Surf Coast Toy Library needs help to keep playtime going
THE Surf Coast Toy Library will reopen its doors in a little over a fortnight, and is seeking volunteers and new committee members to...
GORCN welcomes Great Ocean Road uni project
THE Great Ocean Road Communities Network (GORCN) has welcomed plans for a university-led strategy for the Great Ocean Road, saying the project could provide...
Wear red, it’s good for your heart
THIS month, people are being encouraged to wear red and donate to raise awareness and funds for life-saving research. REDFEB is Heart Research Australia's annual...
Big savings to provide post-JobKeeper buffer
THE federal Coalition is continuing to talk up the decreasing need for its JobKeeper wage subsidy, with Victorian Liberal Senator Sarah Henderson describing one...
Stories from the journey
AN EXHIBITION opening soon in Geelong will share some of the many stories of the first Australians in this part of the world. The Journey...
Keep your health appointments, RACGP urges
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is urging patients to take care of their health and wellbeing and consult with their GP...
Powercor still seeks cause of Torquay outage
POWERCOR is assessing its network of cables in Torquay as it tries to discover the cause of last week's outages, which affected thousands of...
La Cantina opens for diners
A new restaurant at the Common Ground Project in Freshwater Creek will serve its first customers today (Thursday, January 21). The Italian-themed La Cantina restaurant...
Coker wants Spring Creek protected
CORANGAMITE Labor federal member Libby Coker has slammed the door on any development in Torquay's Spring Creek valley. Ms Coker said she voted against opening...
Submissions to draft Statement of Planning Policy extended
ANYONE racing to finalise their submission to the draft Surf Coast Statement of Planning Policy can slow down a little, as the deadline has...
Collision closes Great Ocean Road between Lorne and Wye River
A SERIOUS collision near Separation Creek forced the closure of the Great Ocean Road in both directions between Lorne and Wye River earlier today. Paramedics...
Missy Higgins, Tones And I to headline Geelong concert this weekend
Universities unite on protection plan for Great Ocean Road
FOUR of the country’s top university design schools will lend their expertise to helping create a strategic plan for the future of the Great...
Grants to support better manufacturing
MANUFACTURERS in regional Victoria with shovel-ready projects to increase their productivity and grow jobs have a week left to apply for up to $1million...
Shire slowly recovers from impacts of coronavirus
MORE than 1,000 jobs were lost in the Surf Coast Shire as the effects of the coronavirus pandemic fully took hold in...
Sailors rescued after boat overturns near Torquay
EMERGENCY services rescued two sailors after they fell overboard off the coast of Torquay on Wednesday last week. Police, water police,...
Torquay Lions dismayed by glass in New Year’s Day cleanup
THE Torquay Lions Club’s dawn cleanup of rubbish along Torquay’s foreshore on New Year’s Day has been left disappointed at the amount of broken...
Concept drawings of The Sands upgrade revealed
THE Sands resort in Torquay has not officially changed hands yet, but residents in the surrounding estate have had a sneak peek...
Vale Maggi Jean Lowdon, 1944-2020
MAGGI Jean was born and educated in Melbourne and awarded a PhD in biochemistry from Monash University. She was the first of her family...
Shire’s Australia Day ceremony goes online
THE Surf Coast Shire council will not be running its usual Australia Day events this year due to the ongoing effects of...
Start your 2021 right with a blood pressure check
Australians keen to make a healthy start to 2021 are being urged to have a blood pressure check.
Stroke Foundation clinical council chair Professor Bruce...Power outage affects thousands in Torquay
POWERCOR is "working around the clock" to restore power to 300 homes and businesses in Torquay following two separate cable failures, but it is...
GT Alliance says it won’t compromise on Spring Creek
THE Greater Torquay Alliance has rejected suggestions it is trying to make some sort of deal behind closed doors with those seeking to develop...
Light the way: Lighthouse walk to raise funds to fight cancer
A NEW fundraiser is urging people to put their lockdown fitness to the test this month to help aid efforts to fight cancer. Anglesea resident...