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Nathan Rivalland is a journalist with the Times News Group. He covers community news, lifestyle and sport across the Surf Coast, Bellarine and Geelong.

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October 19, 2025

Local Baby Aid

A GEELONG family is soldiering on one step at a time to raise vital funds to support families of premature and sick babies across...

October 19, 2025

Local pair ready to tackle first Aussie Titles

FOR the first time in seven years, Victoria will be represented in the Under 18 Girls division at the Australian Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP)...

October 19, 2025

Stow rewarded with Renegades spot

GEELONG Cricket Club star Callum Stow has been added to the Melbourne Renegades primary list for the coming Big Bash League (BBL) men's season. The...

October 18, 2025

Venom ready for season opener

GEELONG Venom are amped up and ready to go ahead of their opening night matchup with the Sydney Flames. The two sides will lock horns...

October 18, 2025

Relax, unwind and enjoy

MORE than 350 people are expected to roll out their mats tomorrow (Sunday, October 19) at Serenity in the Stadium. The community yoga event will...

October 17, 2025

Cross takes out quaddie at Tradies Challenge

JAN JUC tradesman Callan Cross has won his fourth title in the Master's division of the TAC Tradies Challenge. Cross was far too good for...

October 16, 2025

Daniher’s Drive soldiers on

AFTER four spectacular days on the road, the 2025 Daniher's Drive wrapped up with a party for the ages in Torquay. The "Legends of the...

October 16, 2025

Festival thrills on the Surf Coast

THE 2025 Art of the Minds Festival has gone down as a resounding success, with hundreds of people indulging in community connection and wellbeing. More...

October 16, 2025

Isla’s decades of craft

A living treasure of the Royal Geelong Show is gearing up for her 91st crack at entering the much-loved Homecrafts Competition. Isla Adamson, 99, has...

October 15, 2025

Birregurra Grocer secures lease at Erskine River cafe

POPULAR Otways business Birregurra Grocer has secured the lease to operate the much-loved Swing Bridge Cafe in Lorne. The 15-year agreement will see Marianne Stewart...

October 14, 2025

Ocean Grove Neighbourhood House to reopen

THE Ocean Grove Neighbourhood House has been given a reprieve, and will re-open from tomorrow (Wednesday, October 15). Following the venue’s operator entering voluntary administration...

October 14, 2025

Planting brings new life to cleared land

LOCAL schools, community groups and volunteers have teamed up to restore biodiversity next to Lake Modewarre. An 11-hecatre former farming paddock has been transformed into...

October 13, 2025

Start a heart this Shocktober

VICTORIANS are being invited to learn or refresh their cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills as part of Ambulance Victoria's Shocktober campaign. This October marks the sixth...

October 13, 2025

Venom add development coaches

GEELONG Venom has appointed two new development coaches for the coming 2025/2026 Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) season. Incumbent director of coaching at Geelong United...

October 12, 2025

Holland, Peterson take out Rip Curl GromSearch

MORE than 180 of the nation's best junior surfers put it all on the line over the weekend in the Victorian qualifying round of...

October 12, 2025

Personal tale takes out Surf Coast Song Contest

A YOUNG up-and-coming local singer-songwriter has taken out this year's Surf Coast Song Contest, an initiative of Art of the Minds. Zane Tullio, 20, reigned...

October 11, 2025

Men unite for wellbeing

MORE than 75 local men will come together next week to relax, connect and share in a unique community experience. Men's support group DIIGG Wellbeing...

October 10, 2025

Ocean Mind paddle out for World Mental Health Day

LOCAL therapeutic surf charity Ocean Mind has celebrated World Mental Health Day by hosting a paddle out and community connection workshop. This morning's (Friday, October...

October 10, 2025

A pawfect day ahead

FOUR-legged friends will be right in the spotlight this weekend at the Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery's (GORCI) third Dog Lover's Day. Pooches...

October 10, 2025

Jan Juc qualify for second straight ABB National Final

JAN Juc Boardriders has again staked its claim as the region's top local boardriding club by finishing third in the Australian Boardriders Battle Victorian...

October 9, 2025

Sod turned at Waurn Ponds Sporting Complex

A MAJOR milestone has been met for the Waurn Ponds community, with construction officially underway on the town's newest hub of leisure and...

October 9, 2025

Entries sought for community arts prize

SUBMISSIONS are now open for the fourth annual Lorne Community Connect Photographic Prize, with all eyes set on making it the biggest one yet. The...

October 8, 2025

Curnow extends time at the Pod

LORNE premiership coach and former AFL star Ed Curnow is ready for another tilt at the flag in 2026. Curnow revealed exclusively to the Surf...

October 8, 2025

Anglesea to field first girls cricket team

ANGLESEA will field its first ever junior girls cricket team in the Geelong Cricket Association this coming season. The inaugural under-12 girls side will make...