye River. A new beach access ramp has...
Stapleton and Pattison re-elected to lead shire
SURF Coast Shire councillors Libby Stapleton and Cr Liz Pattison have been re-elected to the positions of mayor and deputy mayor respectively. At the council...