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Surf Coast Youth Award winners

THE fourth annual Surf Coast Youth Awards were presented in a ceremony in Torquay North on Saturday. Run by the Surf Coast...

Greens to look closely at CORA

THE Victorian Greens have taken an interest in the CORA (Cape Otway Road Australia) project, with leader Samantha Ratnam calling for more detail and...

Coalition to restore country roads and bridges program

THE Coalition has taken its latest election pledge on the road, promising to restore the Country Roads and Bridges Program if it returns to...

Stadium makes headlines in Shire’s budget

A $10 MILLION contribution towards the Surf Coast Multi-Purpose Stadium is the single largest infrastructure project by a considerable margin in the Surf Coast...

Surf Coast honours Australia’s fallen

THE hundredth anniversary of the end of World War I was commemorated with a solemn ceremony at Point Danger yesterday (Wednesday). A smaller crowd than...

Corangamite heats up between candidates

Caption: “Messmate Track has become a political battleground between Sarah Henderson and Libby Coker. Photo: JAMES TAYLOR THE political battle for the seat of Corangamite (or...

Torquay golfer Jason Loftus invited to play overseas

TORQUAY golfer Jason Loftus is keen to test his long game against the rest of the world’s big hitters. Earlier this month, Mr Loftus, 51,...

Torquay Rotary and Surf Coast Shire members plant trees

MEMBERS at the Rotary Club of Torquay have done their part towards a worldwide effort to plant 1.2 million trees in a little over...

Beach rescue rise as shark sightings fall

BEACH rescues were up but shark sightings were down over summer on the Surf Coast, according to the peak season debrief presented to the...

Torquay North residents want new park

RESIDENTS in Torquay North are pushing the Surf Coast Shire to turn vacant land in the area into a park. The petition with 11 signatures...

Committee Seeks to improve Lorne’s resilience

CAPTION: The Committee for Lorne wants to improve Lorne’s resilience in the face of emergencies such as the Wye River/Jamieson Track bushfire. Photo: KEITH PAKENHAM/CFA The...

Shire says no to more pokies at Torquay Hotel

THE Surf Coast Shire will not support any more electronic gaming machines (EGMs) being installed at the Torquay Hotel, claiming it will result in...

Anzac Day marks 100 years of losing one of Australia’s best

“In a lonely grave he’s sleeping. One of Australia’s best”. This is the epitaph on the grave of Drysdale-born Private Cecil Lyons from...

Victorian Early childhood road safety program launches

STARTING Out Safely, Victoria's early childhood road safety education program, is delivering a large professional development session for Surf Coast early childhood teachers and...

Newcomb Football Power Boost

CAPTION: Power boost On April 18 the Newcomb Power Football Netball Club hosted Minister for Sport John Eren and member for Geelong Christine Couzens for a...

Committee For Lorne: A word from the Chairman – April 26, 2018

As this article goes to print and if everything goes to plan, Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMV) will have ignited the major planned burn...

Committee For Lorne: Who is Lilian?

Lillian’s page, The Louttit Loop, in The Lorne Independent is certainly a source of information for those of us choosing not to use Facebook....

Committee For Lorne: LORNE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

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