January 10, 2023
Coastal erosion impacts Fairhaven
FAIRHAVEN is the latest Surf Coast beach added to a growing list of locations where unstable cliffs and dunes are at risk of further...
January 10, 2023
Wadawurrung artwork adorns Spirit of Tasmania port
A MURAL featuring the migration journey undertaken by Orange-bellied parrots across Bass Strait welcomes Spirit of Tasmania passengers making the same trip at the...
January 8, 2023
Truth telling event to replace January 26 celebrations on Surf Coast
THE SURF Coast Shire will host a ceremony on January 26 honouring Wadawurrung Traditional Owners with an inaugural truth-telling event named Pilk Purriyn (sunrise). It...
January 7, 2023
108th regatta rows out
DOZENS of expert and amateur rowing teams helped ring in New Year's Day at the 108th Anglesea Regatta. From noon, 100 entrants formed 37 crews...
January 4, 2023
Power network upgraded and fitted with bushfire safety devices
POWERCOR has upgraded the region's power networks by constructing two new substations at Torquay and Geringhap and refurbishing the existing Waurn Ponds Zone substation. The...
January 2, 2023
Caravan park sites reserved for seasonal workers
OPERATORS of the Lorne foreshore caravan park have set aside five sites for seasonal workers in a bid to ease the town's accommodation crisis...
December 26, 2022
108th Anglesea Regatta ready for the new year
OVER a century of Surf Coast rowing history will be celebrated on New Year's Day when the Anglesea Regatta celebrates its 108th year of...
December 26, 2022
Beach gears up for offshore dive
BEACH Energy has lodged a 433-page draft environment plan (EP) to tie-in four new gas production wells in the Otway Basin. Submitted to the National...
December 25, 2022
Meteor showers light the night
SURF Coast photographer Craig Crosthwaite spent several nights capturing images of the Geminids meteor shower that was visible over several nights last week. The American...
December 25, 2022
Cliff collapse follows launch of public safety campaign
A LARGE section of the Demons Bluff cliff face has collapsed at Anglesea, just days after the coastal authority announced a safety campaign to...
December 24, 2022
Sun powered EV sets record at Wensleydale
AN electric and sun powered vehicle designed and built by students claimed a Guinness World Record by travelling 1000km on a single charge in...
December 19, 2022
River sustains fish for first time in three years
THE return of fish to the Anglesea River Estuary for the first time in three years offers an insight into how it may be...
December 19, 2022
Trial reduces speed limit through through Aireys Inlet and Fairhaven
A SECTION of the Great Ocean Road at Aireys Inlet and Fairhaven has been reduced from 60km per hour to 50kmh under a six-month...
December 12, 2022
Council clears landslip
FAIRHAVEN residents are calling on the Surf Coast Shire to revegetate an embankment that has incurred several landslips beside the Great Ocean Road. The Department...
December 10, 2022
Lower prices to flow for Barwon Water customers
THERE’S good news for Barwon Water customers with the utility forecasting a price decrease for a majority of users over the next five years. Volume,...
December 7, 2022
Handing over custodianship of a life’s work
THE owners of a unique Otways property that is home to some of the world's rarest trees and plants are pondering who will be...
December 7, 2022
Tehan backs regulator’s call on seismic testing
WANNON Liberal federal member Dan Tehan said he would be guided by the advice of Australia's offshore petroleum safety regulator on whether two international...
December 6, 2022
All About Art and community
A DIVERSE showcase of Surf Coast artists will be exhibited in Jan Juc next weekend (December 9-11) in an event designed to help artists...
December 5, 2022
Surf Coast steps up on family violence
SURF Coast community members took a stand against gender-based violence by joining a Walk Against Family Violence in Torquay last Friday. Marking the United Nations...
December 5, 2022
Patagonia calls for end to native forest logging
PATAGONIA Torquay has premiered a short film in a bid to end native forest logging in Victoria's Central Highlands and create the Great Forest...
December 3, 2022
Chief Health Officers warns of increased mosquito numbers
VICTORIA'S Deputy Chief Health Officer has warned heavy rainfall and flooding has increased mosquito breeding and that already high numbers are expected to increase. Associate...
December 2, 2022
Matt Orchard crowned Australia’s top music teacher
SEASONED rocker and Apollo Bay P-12 college teacher Matt Orchard says he was struck with a rare case of nerves leading up to the...
December 1, 2022
Community vision sought for Geelong’s games village
HAVING announced the Waurn Ponds location for the 2026 Commonwealth Games village site, the state government is now seeking input from the community on...
December 1, 2022
Glamp it up
THE first set of fifty glamping tents destined for Surf Coast caravan parks are now up in Torquay. The semi-permanent structures are being setup at...
