November 27, 2021
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...
November 27, 2021
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...
November 26, 2021
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...
November 26, 2021
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...
November 26, 2021
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...
November 26, 2021
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...
November 26, 2021
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...
November 25, 2021
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...
November 24, 2021
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...
November 24, 2021
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...
November 23, 2021
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’...
November 22, 2021
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...
November 20, 2021
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...
November 19, 2021
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...
November 18, 2021
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...
November 18, 2021
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...
November 18, 2021
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...
November 18, 2021
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...
November 17, 2021
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...
November 16, 2021
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...
November 16, 2021
Campaign to get on the bus this summer
PUBLIC transport advocates are urging people in Lorne, Deans Marsh and Colac to use their seasonal bus service as much as possible this summer...
November 16, 2021
Torquay surfers learn lifesaving skills
SURFERS will again play an important role in water safety this summer with the Surfers Rescue 24/7 Program restarting its in-person training sessions. The free...
November 15, 2021
Returning one-act plays sell out
THE Torquay Theatre Troupe (TTT) is reopening its One Act Play season this week, nearly two months after its original opening on August 20...
November 14, 2021
Ungrind your mind at mental health forum
A FREE mental health forum in Torquay later this month is being staged by the community for the community. Ungrind Your Mind will be held...
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