December 2, 2022
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...
December 2, 2022
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...
December 2, 2022
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...
December 1, 2022
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...
November 30, 2022
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...
November 29, 2022
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...
November 29, 2022
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...
November 28, 2022
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...
November 27, 2022
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...
November 27, 2022
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...
November 27, 2022
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...
November 27, 2022
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...
November 26, 2022
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...
November 26, 2022
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'...
November 25, 2022
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...
November 23, 2022
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...
November 23, 2022
Imogen hits the mark in South Dakota
A DEADEYE local archer is still feeling the buzz of her debut appearance representing her country, following the performance of her life in the...
November 22, 2022
There’s a Storm coming… to Geelong
GEELONG will host some of the best rugby league talent the National Rugby League (NRL) has to offer early next year as pre-season action...
November 21, 2022
The Sands charity day tees off for breast cancer
ALMOST 100 women awash in pink clothing and a common goal teed off against cancer last week at The Sands Torquay for breast cancer...
November 21, 2022
Cats quartet make initial 42
A QUARTET of Geelong players are a step closer to being named in the AFLW All-Australian Squad for Season 7. Defender Meghan McDonald, forward Chloe...
November 20, 2022
Crowley tops Groms at Torquay Point
TORQUAY Point provided immaculate settings Sunday for the final day of the Woolworths Surfer Groms Comp, with fun sized two to three-foot waves and...
November 19, 2022
Altman earns quickest time in eighth running of The Impossible Paddle
THE skill of seasoned veteran Tim Altman was enough to claim quickest time on Saturday's Impossible Ocean Paddle, despite Torquay SLSC champion Matt Gilling...
November 18, 2022
Giving Day to provide more lifelines to the south west
RESIDENTS across Greater Geelong are encouraged to donate to this Lifeline Giving Day to help train crisis supporters. Organisers of the annual giving day, on...
November 18, 2022
Surfers amped for potential funding boost
SURFING Victoria will receive a funding boost for its programs on the Surf Coast if Labor wins next week's state election. Labor candidate for Polwarth...
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