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Victorian students to learn from home in Term 2

TERM 2 starts in Victoria next week but most students will be doing their learning from home, under new measures announced by the state...

Stay at home this Easter, Surf Coast Shire urges holidaymakers

THE Surf Coast Shire council is urging people not to visit for any reason over the Easter period, saying a positive coronavirus case could...

Tough times ahead for creative industries

THE arts and entertainment industry is feeling the weight of the coronavirus pandemic, as live performances, programs and festivals are forced to...

GORCC closes its caravan parks and playgrounds

THE Great Ocean Road Coast Committee (GORCC) temporarily closed its Torquay Foreshore, Anglesea Family and Lorne Foreshore Caravan Parks as of midnight of Wednesday...

Grapevine: Wine’s changing climate

When looking to the future of Australian wine, it’s worthwhile looking for parallels around the world, where growing conditions are similar to those of...

Great Ocean Food: Keep calm and carry on

I have always been a slightly anxious person.

Costa wants to know: what’s in your backyard?

COSTA Georgiadis wants children across Australia cooped up at home to grab a camera or mobile device to snap photos of what’s in their...

Expert wants new plan to save Victoria’s koalas

VICTORIA needs a new and well-resourced koala management plan to help the marsupials thrive amid growing threats from bushfires, habitat loss, disease and other...

State makes big investment in Forrest bike trails

MOUNTAIN bike enthusiasts will soon have new paths to ride in Forrest, through funding from the state government to rejuvenate existing tracks and establish...

Anglesea traders ask community to shop local

BUSINESSES in Anglesea are encouraging residents in the town to shop local and and keep traders ticking over during the coronavirus pandemic. Corinne Nigro from...

Here to help: Feed Me Surf Coast to launch very soon

A COLLECTIVE effort between the Torquay SLSC, a Bellarine community food project and one of the region’s federal Parliamentarians has established a...

Tough times ahead for creative industries

THE arts and entertainment industry is feeling the weight of the coronavirus pandemic, as live performances, programs and festivals are forced to call off...

$130 billion wage subsidy package announced

EMPLOYERS will be paid $1,500 a fortnight per worker for the next six months to keep them on the books as part of the...

Coronavirus update: public gatherings restricted to two, over 70s to self-isolate, moratorium on evictions

PUBLIC gatherings will be restricted to two people and those over the age of 70 will be "strongly advised" to self-isolate, according to the...

Surf Coast Shire council closes its beaches

THE Surf Coast Shire council has made the "difficult decision" to close all of its beaches, effective immediately. In a statement posted tonight on its...

GORCC closes all its caravan parks

THE Great Ocean Road Coast Committee (GORCC) has temporarily closed its Torquay Foreshore, Anglesea Family and Lorne Foreshore Caravan Parks as of midnight last...

State takes over Green Spine project

THE state government has taken the Green Spine project in central Geelong out of the hands of the City of Greater Geelong council, describing...

Residents’ groups oppose VEC’s ward proposals for Surf Coast Shire

THE residents’ associations of Torquay, Aireys Inlet and Lorne have joined the Surf Coast Shire council in their opposition to the Victorian Electoral Commission’s...

Certainty in uncertain times with Kip McGrath

In uncertain times, it’s important to make sure children are able to keep up with their education, whether in support of the work in...

Federal and state government announce new stimulus packages

THE federal government has announced a second stimulus package in response to the coronavirus pandemic that is more than three times the size of...

Coker hopes community coronavirus response can be co-ordinated

CORANGAMITE Labor federal member Libby Coker is convening what she is describing as a wide-ranging group to help direct the local community response to...

New hotline to connect volunteers to those who need help

VICTORIAN Liberal Senator Sarah Henderson has launched a COVID-19 Volunteer Connect initiative to link volunteers with anyone in the...

Surf Coast mayor says shire is working hard to respond to coronavirus

SURF Coast Shire mayor Rose Hodge says the council is moving fast to respond to the impact of the coronavirus epidemic, including this week’s...

Grapevine: banking on Bordeaux

Australia is awash with more wine importers and distributors than ever, scouring every country and region for the undiscovered rising stars as well as...