March 19, 2020
Tiger Drop to go ahead without gathering
DUE to concerns about the coronavirus, this Saturday's Tiger Drop will be streamed online but not open to the public. The event, which serves as...
March 19, 2020
Signs of the times in Jan Juc
A VOLUNTEER group recently finished a project to make a well-trodden Surf Coast Walk more interesting and informative for visitors. With the help of the...
March 19, 2020
Horse riders want heath access restored
ANGLESEA horse riders are appealing to Parks Victoria to change restrictions that disallow horse riders in the Anglesea Heath. Parks Victoria took over management of...
March 19, 2020
Torquay SLSC stalwart Charles Lyne passes away
FORMER Torquay Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) president Charles Lyne passed away on Friday last week. He was 86. Mr Lyne was a central figure...
March 19, 2020
Conjuring up funds
TORQUAY Senior Citizen’s Hall hosted a magical gathering on Friday last week to raise funds for women and children who are victims of domestic...
March 19, 2020
St Therese holds cross country
ST THERESE Catholic Primary School pupils raced across Torquay Front Beach on Friday last week for the school’s annual cross country event. Overcast conditions threatened...
March 19, 2020
Cheatley’s end of watch
DAVID Cheatley is waving goodbye to Neighbourhood Watch Surf Coast after serving more than a decade as the group's co-ordinator. Neighbourhood Watch Surf Coast started...
March 19, 2020
Businesses band together to help Lorne CFA
THE Lorne CFA will soon be receiving a generous donation from ASN Events and Cumberland Lorne Resort. ASN Events runs several conferences in Lorne each...
March 19, 2020
Anglesea War Memorial plans progressing
THANKS to the community's support, the Anglesea & District War Memorial Committee is looking at starting work on the memorial later this year. The Anglesea...
March 19, 2020
Deakin makes battery breakthrough
DEAKIN researchers have been rewarded for a decade of hard work and innovation, creating a lithium metal battery prototype that is safer and more...
March 19, 2020
Cricket round-up: Anglesea named champions
UNDER the advice of cricket's various governing bodies the Bellarine Peninsula Cricket Association (BPCA) has cancelled the upcoming finals and named the top-placed grand...
March 19, 2020
Stenos wins nail-biting Supervets Race
GEELONG & Surf Coast Cycling Club’s (GSCC) Supervets Race on Wednesday last week saw a spectacular finish, with club president Tina Stenos claiming a...
March 19, 2020
Bellarine Bears to field second women’s team
THE Bellarine Bears are looking for people interested in baseball to help them field a second women’s side in the Geelong Baseball Association (GBA)...
March 19, 2020
Roger Coles receives life membership
ANGLESEA Cricket Club stalwart Roger Coles was awarded a life membership at the club’s recent presentation night for his immense contribution to the club. Mr...
March 13, 2020
Relay for Life cancelled due to coronavirus fears
CANCER Council Victoria (CCV) chief executive officer Todd Harper announced this morning that Relay for Life events scheduled in March and April are cancelled,...
March 12, 2020
Captain Moonlite and Anglesea SLSC seek agreement
HAVING once been synonymous with each other, Anglesea SLSC and the Captain Moonlite restaurant have reached an impasse over contract negotiations amid the clubhouse's...
March 12, 2020
World Poetry Day finds rhythm
PEOPLE with a passion for poetry can hear the regions finest wordsmith read some of their finest works at the Geelong Library & Heritage...
March 12, 2020
Shire’s Small Grants Program opens
THE Surf Coast Shire Council is accepting applications for the next round of its Small Grants Program. Cr Martin Duke said he was pleased with...
March 12, 2020
City holds chemical clean up
THE City of Greater Geelong Council and Sustainability Victoria held a Detox Your Home drop off day last week at the Lovely Banks depot,...
March 12, 2020
Deakin breaks into the top 10 for sports courses
DEAKIN University has finished ninth in a worldwide university ranking of the delivery of sports-related subjects. The Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings were announced last...
March 12, 2020
Mowerman on a mission
THE sight of a retiree pushing a lawnmower has rarely been as inspiring as seeing 74-year-old Claude "The Mowerman" Harvey marching onward with his...
March 12, 2020
Above ground toilets set for Malop Street
THE City of Greater Geelong council is investing in new gender-neutral public toilets on the corner of Moorabool and Malop Street. The new facilities will...
March 12, 2020
Local football clubs join mental health program
SEVERAL clubs across the AFL Barwon region recently agreed to take part in a program designed to give coaches the skills to recognise and...
March 12, 2020
Cricket round-up: Queenscliff and Barwon Heads make finals
BARRABOOL's surprise victory over Ocean Grove in the final week of the regular season sees Barwon Heads and Queenscliff claim the two remaining finals...
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