Torquay turns out for Hodge visit
TORQUAY Football Club president Cameron Healy hailed last Saturday’s Before The Game event featuring Luke Hodge as a success. Mr Healy said more than 230...
Surf Coast goes Giddey for NBA star
HUNDREDS of junior basketballers enjoyed the chance of a lifetime training alongside NBA star Josh Giddey in Torquay yesterday (June 26).
Lorne beats the pack at swimming champs
LORNE Surf Life Saving Club has been crowned champions of the pool following the Victorian Pool Lifesaving Championships, held at Geelong Grammar School. Lorne was...
Former Supercat relishes milestone of a lifetime
FORMER Geelong United Supercat Jack White says it is "absurd" to be an NBA champion after helping the Denver Nuggets to its first title...
Supercats signing to make big impact in NBL1 Finals push
GEELONG United Supercats will receive a much-needed boost to its frontcourt after the club announced the arrival of 205cm centre Matt McCarthy. The 26-year-old Melbournian...
“A good opportunity”: Swans welcome powerhouse challenge
SOUTH Barwon Football Club coach Mark Neeld says he is looking forward to his team taking on some of the Geelong Football League's "powerhouse"...
Local trio named to Victorian side
THREE local footballers have been selected to compete at the Under 12 Australian Football Championships later this year. Moriac Primary School pupil and St Mary's...
Finch ready for milestone 300th game
ONE of the Bellarine Football League’s (BFL) most decorated players will mark a historic 300 games for the Modewarre Football Club later...
Centurions set for another second-half charge
LAST year's Geelong & District Netball League Grand Final runner-up Werribee Centrals will make sure all complacency is erased from its preparation when it...
Norton manages career best at Finke
LORNE resident and motocross athlete Callum Norton finally secured his dream run at the Finke Desert Race over the King's Birthday long weekend, securing...
Surf Coast to gather for ‘Yes’ movement
AT least 100 people will gather at Torquay's Cosy Corner next Sunday (July 2) in a show of solidarity for the Voice to Parliament's...
Leopold announces new-look committee, first female president
LEOPOLD Cricket Club has begun a new era at Memorial Park with the club's first ever female president and six first-time committee members announced...
First responders invited to new mental health workshop
A NEW workshop aimed at assisting emergency service workers' mental health has arrived in Torquay. Local units and first response workers on the Surf Coast...
Dean Lobbe to be celebrated at pub singing event
AN Anglesea choir group will celebrate the life of late Anglesea resident Dean Lobbe, who passed away suddenly in April, in a special performance...
Trail Marathon runs without a hitch
MORE than 600 runners braced the chilly conditions during Saturday’s Surf Coast Trail Marathon. Event organiser Chris Ord said the near-solstice timing of the marathon...
Hawks legend excited for Torquay visit
HAWTHORN Football Club legend Luke Hodge says he is excited to talk all things local football at the Torquay Tigers' Before The Game event...
Artists invited to SHED Talks series
THE Surf Coast Shire is delivering a series of SHED Talks over the next two months for aspiring artists and industry professionals to learn...
GBA Women claim inaugural Winter State Champs
GEELONG Baseball Association (GBA) has created history, being crowned Victoria's inaugural Women's State Winter champions. Geelong stunned Dandenong in the decider 10-3 to win the...
Lions’ den to host GFNL deciders
AFL Barwon has announced Leopold Memorial Park as the site for this year’s Geelong Football and Netball League (GFNL) Grand Final.
The region’s...
Inverleigh prepare for post-bye gauntlet
INVERLEIGH Football Club has a tall task ahead with all of the top three Geelong & District Football League (GDFL) sides taking on the...
“We are the hunted”: Ammos unbeaten but stay focused
AMMOS' A Grade coach says her team will not be looking at its matchup with Modewarre at face value, with the Bellarine Netball League's...
High-flying Hawks home in on finals
DRYSDALE co-coach and forward Tom Ruggles has declared the next month of Bellarine Football League action as one of the Hawks' most important of...
Building healthy habits this Men’s Health Week
MALES of all ages are being encouraged to make healthy changes in their lives as part during Men's Health Week (June 12-18). Co-ordinated...
Winter Glow returns to Adventure Park
MILLIONS of lights and a thousand colourful installations await residents and visitors in Wallington when Adventure Park opens its month-long winter festival today (June...