Delivering a platform for our inspired local creators, makers and innovators.
We are inspired by the quality, innovation and variety of products and services available from local Surf Coast businesses. So we created a place where you can quickly discover new unique gift ideas, shopping, food and drinks, creative arts, trades and services.
Inspired by Surf Coast is proudly created by the Surf Coast Shire Council with the support of talented and creative local businesses.
Surf Coast Shire Council
Within days of stage 3 stay-at-home restrictions coming into effect due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, Council’s Business Support Team set up the BuySurfCoast website to provide an online directory of local businesses and the altered services being offered during the lockdown period. Inspired by Surf Coast is the next phase of this work to support local businesses.
Fluid
Clifton Daniell, Mike Beck and Sam Milne are three of the team from Fluid, a group of highly creative and collaborative designers, strategists, photographers, writers and artists.
They provided the design and creative ideas for the Inspired by Surf Coast campaign.
Gruff Design
Andrew Ferrie from Gruff Design is providing the grunt to our social media campaign. Gruff is a design & social marketing agency who brand, elevate and connect businesses to their customers.
Surf Coast Creatives
Ben Hucker and Jess Mellington are the founders of the Surf Coast Creatives. They were both made redundant in the wake of the Corona pandemic and decided do something fun to keep people connected and get inspired to create.
They’re on a mission to bring the stories of creative entrepreneurs to life with the Surf Coast Creatives podcast.
Season 2 starts on 3 September.
Leslie Carvitto Photography
Leslie Carvitto was a born and raised California girl that found roots in both Hawaii and the Pacific Northwest before moving to Australia. Her heart belongs in the mountains and on wild coastlines, and is unbelievably grateful to call the Surf Coast home.
Leslie is passionate about profiling female business owners and conscious creatives.
Surf Coast Times
The Surf Coast Times, locally owned and operated in Torquay, publish free local weekly news for the Surf Coast. Hyper-local community content which is free, provides the perfect platform in either print and/or digital to promote local businesses.
We have permission to share any stories about local businesses on our website and provide them with story ideas for upcoming editions.
When Local is the new Global … they deliver ‘what’s good about where we live!’
Flipswitch Media
Mia De Rauch from Flipswitch Media is a content creator, video production professional, strategist and consultant.
Her passion for the creative and the collaborative approach comes across in every project.
She loves working with local brands as much as we love our international clients.
The Surf Coast gives us some much inspiration, with stunning ocean and natural views to capture. It’s not just our surrounds that make us so lucky to live here, it’s also the really supportive business community.