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Disruptive ideas aired at Pivot Summit

DISRUPTION was the order of the day at the 2017 Pivot Summit, with several of the speakers praising the virtues of transformative change. The annual...

Wozniak talks a life in technology

CREATIVITY and jokes go hand-in-hand, according to Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. The headliner at last week’s Pivot Summit, Mr Wozniak shared stories about the formative...

Grants help more people get active

THE Mt Duneed Adult Riding Club and the East Belmont Saints Baseball Club are among 10 local sporting clubs in western Victoria to share...

EstuaryWatch celebrates a decade of good work

ESTUARYWATCH has celebrated its 10th anniversary, marking its growth from a pilot program monitoring four estuaries along the Great Ocean Road in the Corangamite...

Projects lauded for raising fire awareness

TWO projects from the Geelong region have taken home honours in this year’s Fire Awareness Awards. The Conservation Ecology Centre’s (CEC) Cape Otway Fuel Reduction...

Passage Race expected to pull record field

FESTIVAL of Sails organisers are expecting the celebration of the 175th staging of the Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race to be a bumper event,...

Beach kinder sessions provide rich learning experiences

THE children from Kids Club Torquay have been heading down to the local beach, not to catch waves, but to learn about their natural...

Community Profile – December 14, 2017

After camping for many summers at Queens Park and then renting holiday houses, 20 years ago David bought land just out of town. Three...

A word from the Chairman – December 14, 2017

It’s hard to believe that all of a sudden, we are less than two weeks away from Christmas Day and the end of 2017...

OMM ROCK CHOIR

Songs of Freedom Concert

Painkalac Reservoir stocked with perch

BARWON Water and the Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) have joined forces to stock Painkalac Reservoir with 7,000 native estuary perch. The reservoir was opened for...

Nobel ceremony a mix of emotions for Gisela

GISELA Gardener says the Nobel Peace Prize awards ceremony honouring the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) provoked mixed emotions for her. Ms Gardener...

Oates Vic Open tees off

THE countdown to the 2018 Oates Vic Open is on, with Friday’s launch breakfast at GMHBA Stadium in Geelong signalling less than eight weeks...

Lions start their Christmas Raffle

DESPITE last week’s overcast and threatening skies, the Torquay Lions Club has started selling tickets for their Christmas Raffle. On December 4, Lions president Patricia...

A vibrant Grey is key to making Lorne point a must-stop

DESIGNERS have been invited to take part in a competition to find the best vision for the redevelopment of the Point Grey Precinct. The Great...

Fine fillets: Good Fish Project celebrated

SUSTAINABLE seafood will be put on the menu nationally, following the success of an Australian-first project originally piloted in the Surf Coast Shire. The council...

Shire makes moves towards new stadium

THE Surf Coast Shire is clearing the decks to build a new stadium in Torquay North, allocating funding in future budgets and anticipating good...

Coulter Roache offers Christmas party advice

GEELONG law firm Coulter Roache has offered some useful advice to both employers and employees about the legal implications of the office Christmas party. The...

Book fair needs your unwanted volumes

THE Torquay Rotary Club is preparing for its annual Book Fair next month, and is calling for people to go through their shelves and...

DOWNSIZING

Torquay town centre proposal to be capped at four storeys

Five to four to three as shire responds to height backlash

A PUBLIC backlash to the vision for the future of central Torquay has spurred a number of changes to the proposals, including a reduction...

Yibbida yibbida, Rex loves Torquay’s FADs

THE waters off Torquay will be the first to get Fish Aggregating Devices (FADS), which will be attached to the artificial reef off the...

FISHY BUSINESS

Fishing personality Rex Hunt (right) demonstrates his trademark fish kiss to South Barwon Labor candidate Darren Cheeseman and Victorian Agriculture Minister Jaala Pulford at...

Winchelsea’s newest community releases stage five

WITH stages one, two and three sold out, and all lots in stage four either on hold or sold, stage five – the Pine...