August 27, 2020
Want to run for council this year? Here’s how
THERE'S still three weeks until nominations open for the council elections in the Surf Coast Shire and City of Greater Geelong, but prospective candidates...
August 27, 2020
Local government elections to go ahead
THIS year's scheduled council elections will go ahead as planned, following confirmation from the state government. The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) has since released its...
August 27, 2020
Great run to raise funds for Geelong Mums
LOCAL businessman and father Levi Turner will use his own two feet to travel the length of the Great Ocean Road later this year...
August 27, 2020
Scammell House and Wormbete Homestead tapped for heritage register
HISTORIC properties in Torquay and Winchelsea would become part of the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) through a recommendation in the latest stage of the...
August 27, 2020
Review proposes changes to shire’s event grants
A REVIEW of the Surf Coast Shire council’s Event Grants program has recommended some changes to the grant criteria as well as the window...
August 27, 2020
Coastal networking: Great Ocean Road Communities Network to co-ordinate local action
A CLUSTER of like-minded community groups along the Great Ocean Road have banded together to form the Great Ocean Road Communities Network (GORCN). Announced earlier...
August 27, 2020
Andrews urges people to resist lockdown fatigue
VICTORIAN Premier Daniel Andrews has urged people to keep following the rules of the coronavirus lockdown, and said people doing the right things was...
August 26, 2020
Falls Festival cancelled for this year
THE Falls Festival has fallen over for this year, with organisers announcing the annual music festival will not be going ahead in Lorne and...
August 21, 2020
Geelong Business Excellence Awards finalists revealed
THE Geelong Business Excellence Awards have revealed their full list of finalists for 2020. Organisers said while 2020 was difficult year for business because of...
August 20, 2020
Two locals selected for next Victorian Youth Congress
ARMSTRONG Creek’s Lachlan Houen is stepping forward again and Torquay’s Keeden Graham will join him in the third Victorian Youth Congress. The two young people...
August 20, 2020
Henderson to head to Canberra, Coker calls for remote participation
FEDERAL Parliament resumes next week, but not all of Geelong's federal representatives will be there. On August 6, the Acting Chief Medical Officer advised members...
August 20, 2020
Young regional Australians invited to go Heywire
THE ABC’s Heywire competition, now in its 23rd year, is again calling on young people from regional Australia to share their stories. The competition is...
August 20, 2020
Cats trade picks to strengthen position in AFLW draft
GEELONG'S AFLW side has strengthened its position in this year's draft after agreeing to swap several selections with Melbourne. The Cats will receive picks 10,...
August 20, 2020
Lion-hearted: Torquay Lions start deliveries for Feed Me Surf Coast
THE recently established Feed Me Surf Coast is finding new mouths to feed every week and is getting valuable support on the delivery front...
August 20, 2020
Bellarine Community Health changes some of its services
Bellarine Community Health (BCH) is making some changes to its services as a result of the coronavirus restrictions, but says it is still committed...
August 20, 2020
Torquay development to head to VCAT
THE Surf Coast Shire council may have to face the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) for not deciding about a proposed $22 million...
August 20, 2020
Hydroxychloroquine is not a COVID cure, says RACGP
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is again urging Australians not to seek out or use hydroxychloroquine to “cure” or “prevent” the...
August 20, 2020
Check your enrolment before the shire’s council election
THE Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) is urging people to check they are enrolled for October's council elections. The election will be held by post in...
August 20, 2020
Petition to knock down Torquay North roadblocks gains signatures
NEARLY 600 people have signed an online petition urging the Surf Coast Shire council to knock down its roadblocks between The Quay and Quay2...
August 20, 2020
Eden Project wants to test aquifer as water solution
THE ongoing water issues surrounding the Eden Project proposal in Anglesea appears to have made some progress, with its proponents to test one of...
August 20, 2020
Parfitt proud to play in Sir Doug Nicholls Round
GEELONG midfielder Brandan Parfitt is looking forward to this week's Sir Doug Nicholls Round in the AFL and hopes Nakia Cockatoo might be there...
August 20, 2020
Geelong Small Business Festival – connecting businesses in 2020
ONE of Australia’s best-known digital entrepreneurs Mia Freedman has been announced as the keynote speaker for the 2020 Geelong Small Business Festival. The free event...
August 20, 2020
State government encourages more coronavirus testing in Geelong
THE state government has started a coronavirus testing blitz in Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo, opening new testing sites and extending the hours of existing...
August 20, 2020
My Big Catch: Point Richards boat ramp update
EARLIER this week I was invited by Better Boating Victoria, the Department of Transport to attend an online meeting to discuss the Point Richards...
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