Tag: Torquay
Shops on coast battle holidays
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
TORQUAY Traders are campaiging against new public holidays in Victoria.
Torquay Traders chair Barrie Sutherland said the group was gathering information from...
Jon’s focus on frank input about Australia
By Ness Jennings
LOCAL cinematographer and photographer Jon Frank is turning his lens to cataloguing modern-day Australia and wants keen-eyed Geelong residents to help.
Jon is...
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...
Pierce twins to folk up on Surf Coast
INDIE-FOLK duo the Pierce Brothers will bring its acoustic music to Torquay after an international tour.
Didgeridoos, foot-stomping percussion, well-worn guitars, blues harps and enthusiasm...
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...
Xavier Huxtable dominates Gromsearch rivals on his home surf
JAN JUC junior Xavier Huxtable underlined his potential by almost taking a clean sweep of the Rip Curl Gromsearch surfing series this week.
Competing in...
Amit masters Caltex servo trade as alternative to IT career
By NOEL MURPHY
WHAT did the master in IT say to the sparkie? Do you want fries with that?
Sure, it might sound like a bad joke...
Gas shortages strike on coast
By NOEL MURPHY
TORQUAY homes are reeling from weeks of chronic gas shortages amid a recent cold spell, leaving residents shivering as vital heaters and...
Murray flows to coast
By Emily Iannello
TJAPWURRUNG is no longer spoken in Neil Murray’s native hometown - but it is sung.
Given his love and respect for Aboriginal culture,...
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...
Joshua’s debut fit for a prince
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A YOUNG Torquay dancer has scored a title role in a much-anticipated contemporary production alongside two Australian ballet stars.
Joshua Hunt will...
Bells Beach erosion works under way
SURF Coast Shire is carrying out works to prevent the erosion of Bells Beach’s sensitive cliff faces and to protect the area’s cultural heritage.
The...
Home run for Geelong
South Korean baseball giant KT Wiz has chosen Geelong over a number of global cities as the venue for a six-week summer camp.
KT Wiz,...
