June 7, 2022
Maple Bakery’s golden one-year celebration
TORQUAY’S fine Canadian inspired bakery, Maple Bakery, last week reached its first birthday, giving out free coffee for a year to a lucky winner...
June 5, 2022
Voting open for 50 Year Storm event
THE 50 YEAR STORM, in memory of local legend Shaun Brooks, is back at Bells Beach this winter and voting for the 2022 event...
June 4, 2022
Netflix series Surviving Summer ready to launch
THE Surf Coast’s beautiful landscapes and culture are showcased in a new surf teen drama series which was released to 222 million subscribers on...
June 2, 2022
Music fans flocking to Shirley’s Bar at The Sands
'Shirley’s Bar’ at The Sands Torquay is quickly becoming a hub for live music and entertainment in the region. A new ownership group of passionate...
June 2, 2022
Djarrk serves up amazing surf conditions for Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles
OVER three action packed days of competition and connection, the top First Nations surfers from across the country gathered for the Australian Indigenous Surfing...
May 30, 2022
Conroy and Cousins take out Round 2 of Victorian Longboard Titles
IN CRISP conditions over the weekend, Bea Conroy (Point Lonsdale) and Will Cousins (Torquay) reigned supreme in the premier Open Women and Open Men's...
May 29, 2022
Right Mate Race Day set to hit Geelong
GEELONG based men’s mental health not-for-profit organisation Right Mate’is teaming with the Geelong Racing Club for ‘A Right Mate Race Day’ to raise money...
May 29, 2022
A lifechanging day at the races
MORE than 300 people attended the Surf Coast Times Torquay Cup raising $10,000 to support the work of LifeChanger Foundation, a preventative mental health...
May 28, 2022
30 years of friendship and art
Putting 30 years of friendship and art together, three female artists will have their fine work up in lights as they host the Artistic...
May 26, 2022
Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles back at Djarrk (Bells Beach)
FOR the first time since the pandemic hit, the Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles are back at Djarrk (Bells Beach) from May 27 until May...
May 26, 2022
Tigers on the hunt for female players
THE callout is on for women’s players to come and don the yellow and black for the proud Torquay Tigers Football Club. After two difficult...
May 22, 2022
Eastern foreshore renourished at Wye River beach
THE Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority’s renourishment works at Wye River’s eastern foreshore will increase the dune’s resilience to coastal erosion. GORCAPA’s renourishment...
May 20, 2022
Surfing Victoria claims Woolworths Indigenous Surfing Community Celebration Award
THANKS to an outstanding Indigenous Engagement Program, Surfing Victoria claimed the Woolworths Indigenous Surfing Community Celebration Award at the Australian Surfing Awards. Jordie Campbell, who...
May 19, 2022
Harrison continues to surf wave of success
CONTINUING her run of elite form on the World Surf League (WSL) junior tour, Barwon Heads dynamo Ellie Harrison has chalked up another major...
May 19, 2022
Asher pledges $4m for new Feed Me hub
THE hard and vital work of the Feed Me charity will be doubled across the Bellarine, Geelong and Surf Coast through a $4 million...
May 18, 2022
Protecting Winchelsea’s village character and country charm
THE historic character and charm of regional town Winchelsea will be protected and enhanced following a new planning scheme amendment adopted by the Surf...
May 18, 2022
Entries now open for Anglesea Premier Trail Running Event
ENTRIES are now open to one of Victoria’s premier Trail Running Series for 2022 as the Rapid Ascent Trail Running Series returns to Anglesea...
May 17, 2022
Geelong community asked to Give Where You Live
THE Give Where You Live Foundation is asking the Geelong community to dig deep and get behind its Give Geelong Appeal which raises vital...
May 17, 2022
Fifty years of pies and good times for Margaret Purcell
FITTINGLY, on Mother’s Day weekend, the Anglesea FNC has honoured trail-blazing club volunteer and mother-of-three Margaret Purcell for 50-plus years of service, with the...
May 12, 2022
Champions crowned at Woolworths Victorian Junior Surfing Titles
CHAMPIONS were crowned across six divisions over the weekend at the final round of the Woolworths Victorian Junior Surfing Titles. The event served as the...
May 10, 2022
Brewery, club hopped up about new beer
IN A COUP for local beer enthusiasts, the Anglesea Football Netball Club (AFNC) and Bells Beach Brewing have teamed up on a brew that...
May 8, 2022
Keep an eye out for marine visitors
SUMMER has ended and the hopeful end to the long-running easterly onshore winds are in sight. However, some marine animals are not budging and may...
May 8, 2022
Doing ‘good’ with your towels
Torquay business Good Towels is on a mission to create apparel from unwanted products and set up a new grant system called ‘Grommet Grant’...
May 5, 2022
Bold creative ideas supported with seed grants
THE Surf Coast Shire has revealed this year's successful DEVELOP-funded artists who will each receive $3,000 grants to take their art to the next...
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