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Make way for Miranda

Becoming a career novelist has been a lifelong dream for Jan Juc's Miranda Luby, but beating her fear of failure was the step she...

Hotel Indigo land to be sold

THE proposed Hotel Indigo in Torquay might not get off the ground as the land it is to be built on is going onto...

MYSTERY WINNER: Armstrong Creek newsagent awaits winner of $613,000 TattsLotto ticket to come forward

ONE lucky local with an unregistered TattsLotto ticket could soon be pocketing more than $613,000, with NewsXpress Armstrong Creek awaiting the Division 1 winner to...

City to start rabbit baiting program

THE City of Greater Geelong will this month start a control program to reduce very high rabbit numbers at 10 city-managed reserves. The program will...

EPA urges people to think before they flush

ENVIRONMENT Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) is urging Victorians to “think before they flush”. Toilet paper has been hard to get in supermarkets as a result...

DELWP defends Anglesea Futures consultation

THE Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) has refused to confirm or deny the existence of a survey that reportedly found considerable...

A matter of trust: Jack Harris Trust keeps Torquay SLSC on patrol

TORQUAY SLSC president Tiff Quinlan is blunt. “Without the Jack Harris Trust, we couldn’t operate,” she says. This week, the Jack Harris Memorial Trust is...

Federal government rolls out free childcare package

ABOUT a million families are expected to benefit from the federal government's plan to partially subsidise child care during the coronavirus pandemic. Announced last week by...

Sustained focus: City seeks feedback on Sustainability Framework

THE City of Greater Geelong council is encouraging the community to think beyond the coronavirus and put in their thoughts about the city’s Sustainability...

Newspapers want full $48 million in federal aid released

COUNTRY Press Australia has welcomed this week’s announcement by the Morrison Government to release $5 million from the Regional and Small Publishers Innovation Fund. However,...

Otways mulching to reduce fire risk

FOREST Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic) has started a program of mulching works to reduce bushfire risk in and around local townships. The program is being...

Mobile towers at Teesdale and Maude go live

MOBILE phone coverage in the Geelong region has improved after new base stations in Teesdale and Maude were switched on. The two base stations were...

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...