August 18, 2021
Councils’ emergency response boosted
COUNCILS in the Geelong region will receive more funding to help them prepare for and respond to emergencies via support from the Victorian Government. An...
August 17, 2021
Art of the Minds Festival launches 2021 program
THE Surf Coast’s annual Art of the Minds Mental Health Festival will return in October with a jam-packed program, which organisers are describing as...
August 17, 2021
Strategic plans lay out shire’s financial challenge
SURF Coast Shire councillors have warned hard financial decisions will have to be made for the municipality, and the public can see it for...
August 16, 2021
Remembering Australia’s Vietnam War
TORQUAY'S little-known but revered Vietnam War memorial will be the centre of attention later this week. On Wednesday, a Vietnam veterans' commemoration service will take...
August 16, 2021
Applications open for shire kinder in 2022
ENROLMENTS have opened for three- and four-year-old kinder in the Surf Coast Shire in 2022, and parents are invited to sign up their child...
August 16, 2021
Michael Reed takes the helm at Torquay Rotary
TORQUAY Rotary’s new president says his club has done its best to adapt to the knock-on effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and will have...
August 15, 2021
Shire picks two projects for fast-tracked state funding
PLANS for the use of public land in Torquay’s town centre and mountain bike trails in Anglesea will be fast-tracked if a funding application...
August 14, 2021
Rip Curl stoked at Pro’s return to Bells
RIP CURL is stoked Bells Beach will resume hosting the Rip Curl Pro, and chief brand and marketing officer Neil Ridgway says “ringing the...
August 13, 2021
Police investigate illegal tree felling in Mount Duneed
AN 18-METRE eucalyptus tree was illegally cut down on public land near Mount Duneed, and Torquay Police are investigating. The Surf Coast Shire’s parks team...
August 13, 2021
COVIDSafe events workshop rescheduled
THE Surf Coast Shire has pushed back a workshop scheduled for today (Thursday, August 12) on how to best run events in a COVIDSafe...
August 12, 2021
Federal, Victorian governments roll out more funds for businesses in lockdown
THE federal and Victorian governments have announced a further $367 million in support for Melbourne businesses in lockdown, and grants are expected to flow...
August 12, 2021
Creating change: Shire joins regional climate alliance
THE Surf Coast Shire council has signed on to be in the ninth and final group of municipalities across Victoria working together to tackle...
August 11, 2021
U3A keeps up classes despite lockdown
DESPITE a series of lockdowns in 2021 and unexpected cancellation of courses, U3A SurfCoast has put together a term three program of 27 classes...
August 11, 2021
Local runners get ready for Surf Coast Century
ANGLESEA father of three Matt Mazzotta has signed up to the 10th edition of the Surf Coast Century as captain of the “Roaring Forties”...
August 11, 2021
Fire breaks completed around Lorne, Aireys Inlet and Anglesea
STRATEGIC fuel breaks around the towns of Lorne, Aireys Inlet and Anglesea are now complete. The new breaks are collectively 35 km long and have...
August 10, 2021
Delta COVID-19 variant grounds 2021 Avalon Airshow
THIS year's Australian International Airshow has been grounded, with organisers confirming today (Tuesday, August 10) the cancellation of the event scheduled for November 30-December...
August 10, 2021
COVID-19 case recorded in Lara
A NEW COVID-19 case has been recorded in Lara today (Tuesday, August 10) but the person has been self-isolating for their infectious period. According to...
August 10, 2021
Noise concerns raised about proposed Torquay development
THE Greater Torquay Alliance (GTA) and 3228 Residents Association (3228RA) are perusing the details of a proposed residential development in Torquay, which they say...
August 9, 2021
Local footy returns this weekend
COMMUNITY footy is back across the Geelong region this weekend, following the Victorian Government’s announcement that the lockdown would lift in regional Victoria from...
August 9, 2021
Regional Victoria lockdown lifts at midnight
REGIONAL Victoria will revert to the COVID-19 settings in place before the start of the state's sixth lockdown, with restrictions to be lifted at...
August 9, 2021
Shire will sell land for independent living units for $1
A PLAN to create independent living units in Winchelsea has taken a major step forward, with the Surf Coast Shire council agreeing to sell...
August 9, 2021
Sculpture biennale to rise again with grant
THE Lorne Sculpture Biennale (LSB) is among three arts organisations across the region to share in more than $1 million under the fourth batch...
August 8, 2021
Restaurateur urges skilled visa change to keep chefs
A TORQUAY and Jan Juc restaurateur is on the verge of losing two full-time chefs to interstate restaurants because their profession is not on...
August 8, 2021
Party in Fyansford like it’s 1939
Geelong Arts Centre and Tenacious C are teaming up to give musical theatre fans the chance to party like it’s 1939. Provenance Wines will host...
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