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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Survey sought: Community support in Anglesea for Eden Project disputed

SOME Anglesea residents are continuing to take issue with the Eden Project’s claims of community support for its eco-tourism development in Anglesea and say...

Works at Point Impossible to protect cultural heritage

THE Great Ocean Road Coast Committee (GORCC) is urging visitors to Point Impossible to respect the cultural heritage assets and flora and fauna living...

Preps celebrate 100 days of school

SOME of the youngest pupils at schools across the Surf Coast region have reached the significant milestone of 100 days of Prep, and celebrated...

Free sessional kinder extended

ALL kinder in Victoria will be free for Term 3 and children will be supported to learn from home through a relief package to...

Torquay Rotarians hold a virtual handover

LIKE many other organisations, the Rotary Club of Torquay has been forced to learn how to do things differently this year as a result...