Articles by Alex Baird

  • Community engagement a key for CORA

    A Surf Coast councillor has urged CORA to engage with the local community during what shapes as a groundbreaking development for the growth of towns like Winchelsea following last week’s major announcement.

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  • Hunt for restaurant thieves

    Police are on the hunt for two offenders who allegedly stole around $3000 worth of goods after breaking into an Apollo Bay Chinese restaurant over the weekend.

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  • Coastal community feels like home for carnival crew

    There’s no place like home unless you’ve lived a life like Jamie Pickett, who says locking away six weeks at Apollo Bay every year is something he cherishes.

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  • Gamechanger for tennis in Colac region

    For 11-year-old Colac tennis prodigy Jemma Howat and her mum Anna, having the largest academy in the Southern Hemisphere within arm’s reach is a tantalising prospect for the future of the sport in the region.

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  • World class tennis facility at district’s doorstep

    The largest tennis academy in the Southern Hemisphere is set to be located at the Colac district’s doorstep it has been announced this morning.

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  • Deb’s discovery on display in Bay

    Apollo Bay’s Deb Wickson says she never imagined one of her beach discoveries from an early morning walk would end up on display in a museum.

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  • Almost half a century of giving

    Even the kitchen sink has come across the desk during Christine Rooke’s wonderful 45 years of service to the Apollo Bay op shop.

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  • Bay event puts skatepark in the spotlight

    Skatepark campaigners in Apollo Bay say the arrival of a state-wide competition speaks of the facility’s importance to the coastal community and highlights a need for improvements.

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