July 22, 2022
Contractor signed for rail upgrades
A CONTRACTOR has been appointed to duplicate the rail line between South Geelong and Marshall stations and remove two level crossings. Around eight kilometres of...
July 19, 2022
Revegetation program for Torquay foreshore
PREPARATION works for a large-scale revegetation program along the Torquay foreshore between Bells Street and Zeally Bay Road are under way. Land managers will plant...
July 19, 2022
Demand doubles for Feed Me services
COST of living pressures in households across the Surf Coast is contributing to a doubling of demand from Feed Me’s Torquay warehouse and shopfront. Three...
July 17, 2022
NewsAngle celebrates 150th edition
THE Anglesea Community House’s (ACH) four decades of publishing has been marked by the printing of its 150th issue of NewsAngle. Starting life as an...
July 16, 2022
Doggie walking business
THREE years after first putting up a dog walking services poster on an Armstrong Creek shopping centre bulletin board, now 16-year-old Milly Angleton employs...
July 15, 2022
Bush kinder builds sharper minds
BUSH kinder programs for pre-school aged children are likely leading to better education outcomes, particularly girls, two Torquay academics from Deakin University have concluded. Professor...
July 15, 2022
Awards celebrating disability leaders returns
NOMINATIONS are open to celebrate the advocacy and leadership of people helping empower others living with a disability in greater Geelong as part of...
July 12, 2022
Census 2021: what do we look like?
AUSTRALIA in the 21st century is more populated, culturally diverse and less religious according to the 2021 Census. A record 96.1 per cent of Australians...
July 12, 2022
Shire seeks urgent investigation into river’s health
THE SURF Coast Shire has opposed Alcoa’s application to continue pumping groundwater into its former coal mine in Anglesea, calling instead for an urgent...
July 10, 2022
Barwon Health nurse clocks off after 48 years
LONG-serving Barwon Health nurse Annie Sproules signed off from her last shift at Geelong hospital last month, 48 years after starting her her traineeship...
July 6, 2022
Shire raises concerns about Anglesea River
A REPORT from the Surf Coast Shire has outlined a series of concerns about the possible impacts on the Anglesea River of decades of...
July 5, 2022
Surf camera operators told to comply with law
OWNERS and hosts of CCTV surf surveillance cameras will have to apply for approval to operate from the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks...
July 4, 2022
Cosy Corner repairs set to start
REPAIR works to the damaged sea wall at the southern end of Cosy Corner are ready to start. The Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks...
July 1, 2022
Call for resort to get on the ball
IN LESS than a year, Jan Juc’s Jeff Giddins has retrieved 5,572 golf balls from Spring Creek, with a combined weight of more than...
June 30, 2022
Scientist dismisses “Otway panther” sighting
A SENIOR state government scientist has dismissed a recent sighting of the so-called “Otway panther” by Lorne’s Perry Childs and the CCTV footage he...
June 29, 2022
“A disaster”: lack of childhood educators in Lorne forcing parents to cancel work
LORNE parents are being forced to cancel work due to childcare shortages in the town, as the state government announces a massive overhaul of...
June 28, 2022
Shortage turns focus to Otway gas
SHORTFALLS on the availability of gas for domestic use in Victoria and a massive spike in gas prices is focusing attention on the potential...
June 28, 2022
300 years in Lorne
WEEKS away from his 100th birthday, long-time Lorne resident Doug Sterling mentions how he recently slowed down – in kilometre per hour terms, at...
June 27, 2022
Residents return to Cordelia Grove
THE remaining residents displaced by flooding from Calvary’s Cordelia Grove aged care home in Anglesea have been welcomed back. Heavy storms on January 28 led...
June 23, 2022
“This beautiful black cat”: Lorne man reveals vision of “Otway panther”
IN THE early hours of a Monday morning on February 28, something unusual caught the eye of Lorne’s Perry Childs as he looked out...
June 23, 2022
Shire considers position on Alcoa water licence
THE Surf Coast Shire council is considering its position on Alcoa’s request to continue pumping ground water into its former mine pit in Anglesea. The...
June 19, 2022
“Never give up”: surf pioneer Ray Wilson returns to town
WHEN surfing pioneer Ray Wilson moved from Anglesea back to his old stomping ground of Torquay recently, he brought with him an old memento...
June 17, 2022
Surf cameras operating without state consent
VICTORIA’S peak planning authority has stated that no surf cameras in the state are operating with its consent, casting considerable doubt over the legality...
June 13, 2022
Development approval for Narambi Park
THE Surf Coast Shire council has approved a $4 million planning application to subdivide and build 10 homes on the site of the former...
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