All-Ability Surf program to make Surf Coast debut
A NOT-FOR-PROFIT surf therapy initiative catering to children with autism will make its debut on the shores of the Surf Coast, promoting benefits associated...
Calisthenics club unveils first All Abilities class
AN All Abilities Calisthenics class will be made available in Torquay at the start of next year, providing a new and inclusive space to...
Bells to to host leg of Junior Surfing Titles
SURFING Victoria has announced three locations for its Woolworths Victorian Junior Surfing Titles series in 2023. The three-part event crowns Victorian Junior Champions in Under...
Bellarine Athletics well represented at All Schools
EIGHT Bellarine Athletics Club junior athletes will take to the national stage in the hopes of being named All School champions. Miller Smith, Bruno Parfitt,...
Pickleballers win big at Pan Pacific Masters
LOCAL pickleballers have a reached a new milestone, accumulating just as many medals at an International event for the first time in the club's...
Anglesea SLSC toasts 70 years on the Surf Coast
ANGLESEA Surf Life Saving Club has celebrated 70 years of patrolling beaches, community engagement and providing life-saving skills. Past and present members gathered earlier this...
Light festival reaches new, festive heights
MILLIONS of Christmas lights will light up Wallington's skyline for Adventure Park Christmas Festival of Lights extravaganza. Adventure Park Geelong's second lightshow features three million...
Academy providing elite opportunities for Surf Coast footballers
A POPULAR soccer academy on the Surf Coast is enjoying strong numbers in 2022 with the new year right around the corner. The Surf Coast...
Local surfers riding up north
THE Surf Coast and Bellarine is being well represented this week in Queensland as four surfers from Jan Juc and Torquay brave the waves...
Olympian shares insight with Torquay College pupils
MORE than 150 Grade 5 Torquay College pupils received a special visit from one of Australia's best beach volleyballers this week. Olympian and two-time defending...
Beach Volleyfest’s elite to be crowned
THE Great Ocean Road Beach Volleyfest is in full swing with the best beach volleyball talent still to take centre stage. The first chapter of...
Freshwater Creek in sight for restoration
LOCAL farmer Mary Rose Coleman and a band of Surf Coast volunteers are on a mission to expand and replenish Freshwater Creek's depleted habitat. The...
Torquay microgrid workshop to shape electrical opportunities
THE Surf Coast Shire is urging community members to provide input into a second feasibility study to identify how microgrid systems can best cater...
Team T strapped in for bumper season
SUMMER is knocking on Torquay's door and newly opened Nippers vacancies are filling up quick. After more than two interrupted years of lifesaving programs, this...
Rainbow in the rain: Afterglow lights up Surf Coast
EARLY concerns regarding participant numbers due to poor weather conditions were quickly quelled when hundreds of runners turned out for the 2022 Afterglow Night...
Torquay local secures Ironwoman spot with absolute grace
ONE of Torquay SLSC's former guns will soon earn the right to call herself an Ironwoman at next month's first and second rounds of...
Bellarine ready to cause a storm in Big V Championship
BASKETBALL on the Bellarine will hold itself to a higher standard next season following a promotion of its top men's team into the Big...
Wagtails to fly wall-to-wall
THE playful wagtail art of Mike McLean could be adorning large-scale public spaces across the region after the talented artist called out to the...
Lion’s design to roar across the nation
A TALENTED artist and dedicated Belmont Auskick coach will have her own design featured on 100,000 AusKick bags next year, after the Australian Football...
Festival to dye Torquay again in 2023
TORQUAY'S Foreshore will again be the site for the region's Festival of Colours following confirmation of the event's date in 2023. Hundreds are expected to...
SALT shakes up regional fight scene
RESIDENTS, visitors, and combat enthusiasts enjoyed, for the first time ever, high-octane bouts within the surfside backdrop of the Surf Coast over the weekend...
Wallaby numbers increasing, Maccas jumps in
THE growing community at Wallington Recreation Reserve will soon have access to more equipment after winning a grant from the 'Macca's On Your Team'...
Pier to Pub registrations expected to fill by Christmas
ORGANISERS of Lorne's renowned Powercor Lorne Mountain to Surf and Pier to Pub say they are receiving a massive influx of registrations for the...
Volleyfest to spike region into a frenzy
ATHLETES from more than 24 nations will call Torquay home until December 4 during the Great Ocean Road Beach Volleyfest which launched...