Planters to dig in on National Tree Day
VOLUNTEER planters across the region will be getting their hands dirty this Sunday when they take part in National Tree Day. Locally, Bellarine Bayside will...
Christmas comes early to Anglesea Movie Club
NEARLY 120 moviegoers got into the Yuletide spirit early at Anglesea Memorial Hall as the Anglesea Movie Club hosted its Christmas in July event. Anglesea...
Surf Coast Carnival to showcase masters potential
MASTERS Aussie rules football is on its way to the Surf Coast, featuring some of the best local footballers over 35 years of age...
Torquay SLSC president hopes to start conversations to save others
A RESPECTED member of the Torquay Surf Life Saving Club and cancer survivor has been named a community champion as part of a new...
Chargers invite coaching applications for season 23/24
SURFCOAST Basketball Association (SBA) is seeking representative coaches to join its Chargers program for season 2023/24. Vice president Adam Forde said the association is looking...
Surfing event looms large after four-year absence
TORQUAY Boardriders Club (TBC) has announced the return of Hells Djarrak, formerly known as Hells Bells, following a four-year absence due to COVID-19 and...
Club’s new covers add to recent growth
MEMBERS of the Torquay Outrigging Canoe Club are overjoyed following the arrival of its two new canoe covers, providing an additional element of safety...
Roos on the brink of historic turnaround
ANGLESEA Football Netball Club is in the midst of one of local sport's biggest turnarounds following 13 rounds of Bellarine Netball League (BNL) action. The...
Surf Coast’s stellar streak faces biggest obstacle
SURF Coast FC will seek to extend its nine-game winning streak this Saturday against the competition's ladder-leaders. The club, second in the Men's State League...
Butch remains a Blue for two more
WINCHELSEA Football Netball Club senior football coach Christian "Butch" Shaw will remain at Eastern Reserve until at least the end of 2025. Shaw, who is...
Runners brave chilly conditions at Anglesea Trail Running Series
RAIN, wind, and mud awaited the 900 participants who took part in Sunday's Anglesea leg of the Trail Running Series. Runners braved the elements to...
BFL’s founding father leaves lasting legacy
THE public memorial of renowned local sporting figure and former Leopold and St Albans player Les Ash will be held at the Leopold Sporting...
Armstrong Creek leg-spinner named as Renegades Recruit
ARMSTRONG Creek Cricket Club and Geelong Cricket Club leg-spinner Grace Jones has been named the winner of this year's Female Melbourne Renegades Recruit competition. The...
Bellarine clubs see need for local facilities
TWO Bellarine towns are feeling the squeeze from a lack of sporting facilities. Ocean Grove Breakers Basketball Club president Tim Semple says his club’s junior...
Torquay Lions Club announces new president
TORQUAY Lions Club has announced a new president at its annual Changeover Dinner. Brian Keane was named president of the Torquay Lions Club for 2023-24...
CFA unit calls for volunteers
BELLBRAE CFA has put the call out to the Surf Coast community to consider joining its brigade ahead of what is expected to be...
AFL Barwon announces venues for BFNL Finals Series
THE Bellarine Football Netball League’s finals series venues will remain in Newcomb and Portarlington for 2023. AFL Barwon announced the BFNL’s finals venues earlier today...
Emergency planning workshop hits neighbouring councils
A JOINT workshop between two councils has used first-hand experiences to help shape and refine emergency planning in the event of a disaster for...
Tuohy to break long-standing record this afternoon
GEELONG Cats defender Zach Tuohy will break the record for most VFL/AFL games played by an Irish-born footballer later today, when the Cats host...
Supercats reach critical juncture ahead of bumper NAIDOC Week games
THE biggest night of the year for the Geelong United Supercats returns this weekend with the NBL1 club meeting its regional rival in North...
AFL Barwon communities come together for inaugural Indigenous Round
FOOTBALL and netball clubs across Greater Geelong and the Surf Coast will celebrate First Nations people this weekend as part of AFL Barwon's first...
Barwon Valley trio saddle up for national champs
A TRIO of horseriders training in Mount Moriac are riding high following their selections to the 2023 Australian Interschool Championships Victorian team. Barwon Valley Pony...
SCEG and Men’s Shed think outside the box
A COLLABORATION between two Torquay community groups will benefit local wildlife along Merrijig Creek's upper catchment area west of Anglesea Road. Surf Coast Energy Group...
Trail Running Series swings by Anglesea
VICTORIA'S Trail Running Series returns to the Surf Coast to Anglesea on July 9. Event director Sam Maffett said the Anglesea Trail Running course is...