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Council wants clarity on town centre’s building heights in land strategy

THE Surf Coast Shire council has pushed back adopting the final Torquay/Jan Juc Retail and Employment Land Strategy (RELS) until it can clarify references...

Outback journey inspires poetry collections

Not everyone would love to camp in the desert under the stars, encounter a hungry dingo or paddle in a waterhole at Uluru, but...

Former shire hall to become community hub

THE next chapter of the Winchelsea Shire Hall is about to be written, following the approval of a plan to transform the bluestone building...

Council opposes new oil and gas in Otway Basin

THE Surf Coast Shire council is officially opposed to any new oil or gas in the Otway Basin. At their meeting on July 27, a...

G21 Stakeholder Forum cancelled

THE G21 Stakeholder Forum scheduled to be held tomorrow (Friday, August 6) and broadcast online has been cancelled due to Victoria's impending snap COVID-19...

Seven-day Victoria lockdown starts at 8pm

VICTORIA will go into its sixth lockdown within hours, with Premier Daniel Andrews announcing the entire state would return to the same level of...

Owen Wright takes bronze as first medals for surfing awarded

AFTER three days of fierce competition in everything from waist-high wedges to overhead typhoon surf, reigning World Surf League (WSL) champions Carissa Moore and...

Rip Curl Pro comes back to Bells in 2022

THE Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach will be back in 2022, with the World Surf League (WSL) announcing the long-running event would return to...

Future business: Economic Development Strategy to set up the shire for the next decade

THE Surf Coast Shire council is inviting feedback on a draft strategy to grow the local economy over the next decade for the benefit...

Person dies in skydiving incident in Torquay

A person has died and a second has life-threatening injuries following a skydiving crash in Torquay this afternoon. Victoria Police said the pair were doing...

Stage 7 blocks in Surf View estate being re-sold

LOTS in the proposed stage 7 of the Surf View estate are being resold after it was bought by a new developer, and at...

Footy and netball to return, some games rescheduled

GROUNDS and courts across the Geelong region will be back in action from tomorrow (Wednesday, July 28) thanks to the easing of COVID-19 restrictions,...

Victoria’s lockdown lifts at midnight

VICTORIA will come out of its fifth COVID-19 lockdown at midnight tonight (Tuesday, July 27) but masks will remain "inside and outside and always"...

Funding to elevate Otways artistic company

A BARWON Downs-based artist is one of this year’s successful applicants in the federal government’s highly competitive Regional Arts Fund. WildHoney Performing Arts co-founder and...

Telstra revives consultation for mobile tower at Bellbrae’s cemetery

A PROPOSAL to build a mobile phone tower near the Bellbrae Cemetery has been revived, with Telstra running community consultation on the project after...

Victoria still waits on end of lockdown decision

VICTORIAN Health Minister Martin Foley says authorities will need the rest of today's data before any decisions can be made about the end of...

Fisher and Hill to again lead Torquay CC

JAMES Fisher and Terry Hill will again lead the Torquay Cricket Club this season. In a change from last summer when he was the assistant...

Local superheroes unmasked at Bethany awards

THIS year’s winners of the Bethany Superhero Awards have been announced, following the COVID lockdown and restrictions cancelling last month’s ceremony. The 12 primary school...

Victoria “on track” to end lockdown next week

VICTORIA is "on track" to end its fifth lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic next week, according to the state's Chief Health Officer. There were 12...

Neighbourhood Watch drives safe, supports “coffee with a cop”

NEIGHBOURHOOD Watch (NHW) Surf Coast has wrapped up its senior driver education seminars and is now inviting the community to have "coffee with a...

Victoria records 22 new COVID-19 cases, more business support announced

VICTORIA has recorded 22 new COVID-19 cases in the previous 24 hours, and the Victorian Government has announced a further $282.5 million for businesses...

Torquay Lions proud to bear the cost of national initiative

THE Torquay Lions Club has presented a dozen furry friends to police at the town's station in their latest contribution to Lions Operation Teddy...

Chamber’s Beyond Solar event has new date

THE Geelong Chamber of Commerce has announced a rescheduled date for its postponed corporate breakfast "Beyond Solar: The future of energy for business". Originally to...

End the diabetes blame and shame

Widespread community misunderstanding and stigma about diabetes are driving high rates of mental health problems for people living with the disease, experts have warned.