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September 26, 2019

Parks Vic kids program

PARKS Victoria is inviting children and their families to join in a range of fun and educational outdoor activities for...

September 26, 2019

Surf Coast Suns get visit from Melbourne Vixens

SOME Surf Coast Suns junior netball players had the fortune of training with players from the Melbourne Vixens last week. Vixens vice-captain Tegan Philip and...

September 26, 2019

Surfcoasters win grand final in double overtime

THE Surfcoasters have won the Basketball Geelong Division 2 Women's premiership after defeating Try Boys Bears in the grand final. The game was incredibly close,...

September 26, 2019

Tradies pitch in as The Block visits Torquay

September 17's episode of The Block saw tradespeople help refurbish an important Torquay building. The episode of Nine's reality TV series saw contestants, with the...

September 26, 2019

Watson blitzes Surf Coast Century

THE Surf Coast Century was held on Saturday with a record number of participants taking part in the ultra-marathon. Ash Watson was comfortably the quickest...

September 26, 2019

Gibson moves to Happy Spaces

AFTER 14 years at the Surf Coast Shire, Gretchen Gibson has moved on to Happy Spaces. Ms Gibson has filled a range of roles in...

September 26, 2019

Workshop to teach support for gambling problems

TORQUAY Community House will hold a free gambling help workshop on October 8 to teach people how to support those with gambling problems. Mental Health...

September 26, 2019

Rose tattoo

Surf Coast mayor pays out on A Grade netball bet

Surf Coast Shire mayor Rose Hodge has shown that she sticks to her promises by...

September 25, 2019

Junior surfers impress at Jan Juc

THE first GromSearch event for Australia's best junior surfers took place at Jan Juc over the weekend. The September 21-23 event was broken into under...

September 19, 2019

Visit Victoria announce new chair

VICTORIA's primary tourism company has announced a new chair. Visit Victoria has announced former head of Gilbert and Tobin, Janet Whiting, as the successor to...

September 19, 2019

St Joseph’s students protest climate change inaction

STUDENTS from St Joseph's College advocated for greater action against climate change through a "die-in" action earlier this month. Die-ins are peaceful protests where participants...

September 19, 2019

Aldridge unveils 35 metre mural

TWO years of hard work for David Aldridge has resulted in the creation of a spectacular piece of art at Mount Rothwell. Mr Aldridge has...

September 19, 2019

V/Line improves amid Victoria’s public transport woes

While Victorian public transport has recently been in the spotlight for its shortfalls, V/Line has managed to exceed the targets set for it by...

September 19, 2019

National Non-Fiction Festival to announce line-up

The Word for Word National Non-Fiction Festival will be welcoming a selection of celebrated non-fiction authors to the Geelong Library and Heritage Centre in...

September 19, 2019

Torquay win hockey grand final in superb comeback

TORQUAY have won the Division 1 Women's hockey premiership after a 3-2 win over Saints in the grand final. The Tornadoes trailed 2-1 at half-time,...

September 19, 2019

Waste reduction at Bells Beach

THIS year's Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach has improved upon last year's waste diversion record, with nearly three-quarters of waste from the event being...

September 19, 2019

WSL launches challenge series

THE World Surfing Championship (WSL) will be launching a new competition in 2020. The Challenger Series is designed to provide skilled surfers with an extra...

September 19, 2019

Pindarri Poultry fall foul of EPA

THE Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) recently fined a company for dumping raw chicken scraps down a stormwater drain at North Shore. Pindarri Poultry Pty...

September 19, 2019

Veterans fire back at Productivity Commission report

VETERANS both locally and across the country are concerned about the final version of a report from the Productivity Commission. Contrary to...

September 19, 2019

GromSearch heads to Jan Juc

AUSTRALIA'S best junior surfers are heading to Jan Juc this weekend to compete in the 2019 Rip Curl GromSearch. The series contains six separate divisions,...

September 19, 2019

Former post office is up for sale

THE City of Greater Geelong is continuing with its plan to sell or lease the former Geelong Post Office. The council has been in contact...

September 19, 2019

Surf Coast looks to improve its library

THE Surf Coast Shire is looking into expanding Torquay's library in order to boost library participation across the region. The shire' general manager of culture...

September 19, 2019

Rolling with the punches

RECENTLY opened by Matt and Lani Williams, The Boneyard in Torquay is a gym different to most others. Even before the gym's opening in April,...

September 19, 2019

Deakin guide blue carbon research

DEAKIN University's Blue Carbon Lab is looking to guide future research on blue carbon, with its recently published study revealing the top 10 questions...