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Hear a doctor with an important message

DR CHARLIE Corke is a highly respected intensive care specialist. His much-acclaimed book Letting Go: how to plan for a good death is the...

Sand levels topped up at Marengo

THE Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) will replenish sand levels at Marengo to protect critical infrastructure behind the foreshore. Contractors will transport...

Point Grey Project – An Update

Last week I presented an overview of the Point Grey project as summarised by ArchitectureAU in a media publication that they put together and...

Our special thanks to “CW”

When the Committee for Lorne was established in September 2012, the executive team decided to produce a page in the Surf Coast Times as...

JOAN STURTON – GILL COMMUNITY PROFILE

One Good Friday evening, after 12 months of looking in various locations for a holiday house, Joan and her husband were taken to view a...

Letters To The Editor – May 24, 2018

A (misspelled) sign of the times

Don’t skip the checks when getting rid of rubbish

A NEW video from Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) is helping Victorians to fight a widespread environmental hazard; the illegal dumping of skip bin...

Census shows central Geelong’s booming growth

CENTRAL Geelong is Australia’s second-fastest growing regional city, according to the latest Census of Land Use and Employment (CLUE) data. Employment in central Geelong is...

Match your wine with yoga at Mount Duneed Estate

Upstate Yoga and Mount Duneed Estate have teamed up for the perfect match – yoga and wine – in three Sunday sessions to be...

Light Of Day to shine again

Ocean Grove will transform into a music lover’s haven next month as the fifth annual Light of Day Australia Winter Gigs rolls into town. Across...

RORY’S RAMBLES Artistic additions are for the birds

HITTING the walking trails around Armstrong, you’ll find some new artistic additions perched overhead that are drawing interest from local birdlife. Created by Villawood artist/sculptor...

Simon Taylor Residential Property Manager, Hayden Real Estate Anglesea

Simon is a fully qualified agents’ representative and seasoned sales executive with a proven track record of success across a broad range of industries. A local...

Using equity to invest in property

USING equity to invest in property has become one of the most common ways in which to make that leap from being a home...

First home buyers are skipping the guarantor

FIRST home buyers are delaying or missing the opportunity to get into the property market by not engaging a guarantor on their home loan,...

Seachangers secure Ocean Grove oasis

RT EDGAR Bellarine’s auction of 2-6 Cantal Court Ocean Grove over the weekend attracted a crowd of more than 50 people, who looked on...

Night tennis at the ’Springs – and more!

CLIFTON Springs Tennis Club’s very popular night tennis program continues to thrive, with three competitions a week. Two of the floodlit courts have recently been...

Point Lonsdale Tennis Club’s grand opening

GRAND indeed! ’Lonsdale’s freshly-laid Modgrass and revamped lighting is a sight to behold and the opening ceremony (May 14) paid tribute to the hard...

Super 10’s strut their stuff

AN INITIATIVE of Tennis Australia aimed at promoting tennis to our very youngest players, the Super 10’s Program has seen three Surfcoast youngsters selected...

Point Grey redesign revealed

DOWN TO THE WATERLINE

Aspiring performers learn from the best

After participating in a special music workshop, aspiring young performers took to the stage during Shebang! – a youth concert held in Torquay at...

Deakin’s waterfront accommodation opens

MORE than 400 Deakin students will eventually call the Geelong waterfront home while staying in the university’s new student accommodation, which was officially opened...

YOUNG ROCK

Talented Torquay act Neuritis performed at Shebang! at the weekend. Click here for more pictures.

Anglesea shines a light on its oval conditions

THE Anglesea Football and Netball Club has not switched off its campaign to upgrade lights at its ground, lobbying local and state politicians on...

Bellbrae phone and internet worries aired again

TELECOMMUNICATIONS in Bellbrae might be patchy but interest in the issue is still strong, with Shadow Communications Minister Michelle Rowland meeting concerned residents on...