Spend an arvo with the big O’s for Jan Juc Surf Life Saving Club
THE Jan Juc Surf Life Saving Club has assembled an all-star line-up of talent for its sixth AFL Grand...
Applications open for community grants
CORANGAMITE federal member Libby Coker is urging community, sporting and environmental groups from the Corangamite region to submit Expressions of Interest for the Stronger...
Torquay SLSC farewells Rocky McCoppin
Family, friends and lifesaving colleagues gathered at the Torquay Surf Life Saving Club recently to celebrate the life of...
AIRAR event helps keep Rohingya stories alive
ON THE two-year anniversary of 700,000 Rohingya fleeing western Myanmar to escape ethnic cleansing, more 50 people gathered at Great Escape Books in Aireys...
Geelong to host international folk music conference
GEELONG will host an international folk music conference in the lead-up to next year’s Port Fairy Folk Festival (PFFF). The...
Coker supports shire’s climate emergency
CORANGAMITE Labor federal member Libby Coker has backed her former council’s declaration of a climate emergency. Despite calling on the federal Coalition government to follow...
Shire to introduce fourth recycling bin, trial fifth bin
EVERY household in the Surf Coast Shire will get a fourth bin for recyclables and some will get a fifth bin as part of...
Community to manage future arts facility in Torquay
THE Surf Coast Shire has given the green light for the Surf Coast Sports and Recreation Centre to be...
Come along to the Green Room
The Surf Coast Secondary College is inviting the community to its biannual showcase of the talents of its students. To be held in the college’s...
G21 forum panels consider our water and waste futures
ONE of the panels at last week’s G21 Stakeholder Forum asked the community for its help in how to respond to the future challenges...
Wave of hair knowledge rolls into Torquay
Melbourne-born hair studio Kimberley & Co. is making waves on the Surf Coast, with the award-winning business now operating on Torquay’s Boston Road. The salon...
Love Your Body with Jessica Sanders
The problem of self-esteem issues among young people is rife, but with women like Jessica Sanders selflessly uplifting others, change could be upon us....
Muirfield builds local focus
Muirfield Financial Services has been involved in the Geelong and Surf Coast community for 30 years, with the firm building a reputation on outstanding...
STREETFACE enjoys success at state awards
The City of Greater Geelong’s STREETFACE – Having A Say exhibition was a finalist in the Victorian Disability Awards last Wednesday, with the project...
Eden predicts 1,300 jobs and $350 million in benefits from Anglesea project
THE team behind Eden Project Anglesea is talking up the economic benefits if the $150 million development goes ahead, claiming the eco-tourism project will...
NEW GOALS: Study finds shire needs more space for outdoor sports
A NEW sporting precinct at least as big as the Spring Creek Recreation Reserve and potentially nearly twice that size will need to be...
LOOKING SMART: St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School shows off uniform
SOME of the first pupils of St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School showed off their new uniform last week, ahead of the 2020...
Surf Coast girls work on their wellbeing
SURF Coast Secondary College and the Surf Coast Shire teamed up last week to put on an immersive day of activities for some female...
Report supports declaring climate emergency
THE Surf Coast Shire is ramping up its environmental activism, with councillors agreeing with the officers' recommendation to formally declare a “climate emergency”. In July,...
Baanip locked in as name for new primary school in Armstrong Creek
THE official name for what was previously known as Armstrong Creek West Primary School has been locked in. Last week, South Barwon MP Darren Cheeseman...
Golf day to commemorate Jarrod Lyle
JARROD Lyle’s golf club will host a golf day next month to commemorate the first anniversary of his death and raise money for Challenge. Open...
Roundabout works affect highway traffic
AS OF yesterday (Wednesday, August 28), the Surf Coast Highway has been reduced to one lane in both directions at the South Beach Road...
Loud fence ribbons return after sudden removal
SUPPORTERS of victims of child sexual abuse were shocked and disappointed last week when St Therese Catholic Church removed all the ribbons from its...
Karvelas to headline G21 Stakeholder Forum
ABC radio and TV journalist Patricia Karvelas will headline a big line-up of speakers at the G21 Stakeholder Forum tomorrow (Friday, August 30). The annual...