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No Pro at Easter

A LACK of quarantine spaces and the risk of a coronavirus outbreak in colder weather are being blamed for the Rip Curl Pro Bells...

Access Your Supports turns five

GEELONG-based disability support start-up Access Your Supports (AYS) has celebrated its fifth birthday, and marked the occasion with a $10,000 donation to a local...

Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach loses Easter spot in WSL lineup

THE Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach has officially lost its traditional Easter slot in the World Surf League (WSL) lineup this year, with a...

Severe Weather Warning issued for Geelong and Melbourne

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Severe Weather Warning for the Central Weather District, including Geelong, Ballarat, and the greater Melbourne area as...

RACV meals keep Feed Me Bellarine stocked

FEED Me Bellarine is one of the organisations to benefit from the generosity of the RACV’s emergency goods assist service, which recently hit a...

Tourism trouble: Peak bodies back direct support for tourism sector

THE Great Ocean Road’s peak tourism body has added its voice to the push for a tourism-specific variant of JobKeeper as the subsidy’s legislated...

The MAC Inc refreshes board and plans for soft launch

THE MAC Inc has refreshed its board as it works towards a soft launch of Torquay’s new arts facility later this year. Last month, the...

Anglesea SLSC clubhouse officially opens

THE results of more than a decade’s worth of effort were celebrated on Saturday as the Anglesea Surf Life Saving Club (ASLSC) officially opened...

Bowl up for twilight fun in Anglesea

THE Anglesea Bowling Club and Great Ocean Properties' Twilight Jack Attack Social Bowls League is back, after a delayed restart due to COVID-19 restrictions. The...

New buyer puts down marker for The Sands

THE previously purported buyer of The Sands appears to be out of the picture, but a new owner has apparently taken possession of the...

Surf Coast Trek entries open

LONG-distance walkers should get a move on if they want to be part of this year’s Surf Coast Trek, with entries for the popular...

Barwon Health gets ready for COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Vaccination against the coronavirus is expected to start in the Geelong region from as soon as the middle of this month, and Barwon Health...

Torquay Bowls Club cleans up with donation

THE Torquay Bowls Club is cleaning up after a generous donation from a manufacturer of hand santiser and disinfectant. South Barwon MP Darren Cheeseman has...

Land rezoned in Winchelsea for low-density housing

LAND on Winchelsea’s western edge earmarked for the town’s future growth will be rezoned from Farming Zone to Low Density Residential Zone. At their meeting...

Marles lands new shadow ministries in reshuffle

CORIO federal member Richard Marles is the big winner of Labor’s cabinet reshuffle, picking up a new super-portfolio of shadow ministries as the party...

Speed limits reduced on some shire roads

THE Surf Coast Shire has dropped the speed limits of several major roads in Aireys Inlet, Bellbrae and Torquay. The shire says the changes -...

Torquay to get more paramedics

TORQUAY will be among the towns to get extra paramedics from next month as part of a $14.8 million State Budget allocation to Ambulance...

COVID grants support community projects

A TRIO of community projects will receive Surf Coast Shire support in the latest tranche of funding from the COVID-19 Recovery Assistance Grants. The grants...

Shire will allow residents to pay for road sealing

THE Surf Coast Shire council has agreed in principle to allow property owners to pay the council to upgrade public roads, following a request...

E.J. Whitten golf day to tee off again

THE 13th E.J.Whitten Foundation Charity Golf Day will take place in just over a fortnight’s time at Portarlington Golf Club. The event, to be held...

Mental health support for young workers extended

The federal government has extended two programs dedicated to helping young people with mental illness in Geelong, Ballarat and Melton to join the workforce. The...

Geelong region warned of heavy rainfall and flash flooding

HEAVY rain and flash flooding could occur right across the Geelong region throughout the course of today (Friday, January 29), according to a severe...

Woolworths Torquay Central sold for $25 million

THE Woolworths Torquay Central supermarket has been snapped up for $5 million above the expected asking price.

Ferry’s free car trips could drive up demand in Geelong

TOURISM Greater Geelong and the Bellarine (TGGB) has welcomed free car trips on the Spirit of Tasmania, as it could drive up demand ahead...