November 19, 2020
Million-dollar ferry ticket giveaway
SEAROAD Ferries is giving away $1million worth of tickets to help drive tourism and thank Victorians for their lockdown efforts. Thousands of lucky people can...
November 19, 2020
Nutritious products with a side serve of generosity
Torquay tradie Scott Mackinnon had dabbled in selling protein powder to a few gyms around town when he felt the urge to turn his...
November 12, 2020
A creative eye for coastal styling
It is fair to say Blink Living founder Diane Conley was well ahead of the curve in seeing the huge potential of styling properties...
November 12, 2020
Capturing a connection to country
There is a magical quality to the way Lowell Hunter brings his artwork to life along the coastline of Waddawurrung Country and beyond. Using moves...
November 12, 2020
Design at home with humanity and nature
Nestled beneath a canopy of majestic yellow box gums stands a stunning home that is at one with its natural environment. The Bellarine Hillside House...
November 12, 2020
Geelong designer flying high after fashion win
MEET the talented Geelong designer who has been crowned a rising star of the fashion industry. Ali Raif wowed judges of the Myer Fashions on...
November 12, 2020
Mums build a village of support and friendship
A GROUP of more than 120 Surf Coast mums has found a wonderful way to support each other through isolation. The Surf Coast Pandemic Babes...
November 12, 2020
A drawcard for local literary festival
It is 8pm on January 29 when Kailas Wild receives a life-changing message on his mobile phone. He is sitting in a bushfire debriefing at...
November 5, 2020
Capturing snapshots of colour and calm
An ocean wave bathed in golden light barrels into the shore and fleetingly forms an oval-shaped frame around two surfers waiting for their next...
November 5, 2020
City to launch new-look Christmas celebrations
CHRISTMAS is just eight weeks away and festive cheer is already beginning to spread across Greater Geelong. A mix of old and new traditions will...
October 29, 2020
Fitting farewell for a marine industry legend
ASTON ‘Titch’ Cayzer was lucky to have turned 13 years old when he left school to take up a boat building apprenticeship in Queenscliff. It...
October 29, 2020
Weatherly’s latest work takes flight
One of Richard Weatherly’s standout childhood memories is of being held aloft by his grandmother as a shark swam dangerously close in the shallows...
October 29, 2020
Big-hearted Jake wins local hero title
JAKE Janson has 10,000 reasons to smile after being named a winner in the Westfield Local Heroes program. The big-hearted youth worker’s outstanding efforts with Ocean...
October 22, 2020
Allira finds her happy place
On a moody, cloud-covered Surf Coast day the camera clicks away as Allira Potter stands atop a cliff and looks out across the ocean. She...
October 22, 2020
Bottling hope for a cancer-free future
GIGI Milone never expected life-changing news when she answered a phone call on an otherwise ordinary day last year. The 28-year-old listened as her dad,...
October 22, 2020
Linnell brings Captain Moonlite’s epic tale to life
Garry Linnell has a Midas touch when it comes to bringing remarkable non-fiction characters to life on a page. The fascinating figures from Australia’s past...
October 15, 2020
Lola happy to be blue for a cause
NUTRITION guru Lola Berry is wearing a healthy dose of blue nail polish every day this month in support of an important cause. The best-selling...
October 15, 2020
Soaking up the magic of a morning swim
GEOFF Morgan has started his day in the same way for exactly 20 years. At 6.30am he joins a small group of other local men...
October 15, 2020
New voices rise up to represent residents of all abilities
FOUR fresh faces have joined the Surf Coast Shire's All Abilities Advisory Committee (AAAC) after 25 people responded to a call for expressions of...
October 15, 2020
Kate’s mission to ensure everyone is heard
Kate Toholka was just 10 months old when she contracted a life-threatening illness after someone sneezed on her while her family shopped at a...
October 8, 2020
Bells brewers get back into the flow
This is a tale of two mates who were sitting in a Jan Juc pub back in 2012 when an idea bubbled up to...
October 8, 2020
Sir Peter reflects on new chapter of a wonderful life
SIR Peter Cosgrove admits it crossed his mind he may have emptied the tank after penning his first work of non-fiction, the best-selling memoir...
October 8, 2020
Happy to be back in the classroom
OLIVER Taylor and his big sister Zara were all smiles on Monday after finally getting back to school again. The young Surf Coast siblings joined...
October 1, 2020
Finding connection in creative coastal community
Leslie Carvitto’s earliest memory of photography is of capturing snippets of nature on a little film camera she was given as a child. Her camera...
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