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March 8, 2022

Paper highlights impact of pumping

ALCOA’S decades of pumping groundwater has negatively affected water quality in the Anglesea River and estuary, according to a new report from a team...

March 7, 2022

Bid to ban fossil fuel projects in Otway Basin on ice

A PUSH by the Greens to ban gas and fuel projects from the Otway Basin is unlikely to gain traction before the federal election...

March 6, 2022

Shire strengthens heritage protections

THE Surf Coast Shire will amend its Planning Scheme to include stronger protections for places identified within Heritage Overlays. Council voted last week to approve...

March 4, 2022

Rubbish Rangers Torquay chapter launch

A THIRD chapter of the Surf Coast Rubbish Rangers launched in Torquay over the weekend. The volunteer-based groups, already operating for years in Aireys Inlet...

March 1, 2022

Bellbrae PS active travel project

BELLBRAE Primary School is trialling a new start to the school day with its active travel project encouraging parents and students to minimise the...

February 28, 2022

New Surf Coast wildlife shelter

A $30,000 state government grant has enabled construction of a new large-scale aviary for rescued birds in the Surf Coast and Bellarine regions, helping...

February 21, 2022

Discrimination Bill shelved

TORQUAY resident Merrin Wake didn’t expect to be campaigning against the Religious Discrimination Bill in 2022, after thinking it “had fallen over” when she...

February 20, 2022

Evacuated aged care residents wait for news on return home

IT MAY be a month before 49 Anglesea aged care residents evacuated from Calvary’s Cordelia Grove learn when they might return to their storm...

February 18, 2022

Regional rehab centre opened in Corio

THE Victorian Government has officially opened the newly constructed 30-bed alcohol and drug residential rehabilitation facility in Corio, a project first promised in 2018. It’s...

February 11, 2022

Record Ross River cases

THERE was a record number of confirmed Ross River Virus (RRV) cases in the Greater Geelong and Surf Coast regions in 2021, and while...

February 10, 2022

Fourth major cliff collapse since October

A SECOND large section of Jarosite Cliffs, between Pt Addis and Southside beaches, collapsed last week. Parks Victoria closed a 450-metre-long, 10-metre-wide section of the...

February 10, 2022

International travel to Surf Coast resumes

INTERNATIONAL tourists are set to return to the region when Australia re-opens its borders to the world on February 21, ending about two years...

February 6, 2022

Danger and Bash events set for March

ORGANISERS of the Bells Bash run and Danger Swim series have landed on a March 26/27th date for the events after cancelling the original...

February 3, 2022

Jan Juc family left homeless after battle with insurer

A JAN JUC family say they’ve been left without any of their possessions, in significant debt, sick and homeless after a six-year long battle...

February 3, 2022

Narambi Park subdivision proposal

MORE than a decade after regulatory authorities blocked plans to subdivide Anglesea’s Narambi Caravan Park into 18 lots, the Surf Coast Shire is now...

February 2, 2022

Eden responds to Anglesea river concerns

THE Eden Project is standing by claims that Alcoa's pumping test in Anglesea is not contributing to the highly acidic state of the nearby...

February 1, 2022

Vulnerable Hoodie numbers stabilise

ANXIOUS volunteers are looking out for Hooded Plover chicks along the Great Ocean Road as fledglings reach the critical stage of being able to...

January 30, 2022

Shire “disappointed” by stormwater litter at Bells

THE Surf Coast Shire Council says it's "disappointing" that litter continues to wash on to Bells Beach and into the Point Addis Marine National...

January 28, 2022

Second Demon’s Bluff cliff collapse

ANOTHER large section of the Demon’s Bluff cliff face collapsed last week, the second in four months. According to Parks Victoria Acting District Manager Stephen...

January 27, 2022

Cheeseman: Duffields boundary commitment will be honoured

SOUTH Barwon MP Darren Cheeseman says the Victorian Government will honour his 2018 election promise of halting development at Duffields Road in Torquay. "Absolutely the...

January 20, 2022

Beach exclusion zones remain

PARKS Victoria has confirmed a 450-metre-long partial beach closure beneath the Jarosite headland, between Pt Addis and Southside beaches, will remain until further notice. A...

January 19, 2022

Group wants answers on Anglesea River

A NEW community group wants answers on the acidity of the Anglesea River, and claims the river's health is linked to the levels of...

January 16, 2022

“Harder than lockdown”: Businesses grapple with COVID consequences

FACED with the highest COVID-19 case numbers in the Geelong region's history, businesses are being forced to furlough sick or isolating staff en masse,...

January 15, 2022

Major events disrupted for second year

AS SOARING COVID-19 case numbers cause major disruptions across the region, event organisers are having to go virtual, postpone or cancel altogether. For many events,...