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...
November 14, 2021
Campaign encourages giving the gift of travel
AUSTRALIANS are being encouraged to give the gift of travel this holiday season and support the tourism industry, which has been doing it tough...
November 12, 2021
More FTTP connections for Torquay and Jan Juc
MORE than 14,000 homes and businesses across some parts of the Geelong and Suf Coast region can upgrade their fibre NBN connections to allow...
November 12, 2021
Shire readopts policy on circuses
THE Surf Coast Shire council has readopted its policy on hosting circuses, and has not shifted its firm stance on the issue. The official ban...
November 11, 2021
Droomer triumphs in junior surf championships
GOOD surfing and good footage has seen Jan Juc surfer Willis Droomer win his division in this year’s YETI Australian Junior Online Surf Championships. Droomer...
November 11, 2021
Shire’s strategy to shape local economy
THE latest version of a strategy adopted by the Surf Coast Shire council recognises that prosperity equates to quality of life, not just material...
November 11, 2021
A time to pause and remember
REMEMBRANCE Day will see the nation fall silent at 11am today (Thursday, November 11) in honour of all those Australians who have suffered and...
November 10, 2021
Proposed toilets are too big, association says
A PROPOSAL for a long-awaited toilet block in Kennett River might not solve the town’s problem, with the local residents’ association urging that the...
November 9, 2021
Max’s Beach House in Fairhaven sells for $10 million
THE record price for a residential house in the Surf Coast Shire has just reached eight figures, with the "Max's Beach House" in Fairhaven...
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