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...
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...
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