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Tenders open to design shire’s aquatic centre

TENDERS have opened to design the $39.25 million Surf Coast Aquatic and Health Centre, and the Surf Coast Shire is calling for applicants to...

No Cadel’s race in January

The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (CEGORR) will not be staged in January 2022. In a statement issued this afternoon, Visit Victoria has been...

Plan lodged for $50 million retirement village

A PLAN to build a $50 million retirement village in Torquay has been lodged with the Surf Coast Shire. Submitted by applicant Sincock Planning, the...

Shire to change Australia Day arrangements

THE Surf Coast Shire council will drop its Australia Day celebration on January 26 next year and every year from now on, with the...

Exposure sites, September 28, 11am

PUBLIC exposure sites to COVID-19 have been added in Geelong, Geelong West and Herne Hill. They are: September 23 Australian Clinical Labs, Little Ryrie Street, Geelong, 8.30-9am...

Work starts on new Twelve Apostles lookout

WORK has started to build a new lookout at the Twelve Apostles in the next stage of projects in the Victorian Government’s Shipwreck Coast...

James Kelly returns to Cats as assistant coach

GEELONG premiership hero James Kelly will return to GMHBA Stadium as an assistant coach. After a stellar playing career with the Cats, Kelly served as...

Lorne Theatre to keep screening with SCREEN grant

THE Lorne Theatre will keep its silver screen up and running via a Supporting Cinemas’ Retention Endurance and Enhancement of Neighbourhoods (SCREEN) Fund grant...

Application lodged to build Vintage Cellars in Torquay

LIQUORLAND Australia has lodged an application to sell take-away liquor from a new store in Gilbert Street, Torquay. The application for the Vintage Cellars store,...

Travis Boak wins Jim Stynes Community Award

TORQUAY-born Travis Boak’s long-running efforts to help children and families affected by cancer have seen him win this year’s Jim Stynes Community Award. Boak, who...

In the black: Shire’s surplus close to expected figure

THE Surf Coast Shire has recorded a slightly smaller surplus than expected but is still finishing the financial year nearly $13 million in the...

Anglesea Motor Yacht Club’s new home set to open this year

AFTER almost a decade of planning and preparation, the redevelopment of the Anglesea Motor Yacht Club’s facilities is on track to be completed by...

Earthquake felt across Victoria

AN earthquake apparently originating in Gippsland has been felt across the state, with people in Geelong, the Bellarine and the Surf Coast saying that...

Queenscliff Music Festival “extremely unlikely” to go ahead

THIS year's Queenscliff Music Festival (QMF) is "extremely unlikely" to go ahead in November, according to organisers. In an update posted on their Facebook page...

Barwon Water updates review of Anglesea borefield

BARWON Water has laid out the next steps in its bulk entitlement review of the Anglesea Borefield in its latest community update to the...

Exposure sites, September 21, 4pm

BUSINESSES in Torquay and Geelong West have been added to Victoria's list of COVID-19 public exposure sites. They are:

• The Village Door in Geelong West,...

Tim Pallas predicts strong Geelong recovery

GEELONG was doing well before the COVID-19 pandemic and is in an excellent position to keep doing well when it is over, according to...

Geelong and Surf Coast to enter seven-day snap lockdown at midnight

THE City of Greater Geelong and the Surf Coast Shire will go back into COVID-19 lockdown just before midnight tonight (Sunday, September 19) after...

Paul Barker to contest Corangamite for Liberal Democrats

SURF Coast Shire councillor Paul Barker has made Corangamite a three-cornered contest, throwing his hat in the ring to contest the electorate for the...

Corey Enright leaves Cats for coaching gig with Saints

GEELONG assistant coach Corey Enright is changing clubs, with the former Cats star landing a new job as an assistant coach in charge of...

Exposure sites update – September 17, 11am

THERE are three new public exposure sites to COVID-19 in the Geelong region. They are:

• The Cotton On Group's headquarters in North Geelong, on September...

Juc house sale smashes Surf Coast price record

A NEW record price has been set for a residential property on the Surf Coast with last week’s sale of 4 Ocean Boulevard in...

Great Ocean Road signs up for sustainable certification

THE Great Ocean Road is one of three Australian regions now supported by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to work towards achieving internationally-recognised ECO...

COVID-19 restrictions ease at Victoria hits 70 per cent first jab target

VICTORIA will hit its target of 70 per cent of first dose COVID-19 vaccinations today (Thursday, September 16), and the Victorian Government has announced...