July 30, 2021
Lorne family lit up after Olympic torch moment
A LORNE family has experienced a rare opportunity holding this year's Olympic torch in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympic Games. Shortly before the games...
July 29, 2021
Bellarine rider confirms history as six-time Olympian
FOR anyone to call themselves an Olympian is a rare achievement, but for someone to make it to the games six times is almost...
July 29, 2021
The region’s own prepare to strive for Olympic gold in Tokyo
SOME of the region’s own have already graced the international stage at this year’s Tokyo Olympic Games, but two athletes in particular will be...
July 29, 2021
Goal tops off Curnow’s 200-game milestone celebrations
ANOTHER Surf Coast product in the AFL achieved a lofty milestone this past weekend, when Carlton Blues midfielder Ed Curnow ran out onto the...
July 28, 2021
Climate Challenge embraced by students
STUDENTS haven taken climate action into their own hands by reducing carbon emissions at Torquay’s Lisieux Catholic Primary School, and Corangamite MP Libby Coker...
July 28, 2021
Group for dads focuses on sharing and learning
WITH fathers taking on a greater role in the home, a Surf Coast man and a Geelong midwifery and birth hub are hoping to...
July 27, 2021
Kicking goals at North Geelong with kind donations
A LOCAL family and football club based out of North Geelong has again conducted a generous donations drive, receiving plenty of soccer gear from...
July 27, 2021
Funding boost for regional cinemas to combat pandemic
A GEELONG cinema is among four regional Victorian venues that will share in $240,000 of funding as part of the federal government’s $20 million...
July 24, 2021
Brewery gets the last laugh before lockdown
TIME was on the side of a local comedy night hosted in Torquay last Thursday, as Victoria’s latest lockdown almost prevented a fun evening...
July 23, 2021
Help those with MS by reading a good book
STUDENTS from across the region will be powering through as many books as they can during August to raise money for a good cause. August will...
July 22, 2021
Former Geelong baseballer selected to the Chicago Cubs
AUSTRALIA can add another face to the global baseball stage, after one of Geelong’s own was drafted to the American big leagues. Former Geelong Baycat,...
July 21, 2021
Torquay Taekwondo team strikes gold at state titles return
A TAEKWONDO team based out of Torquay has returned to in-person, contact competition for the first time in two years after a COVID-induced hiatus...
July 19, 2021
Spirits high as Tigers enjoy mid-season event
ABOUT 140 people from the Torquay Tigers' football and netball sides attended the club's annual mid-season ball on Saturday, July 10. The Tigers have hosted...
July 17, 2021
Many hands make light work at Spring Creek planting
PEOPLE from the Surf Coast Shire pulled together to help restore an area of the Spring Creek valley with native flora on Sunday. Surf Coast...
July 15, 2021
Electrical fault sparks false fire alarm at Two Sugars
A POWER outage as a result of a car crash in Mount Duneed caused a false alarm five kilometres away at a Torquay cafe...
July 13, 2021
Pack mentality responsible for massive donation from Tigers
AFTER countless acts of goodwill, the Torquay Tigers Football Club has mustered an extraordinary effort receiving donations from all 29 of its junior sides...
July 13, 2021
Ride up to Buckley to raise funds to buck cancer
SURF Coast resident and former patient of ovarian and uterine cancer, Sally Wilson, is merging two of her great passions together to give back...
July 5, 2021
Grovedale Tigers get funding boost to improve pavilion
THE Grovedale Football Club's main pavilion will undergo much-needed renovations after being allocated about $60,000 in the City of Greater Geelong's latest budget. The extra...
July 4, 2021
Successful return to competitive IRB action
BARWON Heads SLSC maintained consistency above all else in a return to IRB action with back-to-back days of solid work. There were numerous victories recorded...
July 1, 2021
Successful Surf Coast Trail run a welcome sight
THE trail running community was back in full force this past weekend as 600 runners competed in the Surf Coast Trail Marathon on Saturday...
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