September 16, 2021
Land plan: Bill to enact GORCAPA’s powers before Parliament
LEGISLATION to enact the land management powers of the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (GORCAPA) is before the Victorian Parliament. On Wednesday last...
September 15, 2021
Surf Coast Kite Festival called off again
THE ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have knocked another event off the calendar, with the Surf Coast Kite Festival cancelling its 2021 event. The...
September 15, 2021
Exposure sites update – September 15, 11am
ANOTHER public exposure site to COVID-19 in the Geelong region has been added. The Coffee Hit cafe inside the Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre is a...
September 14, 2021
More COVID-19 public exposure sites added
UPDATE 3.39pm: MORE public exposure sites have been added in the Geelong region in the 1.53pm update. All sites are Tier 2, meaning if you...
September 13, 2021
Jacko is back
JACKO the cockatoo is safely back at Drysdale Home Timber and Hardware after being stolen at the weekend. Police have been told an unknown offender...
September 13, 2021
Have you seen Jacko the cockatoo?
PORTARLINGTON police are appealing for public assistance after Jacko the cockatoo was stolen from a store in Drysdale at the weekend, and the store's...
September 8, 2021
Lockdown to lift in regional Victoria on Friday
LOCKDOWN restrictions will lift across almost all of regional Victoria as of Friday this week. At a press conference this morning, Premier Daniel Andrews said...
September 8, 2021
Record house price set for Surf Coast
A NEW record price has been set for a residential property on the Surf Coast with the sale of 4 Ocean Boulevard in Jan...
September 1, 2021
Record numbers reach out to Lifeline for help this month
People are reaching out for help in record numbers, with Lifeline Australia recording the four busiest days in its 57-year history this month. According to...
August 30, 2021
State government examining options for hospitality visas
THE Victorian Government says its rules about skilled visas are not the reason Surf Coast hospitality businesses are losing staff to interstate restaurants, but...
August 29, 2021
Anglesea mine water body hits 11 per cent
THE groundwater pumping test at the former Anglesea mine that may pave the way for the Eden Project is on track, with the mine...
August 29, 2021
GT Alliance queries impact of law for “tiny houses”
COMMUNITY group collective the Greater Torquay Alliance have expressed concerns about the possible negative impacts of “tiny houses” in the town made possible by...
August 27, 2021
Torquay veterans remember Vietnam
TORQUAY’S Vietnam veterans paused last week to remember their comrades from half a century ago. The Torquay RSL held a Vietnam Veterans Day service on...
August 26, 2021
Olive celebrates 100 years
OLIVE Mawson made the seachange to Torquay at the relatively late age of 86 but is happy to extol the virtues of the town...
August 24, 2021
Corio Village stores among local exposure sites for COVID-19
SOME stores in Corio Village have been listed as public exposure sites for COVID-19, as well as businesses in Lara and Norlane. This morning (Tuesday,...
August 24, 2021
Avalon Airshow grounded for 2021
THIS year’s Australian International Airshow is one of the latest victims of the COVID-19 pandemic, with organisers confirming two weeks ago the event at...
August 22, 2021
Art store to pop up in Torquay
A NEW space will pop up in Torquay this weekend to allow local creatives to sell their works to the public. The soon to be...
August 22, 2021
Geelong waits to hear on Cadel’s race
A FINAL decision has not yet been made about whether the seventh edition of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (CEGORR) is going...
August 20, 2021
There’s still time to complete your Census
CENSUS night has been and gone, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) estimates it has received 6,229,629 forms in the 2021 Census as...
August 20, 2021
Shire not expecting a rush of mosquitos in Anglesea
THE Surf Coast Shire says it is not expecting an early and large rush of mosquitos coming from the Anglesea River this spring, although...
August 19, 2021
Gurpreet Singh joins Tigers from Dandenong West
THE Torquay Cricket Club has welcomed new recruit Gurpreet Singh to its men’s squad for the coming season. Singh joins the Tigers from Dandenong West...
August 19, 2021
Gas shock: Victorian Government approves gas production well under Port Campbell National Park
THE Victorian Government has formally approved a plan to start a gas production well passing under the Port Campbell National Park and near the...
August 19, 2021
50-Year Storm rides the swell at Bells
THE 50-Year Storm Invitational has finally landed a wave, with participants paddling out on Monday this week to take on the famous Bells Beach...
August 18, 2021
ABC Radio Melbourne to pop up in Geelong
ABC RADIO Melbourne will move into a pop-up studio in Geelong during October. ABC Radio Melbourne presenters including Virginia Trioli, Jacinta Parsons and Raf Epstein...
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