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COVID-19 restrictions to ease again for regional Victoria

THE state government will again ease its coronavirus restrictions for regional Victoria this Friday, June 11. Acting Premier James Merlino announced the changes this morning...

Book tells the story of Bellbrae’s cemetery

THE Torquay and District Historical Society is inviting readers to take a trip back in time with a new book about the Bellbrae Cemetery. Society...

The time for vaccine hesitancy is over, Deakin expert says

The sense of hesitancy in Victorians about getting their coronavirus vaccination has dropped sharply, with tens of thousands rushing to get their first jab...

Trail through Anglesea Heath opens

PEOPLE can now get up close and personal to the Anglesea Heath section of the Great Otway National Park following the completion of the...

Petition urges crossing for schools in Torquay North

MORE than 400 people have signed a petition urging the Surf Coast Shire council to install a crossing in Torquay North to improve safety...

Shire extends deferral of Lorne Structure Plan review

AN UPDATE to the Lorne Structure Plan is still on pause, and the Surf Coast Shire council is waiting for an important state project...

Shire’s draft Governance Rules open for comment

THE Surf Coast Shire has released its draft Governance Rules for public comment despite the continuing objections of one of its own councillors. The Governance...

Tyson Windus returns to Torquay CC

TORQUAY Cricket Club has made its first major player signing of the off-season, with talented former junior Tyson Windus committing to a return to...

Wadawurrung oversee cultural burning to manage precious woodlands

WADAWURRUNG Traditional Owners have conducted cultural burns near the You Yangs and in Teesdale as part of the Grassy Eucalypt Woodland Cultural Burning Project. The...

Off the bench: Footy demand to boom in Armstrong Creek

ARMSTRONG Creek and surrounds is expected to nearly double its number of footy players and field an extra 18 teams within four years, according...

Cats set membership record

THE Geelong Football Club has hit a new club membership record, reaching 66,570 as of late last month. This number surpasses the Cats’ previous membership...

Shire grants help events get moving

SURF Coast Shire events will share in $85,000 as part of the council’s Events Grants Program for the next financial year. The annual grants program...

Anglesea COVID-19 sites to be stood down after false positives

THE four sites in Anglesea announced yesterday (Wednesday, June 2) as public exposure sites to COVID-19 will be stood down after two cases linked...

Regional lockdown will lift at midnight

REGIONAL Victoria will officially come out of lockdown tomorrow (Friday, June 3) in an easing of the COVID-19 restrictions that remain place across Melbourne. As...

Pop-up COVID testing sites open in Anglesea and Lorne

POP-up testing facilities for COVID-19 have opened in Anglesea and Lorne following the announcement of four public exposure sites in Anglesea. Barwon Health's pop-up testing...

Guide dog volunteers celebrated

GUIDE Dogs Victoria (GDV) already has about 100 volunteers in the Geelong region but is wagging their tail to find a few more. As part...

COVID-19 exposure sites confirmed in Anglesea

FOUR public exposure sites to the coronavirus have been confirmed in Anglesea. Barwon Health is working closely with the Victorian Department of Health to test,...

Henderson slams Australia Post over post office tenders

VICTORIAN Liberal Senator Sarah Henderson and the acting chief executive officer and managing director of Australia Post have gone head-to-head about the process behind...

Virtual fence to be trialled near Anglesea

WILDLIFE advocates on the Surf Coast have hailed the inclusion of funding in the 2021-22 State Budget to run a virtual fencing trial. The budget...

Former shire CEO Stephen Wall lands top job at Wyndham

FORMER Surf Coast Shire chief executive officer Stephen Wall has just been appointed to the top job at the City of Wyndham in outer...

State Budget’s mental health spend praised

Advocacy groups have praised the Labor Government's pledge to spend $3.8 billion over four years to "rebuild the mental health system from the ground...

Anglesea and Torquay split points in first IDAHOBIT Cup

THE Surf Coast IDAHOBIT Cup will be one of the most hotly-contested trophies in local sport if last week’s inaugural game is any indication,...

State Labor rolls out $250 million package to support businesses in lockdown

THE LABOR Government has rolled out a package worth more than a quarter of a million dollars to help small- and medium-sized businesses and...

Koala management resumes at Cape Otway

WILDLIFE Officers and vets have returned to Cape Otway for the eighth time in six years as part of a long-term strategy to address...