About: nathanrivalland
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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.
April 15, 2023
WSL thanks partners for event success
THE World Surf League thanked local, national and global event partners at a special function to celebrate the organisations' involvement in the 60th anniversary...
April 15, 2023
Scout for Vintage launch White Label
SCOUT For Vintage's newest venture 'White Label' introduces 100 per cent sustainable denim to the local market, using vintage jeans to create reimagined modern...
April 14, 2023
Exhibition to explore the intense Southern Ocean
TORQUAY photographer Mick Sowry's first solo exhibition 'The Spark' explores an intense period of grieving and loss with breathtaking and darkly dramatic images of...
April 13, 2023
Surfers don fluro for mental health
WHILE the world’s best surfers waited for Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach to recommence on Friday (April 7), OneWave hosted a special ‘Fluro Friday’...
April 13, 2023
BELLS 60 YEAR BONANZA
THE sun has set on the 60th anniversary of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, with Australian pair Ethan Ewing and Tyler Wright ringing...
April 12, 2023
Fundraising wonderland raises $1600 for Royal Children’s Hospital
A PASSIONATE Torquay local's Alice in Wonderland themed morning tea and market stall event has helped to generate more than $1600 for the Royal...
April 11, 2023
Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach finalists set
THE finals of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach have been set, and it’s an all-Australian affair in both the men’s and women’s field. Australian...
April 11, 2023
Surf Coast group celebrate 21 years of being active
MORE than 80 members of the Life Activities Club Surf Coast celebrated the club's 21st anniversary, toasting more than two decades of retired and...
April 11, 2023
City to power Autumn music series
Free entertainment will captivate audiences across Greater Geelong this autumn as part of the Music in the City series. On until the end of May,...
April 8, 2023
Escape the Ordinary: Geelong Regional Libraries to bring the fun this school holidays
During the coming April school holidays, children and youth are encouraged to "escape the ordinary" during the Geelong Regional Libraries events program. Taking place over...
April 6, 2023
Firepower: Huxtable beats Slater in first round at Rip Curl Pro
JAN Juc surfer Xavier Huxtable is through to the third round of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach after a last-minute score shot him...
April 6, 2023
Championship Tour surfers help to restore Jan Juc coastline
CHAMPIONSHIP Tour surfers Sally Fitzgibbons and Lakey Peterson have helped local environmental groups to get their hands dirty in the hope of preventing erosion...
April 6, 2023
Tiger Drop Roars
THE 2023 Tiger Drop has gone down as a roaring success, with hundreds of people coming together to raise more than $50,000 for the...
April 6, 2023
Locals to get up close with the pros
LOCALS will get the chance to catch some of their surfing heroes up close this weekend at a host of brand athlete signings in...
April 6, 2023
Bringing colour to mental health
NON-for-profit organisation OneWave shone a colourful light on mental health at local schools through a series of workshops that focused on freeing the funk...
April 6, 2023
Easter Luncheon reaches new heights
THE Torquay Boardriders Club's annual Bells Beach Easter Luncheon has reached its greatest heights yet, with hundreds of community members kicking off their Rip...
April 5, 2023
Anna’s Good Friday bracelet drive
A YOUNG Torquay resident has taken her love for making bracelets to the streets of her hometown and raised $429 for the Royal Children's...
April 5, 2023
Fundraiser to jet set local band to America
THE Torquay Bowls Club is getting behind one of their very own musicians in the hope of helping her and her band reach superstardom...
April 4, 2023
Groms attack solid waves to crown state championship winners
STATE champions have been crowned at Round 3 of the Woolworths Victorian Junior Titles, with surfers putting it all on the line in powerful...
April 4, 2023
Free shuttles for Good Friday Races
THE Geelong Racing Club is making it easier for coastal folk to head to the bet365 Good Friday Country Discovery Race Day with free...
April 3, 2023
60th Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach launched
THE stage has been set for the 60th anniversary of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, with competing surfers and the local community coming...
April 1, 2023
The Greatest Surf Movie in the Universe to world premiere at Waurn Ponds
LOCALS will have a chance to catch the world premiere of Garage Entertainment and Madman's newest high-energy surf film The Greatest Surf Movie In...
March 31, 2023
Juc SLSC to toast 60 terrific years
THE culmination of 60 years of cherised memories, the Jan Juc Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) and its members will come together to toast...
March 31, 2023
Voting opens for 50 Year Storm surfing event
FROM today, locals can publicly vote for their community surfing heroes to surf in Bells Beach 50 Year Storm surfing event in memory of...
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