January 17, 2019
FEAST OF WORDS FOR FEBRUARY’S Literary Lunch
After making the sea change, Great Escape Books’ Nicole Maher knows what it’s like trying to find connections, that’s why she launched the Sunday...
January 17, 2019
SERVICE ABOVE SELF LANDS ROTARIANS in Nepal
Drysdale’s Rotary Club President Caroline Rickard said the motto of their organisation is ‘Service Above Self’, something she said three of their members exemplified...
January 17, 2019
SIMPSON SETS SIGHTS ON the world’’s best
For 16-year-old Jolyon Simpson, a gruelling training regime and the pressure of competing against men more than double his age, is something the Ocean...
January 17, 2019
BREWHOUSE DELIVERS trio of gins
In 1879, the Queenscliff Brewhouse (formerly the Palace Hotel and The Esplanade Hotel) was established, rum and whisky was offloaded from ships in barrels...
January 16, 2019
Couches wanted for Rovers
FOLLOWING in the footsteps of Rover Scouts dating back to 1931, Elliott Luke is arriving at the Eumeralla Scout Camp on January 25 for...
January 9, 2019
INNOVATIVE SERVICE BRINGS the doctor to you
If your local or visiting across the Surf Coast this summer and you or a loved one falls ill, the Surf Coast Home Doctor...
January 9, 2019
Great Australian Beer Festival returns
Love beer? Then head along to the 7th annual Great Australian Beer Festival (GABF) held at the Geelong Racecourse on February 16 and enjoy...
January 9, 2019
Basils delivers summer goods
Basils Farm has built a reputation as one of the best venues on the Bellarine to kick back, relax and enjoy a meal and...
January 9, 2019
Musically inclined: AIREYS OPEN MIC FEST registrations open
THE 12th annual Aireys Inlet Open Mic Festival will be the biggest and best, according to returning festival director Marty Maher. Registrations are now open...
January 3, 2019
Only the best from The Plumbing Business
THE Plumbing Business (TPB) has been servicing the Surf Coast and surrounds for the past 12 months and is family-owned and operated by Bart...
January 3, 2019
Share the joy of yoga with Sally Louise
Yoga enthusiasts are invited to deepen their own practice and take the first steps to becoming a professional instructor, through Sally Louise Yoga’s teacher...
January 3, 2019
FLETCHING HIS MUSCLES: LARS GOES LONG TO RETURN TO ancestral roots
Moriac craftsman Lars Richter is teaching students a course of a different kind, his classroom is the great outdoors, and the lesson dates back...
January 3, 2019
National Museum advocates for Indigenous resting place
The National Museum in Canberra has welcomed the recommendation for a National Resting Place (NRP)– for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ancestral remains –...
January 3, 2019
NO HEADACHE FOR BOXING DAY’S
The inaugural sold out Dancing Heads Festival saw thousands hit the Barwon Heads Hotel carpark for a stellar line-up of acts including Client Liaison,...
January 3, 2019
Murphys Sky Garden takes summer to new heights
Geelong’s hottest new venue Murphys is coming to life for the first time over summer, with their Rooftop Bar and the launch of its...
January 3, 2019
Shine a light: Cape Otway Lighthouse has longer summer hours
The team from Cape Otway Lightstation is in full swing, embracing the busy summer period and droves of visitors that arrive annually with extended...
January 3, 2019
These are the GOOD OLD DAYS
Longtime Torquay resident Andrew Flitton has lived in and around Torquay for nearly 40 years and has written a new song “Everything Must Change” about...
January 3, 2019
LOCAL AUTHOR’S NEW BOOK IS BETTER THAN NOT BAD
Before sporting champions reach a demi-god like status and worldwide acclaim, they begin at a local grassroots club somewhere, and that’s what Graeme Willingham’s...
January 2, 2019
Winchelsea’s mower and chainsaw mecca
ANDREW Green and Kellie Clark are the proud owners of Winchelsea’s All About Mowers & Chainsaws, catering from Bannockburn, Inverleigh and the Surf Coast...
January 2, 2019
Victorians have their say on on-demand workforce
THE Andrews Labor government has launched an inquiry into the on-demand workforce, or contract, temporary and freelance work dubbed the “gig economy”. Minister for Industrial...
December 26, 2018
MASSAGE CAN HELP ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE sufferers
Alzheimer’s is a chronic neurodegenerative disease which typically begins slowly but worsens over time. With the cause of Alzheimer’s often being poorly understood, it’s important...
December 26, 2018
Diary to help save lives
There’s no greater gift than giving and the 2019 Australian Women’s Health Diary is the perfect way to contribute to the health of you...
December 26, 2018
THREE DECADES OF crafting fun in Anglesea
For over 30 years, the Anglesea Arthouse has been providing kids a holiday refuge that allows them to connect with their crafty side through...
December 26, 2018
ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL FOR Thompson
Apollo Bay P-12 College’s Christie Thompson is among teachers chosen from across Australia for the 2019 Bell Shakespeare Regional Teacher Mentorship (RTM). The RTM gives...
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