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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...