Real Time News | Events | Gig Guide | Business In Mind | Bush & Beach Info | Interactive Maps | Stock Shots | Coastal Panoramas | Advertise with us | Meet the Team
Hello and welcome to the Surf Coast News, an online magazine that brings Victoria’s Surf Coast to your desktop.
Our unique online platform enables you to plan an entire holiday from one site and with the added convenience of 3G compatibility you can make a decision on the run using your mobile phone.
Surf Coast News is fast, easy to use, relevant and up to date, which means that you wont need to surf anywhere else.
We publish real time:
- Breaking News
- Local Events
- Gig Guide
- Community Information
- Beach Information
- Fishing Information
- Bush Walking Information
- Maps & Helpful Links,
Register now as a Member, and you can make comment and submit your news and information to a local audience.
Our content is moderated to ensure that information is accurate and suitable for the whole family to use.
Your privacy is paramount to us, and no information that we collect and hold is given, sold or distributed to any third party.
Real Time News
No need to wait until the next local paper is published to get the news. We are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. When the news is breaking we are publishing.
You can also submit your own news stories. Whether you are a budding journalist, business or non-profit organisation, you can submit your story free of charge, just go online and register as a Surf Coast News Member.
Once you have received your authentication e-mail, you are ready to log on and post your story. We are a moderated site and all information will be checked for accuracy and legitimacy before being published.
Designed with Business In Mind
Designed with local businesses in mind, Surf Coast News aims to become a one-stop guide of where to eat, stay, shop and play.
Containing maps, events calendar, gig guide and information about all of the Surf Coast beaches and surf breaks, our online platform enables users to plan an entire holiday from one site. Fast, easy to use, relevant and up to date, means that you wont need to surf anywhere else.
Bush & Beach Info
The Surf Coast is blessed with arguably some of the best beaches in Australia, all accessible from the Great Ocean Road.
Therefore, we have developed accurate and up-to-date information pages for all the Surf Coast beaches. Local weather, photo galleries, surf report, boating, fishing and beach information is all here.
Interactive Maps
Our maps are fully interactive, allowing you to plan your next trip to the Surf Coast down to the last detail.
When you click on a balloon, an information box opens up. Click on the ‘Directions’ link and type in where you plan to start your journey. Google Maps then supplies you with a complete breakdown of the most direct route you need to take to get you where you want to go.
Local Events
Surf Coast News aims to publish the most comprehensive up-to-date events calendar on the Surf Coast.
To achieve this, we will do most of the work. However, the opportunity exists for individuals, businesses or non-profit organisations to let a local audience know about their next big event.
Either e-mail us direct – editor@surfcoastnews.com.au or fill in our Submit an event or gig forms and we will take care of the rest. Please note that all events and gigs are checked for accuracy, so please include your contact number.
Gig Guide
As with the Events Calendar, Surf Coast News aims to publish the most comprehensive up-to-date gig guide on the Surf Coast.
Wether you are a music venue, band or musician, you can use Surf Coast News to publicise your venue or skills to a local audience.
It is as simple as logging on and registering yourself as a Member.
Once you have received your authentication e-mail, you are up and running to publish stories or information about your next big gig.
Surf Coast Stock Shots
Surf Coast News owns a large digital Stock Shot Archive. If you are in need of an image for your business website or marketing material or just want one to hang on the wall, chances are we’ll have the image you are looking for.
To find out visit: www.surfcoastnews.com.au/stockshots/
Coastal Panoramas
A special part of our archive collection is the coastal panorama collection.
To view this collection go to: www.surfcoastnews.com.au/panoramas/
Advertise with us
In the online world, content is king.
Understanding this, Surf Coast News aims to have the content that will keep it at the top of the pack this summer.
If you are a business interested in using online social media to spread the word, then consider advertising on
www.surfcoastnews.com.au
Our rates are competitive, so get in early. To find out more or to get a quote e-mail – advertise@surfcoastnews.com.au
Meet the Team
John Cook – Advertising Manager
e-mail: advertise@surfcoastnews.com.au
For the past two years John Cook has been the Advertising Manager of Italian Porphyry, an Australian Company that imports stone from Italy and is actively involved in the Australian commercial construction industry. Prior to his return to Victoria, John was owner/manager of the very popular Road Warriors Cafe at Mt. White on the central coast of NSW. He has also worked as a chef/manager for various companies, large and small for over 20 years.
Nicholas Soames – Editor
e-mail: editor@surfcoastnews.com.au
Nicholas Soames studied journalism at Deakin University and has worked for Swedish Television and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He published Anglesea Online, the Surf Coast’s first online news service, for eight years until he decided to start www.surfcoastnews.com.au
