Tag: surf coast
Time limits loom over beach parking spaces
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE DAYS of easy beach access and unrestricted parking are over, according to a new coastal transport report.
The draft report said...
Our coastal surf girls are cresting the waves
The Surf Coast has long lured and nurtured champions, and the current complement of wave carvers is no exception. NOEL MURPHY catches up with...
Surf Coast bans caged animals circuses
By NOEL MURPHY
SURF Coast Shire has banned circuses with caged exotic animals despite operators' pleas to prove their welfare credentials.
The decision will frustrate the...
Chocolate factory for Great Ocean Road
By NOEL MURPHY
A CHOCOLATE factory at Bellbrae has moved a step closer to reality after earning Surf Coast Shire planning department approval.
The department said...
Plastic bags should be banned, says Surf Coast
SINGLE-USE plastic bags would be banned under a Surf Coast campaign to have the State Government outlaw them.
Led by Cr Eve Fisher, Surf Coast...
Spring Creek plans to cost land owners
By NOEL MURPHY
SPRING Creek land owners will have to carry some $300,000 in costs for site studies before its controversial development can go ahead.
Surf...
Surf Coast fire fear on Anglesea Alcoa mine
By NOEL MURPHY
ALCOA’S Anglesea coal mine should not host a repeat of Morwell’s Hazelwood fire fiasco, says Surf Coast Shire.
The shire’s council will ask...
Surf Coast backs marriage equality
SURF Coast Shire has joined the marriage equality campaign, voting this week to tackle MPs and authorities on the issue.
Led by Cr Eve Fisher,...
Surf Coast vetoes giant caravan park
By Noel Murphy
PLANS for a massive caravan park outside Torquay have been rejected by Surf Coast Shire.
More than 200 objections and concerns the scale...
OS tourists shun the Surf Coast
By NOEL MURPHY
OVERSEAS tourists are shunning the Surf Coast, according to new statistics.
Overall international visitor numbers fell from 28,731 in 2012 to 25,833 last...
Anglesea River gets the acid blues
By NOEL MURPHY
ANGLESEA River acid levels have increased following winter rains, causing a blue tinge in some areas of its estuary.
No fish deaths have...
Let public judge, circus asks Surf Coast
By NOEL MURPHY
ERONI’S Circus has asked Surf Coast Shire Council to let it perform as a case study of how circuses treat animals.
The circus’s...
Public-art feedback wanted
The City of Greater Geelong wants your feedback on public art.
Well-known examples of public art in the region include The Newsboy (Frank Costa)...
