Helping get the job done
Torquay Hire & Steel can find you the right tool for the right job. The business offers an extensive range of equipment suitable for handymen,...
Find the right balance on the coast
Coastal Balance is celebrating their third anniversary at their funky warehouse-turned boutique-health studio at 2 Haystacks Drive in the heart of the West Coast...
SNOW MAGIC TO ENCHANT Little Creatures Geelong
Little Creatures Geelong will present its Winter Wonderland carnival this July, bringing the snow to the city across two days of seasonal entertainment. Locked in...
City touts fast rail within six years
AN AMBITIOUS report being touted by the City of Greater Geelong claims a fast rail service connecting Melbourne to Geelong could be up and...
Transforming plant waste into bioplastics
DEAKIN University textile and fibre scientists have discovered how to turn plant waste into a biodegradable material that could replace environmentally-damaging plastics such as...
Pencil in the date for this year’s Surf Coast Arts Trail
THE region’s buzzing creative community will open their studio doors this August as part of the eighth annual Surf Coast Arts Trail. Locked in for...
ANGLESEA GOLF CLUB – June 13, 2019
WEDNESDAY June 5 – It was men’s Monthly Medal (Stableford). A Grade Chris Sawyer 38 points, B Grade Winner Peter Caulfield 35 points, C...
Hells Bells and 50 Year Storm coming up
THE marquee event of the Torquay Boardriders calendar is just around the corner with the annual Hells Bells event gathering the best surfers in...
Working with Surf Coast Landscapes leads to great outdoors
A LOVE of the outdoors has seen husband and wife Steve Carnell and Nina Ethell take on their own landscaping venture, Surf Coast Landscapes. Based...
Reasons to go dry THIS JULY
The Cancer Council is calling on Victorians to temporarily quit booze next month to raise funds for its 13 11 20 support line which...
QUEEN of COLOUR ready for this year’s Surf Coast Arts Trail
Exaggerated brush strokes, vivid colours and sinuous linework each play a fundamental role in the development of Rowena Martinich’s large-scale public artworks. Whether her pieces...
FRANKIE VALLI AND BEACH BOYS HEAD FOR 360Q
A new entertainment experience titled Frankie Valli and Beach Boys will delight audiences at Queenscliff’s 360Q on Saturday June 22. After spending many decades taking...
ARTISTS EMERGE: MDRN LOVE encourages local artists to apply for grants
The Queenscliff Music Festival’s “Emerging Artist Grant” (EAG) is returning for its ninth year, offering local talents theopportunity to expand their reach and develop...
Sustainability and fashion ARE IN THE BAG AT PROJECT TEN
Geelong sustainability brand Project Ten has launched its inaugural range of reusable bags made using plastic bottles retrieved from landfill. Dubbed the “Recycled Range”, Project...
Community volunteers celebrated
AS PART of last month’s National Volunteer Week, the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) Barwon South West region is celebrating the...
Online tool to help collate whale sightings
A NEW online tool has been launched for citizen scientists and casual whale watchers along the Victorian coast to contribute sightings and photographs to...
Thousands head to Portarlington to share Celtic spirit
THE Celtic spirit was alive and well at the weekend when thousands of people converged on Portarlington to share music and laughter. The National Celtic...
City to host more sessions about getting grants
COMMUNITY groups, organisations and landowners are invited to apply for a range of grant programs through the City of Greater Geelong. The city is supporting...
Geelong Highway Patrol rolls out new technology
UNAUTHORISED drivers in the Geelong area will find it much harder to flout the law now a Highway Patrol car equipped with Victoria Police’s...
Governor-General talks up Geelong
AUSTRALIA’S Governor-General talked up Geelong’s past, present and future (though not its football team) during an official visit to the city on Friday. General Sir...
Coker officially wins Corangamite
LABOR’S Libby Coker is officially the new federal member for Corangamite. The former Surf Coast Shire councillor was declared the winner of the seat over...
Off season doesn’t necessarily mean off leash in dog zones
THE Surf Coast Shire’s Ranger Services team is urging dog owners to continue observing and obeying on-leash and off-leash zones during winter. Despite time share...
Committee for Lorne: OPENING OF REFURBISHED ARCHWAY – LORNE P-12 COLLEGE
Last week, Lorne P-12 College hosted an event to commemorate the refurbishment of the archway at the entrance to the school on the corner...
Surf Coast group to mark World Refugee Day
LOCAL refugee support group Surf Coast Rural Australians for Refugees (SCRAR) will celebrate World Refugee Day this June 20 in a bid to raise...