About: James Taylor

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September 5, 2019

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...

September 5, 2019

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...

September 5, 2019

Torquay SLSC farewells Rocky McCoppin

Family, friends and lifesaving colleagues gathered at the Torquay Surf Life Saving Club recently to celebrate the life of...

September 5, 2019

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...

September 5, 2019

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...

September 5, 2019

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...

September 5, 2019

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...

September 5, 2019

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...

September 5, 2019

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...

September 5, 2019

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...

September 5, 2019

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...

September 5, 2019

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....

September 5, 2019

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...

September 2, 2019

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...

August 30, 2019

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...

August 29, 2019

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...

August 29, 2019

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...

August 29, 2019

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...

August 29, 2019

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,...

August 29, 2019

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...

August 29, 2019

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...

August 29, 2019

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...

August 29, 2019

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...

August 29, 2019

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...