8+ hour, 20+ min ago   (445+ words) Hannah McCarthy has taken out the Opal Aspirers Award at the recent Romance Writers of Australia annual conference in Darwin. The local community library services officer’s unpublished manuscript Meet Me at the River also placed second in the Emerald Award....

8+ hour, 20+ min ago   (279+ words) An annual trash and treasure fixture in Linton will be held next month. The Linton Townwide Garage Sale will be held on Sunday 18 October. Organiser Jenny Stuart said the appeal of having many participants is used to attract garage sale…...

13+ hour, 53+ min ago   (273+ words) Mount Gambier High School’s science labs came alive on Wednesday as 20 Year 5 students from Mulga Primary School visited for a series of engaging, hands-on science activities. With support from science educators Zoe Rout, Matt Strother, and Amanda Lengyel, and the…...

14+ hour, 19+ min ago   (404+ words) Surf Coast residents are being asked what makes their part of the region feel like home, with their memories and experiences to form the basis of a live community performance. The Voices from Home project is collecting written and recorded…...

14+ hour, 19+ min ago   (497+ words) Geelong Air Force cadets have been forced from their home of several decades into a temporary base that is also earmarked for sale, leaving them facing a second move with no permanent location secured. The 427 Squadron and 428 Squadron had been…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (291+ words) Grammy-nominated musician Jack Johnson is lending his star power to a local farming initiative teaching students how to grow their own food. The unlikely partnership will see Johnson throw his support behind Farm My School, which runs a market garden…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (393+ words) More than 50 regional designers and creative businesses will come together for a new four-day design fair as part of Geelong Design Week next month. The inaugural Victorian Regional Design Fair will take over Nyaal Banyul Geelong Convention and Event Centre…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (266+ words) Why multiculturalism is good for democracy is the focus of the inaugural Raffaello Carboni Lecture at the Eureka Centre on Tuesday 15 September. Part of International Day of Democracy celebrations, the talk will be delivered by Professor Frank Bongiorno. The lecture…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (591+ words) Helping children communicate with their families for the first time, make their first friend or simply feel more included is all in a day’s work for Torquay’s Business of the Year. Flying Start Children’s Therapy has taken out the top…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (519+ words) If you’ve spent any time around the Surf Coast’s sporting grounds lately, you’ve likely felt the unmistakable buzz as more kids, teens and adults lace up their boots and take to the pitch. Soccer isn’t just growing nationally; it’s booming…...