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Published on 02 March 2026
Businesses in Lorne are reporting serious economic impacts from the overlapping emergency events during January, with data showing a significant drop in expenditure.
Published on 27 February 2026
Surf Coast Shire councillors have condemned all vandalism to public and private property. We spend around $130,000 per year in repair and clean-up associated with vandalism.
Published on 26 February 2026
Community members of all ages have flocked to Winchelsea’s new pool during its first full summer.
04 March 2026
NEW PAINTINGS by Rohan Robinson + Peter Gardiner
Marking International Women’s Day, this exhibition showcases 14 artists from diverse visual art backgrounds, whose works speak to personal significance, lived experience and individual perspective.
A weekly facilitated song and rhyme session for parents and carers of babies and children under school age. Incorporating the Parent Child Mother Goose program this session combines rhymes, songs, and stories to promote bonding and language skills. These sessions run during term time only.
Having a well prepared and practised plan is critical to your bushfire survival.
Council rules are in place to keep dogs, humans and the environment safe and happy.
Info on the Great Ocean Road floods of 15 January 2026 and details about the emergency response.
