February 5, 2023
Barwon Water awaits funding approval for organics hub
BARWON Water is awaiting state approval of its plan to spend $38.5 million on construction of its Regional Renewable Organics Network (RRON) facility at...
February 5, 2023
Surf Coast Hwy level crossing removal nears
A TEMPORARY eastern realignment of the Surf Coast Highway in April will enable the road to stay open during construction of the overhead rail...
February 4, 2023
Single-use plastics ban takes effect
SINGLE-use plastics and polystyrene are now outlawed throughout Victoria after the state government's landmark ban came into effect on Wednesday (February 1) this week. The...
February 3, 2023
Community gathers to celebrate Australia
ANNUAL Australia Day celebrations by the Anglesea River drew a crowd of hundreds in what was one of the Surf Coast's largest events of...
February 3, 2023
Thousands attend inaugural truth-telling event
A REFLECTIVE Surf Coast crowd of as many as 2,000 gathered by the ocean in Torquay on January 26 for the inaugural Pilk Purriyn...
February 1, 2023
Make-A-Wish ride to roll through coast
THE Bellarine and Surf Coast are on the itinerary for a group of up to 30 riders seeking to raise over $60,000 for the...
February 1, 2023
Shire renews bushfire safety campaign
THE Surf Coast Shire has compiled a short but comprehensive video outlining how people should prepare for the threat of bushfires. The five-minute video presented...
January 30, 2023
Upper Barwon River breaks banks and changes course
EROSION of the Upper Barwon River near Forrest due to high flows over the last six months has led to the waterway breaking its...
January 30, 2023
Community forum hears feedback on cockatoo bin trial
A WILDLIFE behavioural expert has offered a seemingly simple solution to the issue of cockatoos rummaging through bins in Lorne; stop feeding them. Management consultant...
January 30, 2023
Surviving Summer returns to shoot season two
THE second season of Netflix TV drama Surviving Summer is returning to the Surf Coast with shooting set to start this week at several...
January 27, 2023
Grand Designs to showcase unique Torquay home
A multi-million-dollar all-concrete home designed and built in Torquay will be showcased in the latest season of Grand Designs Australia. The architect of the Coombes...
January 26, 2023
Coast gathers to listen deeply
A REFLECTIVE Surf Coast community gathered in their thousands by the ocean in Torquay this morning (January 26) for the inaugural Pilk Purriyn truth-telling...
January 26, 2023
Game on at Leisure Time Centre after six years
A SIX-year wait from the Winchelsea community for access to the Leisure Time Centre (LTC) appears to have come to an end, after the...
January 26, 2023
Council rate rise cap doubles
RISING cost pressures are being cited by the region's councils ahead of an expected rate rise from them later in the year. Two days before...
January 26, 2023
Water quality improving after floods
MONTHS of poor water quality in the region's rivers and oceans is showing signs of easing according to the state's environment watchdog. Environment Protection Authority...
January 25, 2023
G21 prepare for Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum
THE head of greater Geelong's peak regional lobby is confident the alliance is ready for the coming debate and referendum on an Indigenous Voice...
January 25, 2023
Accolades for former Surf Coast actor and film-maker
SURF COAST actor Harriette St Ledger's written film debut After Roe Falls was showered with critical acclaim when it premiered in Los Angeles at...
January 24, 2023
Fears of mass fish deaths in Anglesea River
FEARS of another mass fish kill in the Anglesea River have led authorities to develop a plan to pump stored water into the estuary,...
January 22, 2023
Coastal erosion campaign gains power
A PETITION calling for erosion protection works at Point Roadknight beach in Anglesea has gathered support from local state and federal MPs Richard Riordan...
January 19, 2023
La Niña produces bumper bug season
A SURF Coast biologist has confirmed what many in the region have been noticing: it has been a bumper season for the proliferation of...
January 14, 2023
Smith’s still creating signs of the times
JAN Juc signwriter Maree Smith just clocked up 40 years since she first started trade school at the Melbourne College of Decoration in 1982,...
January 13, 2023
Shire tries again to keep cockies out of Lorne bins
THE SURF Coast Shire is trialling three different bin locks designed to keep wildlife out of household waste bins in Lorne and early reports...
January 12, 2023
Big return for Rock2Ramp
ANGLESEA'S Burson Rock2Ramp Ocean Swim made a triumphant return to its first full event in two years with 863 people taking to the water...
January 11, 2023
Planning protection for Rivers of the Barwon and West
THE Barwon and Moorabool Rivers and their tributaries are covered by new state planning schemes and policies under legislation that was approved late last...
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