Fresh from a bronze medal at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, Marty Jackson has his sights set on the Tokyo Olympics. Jackson, 41, threw a personal best in the F38 shot put to clinch a bronze medal, while his good friend Cam Crombie took out the gold. It’s another stunning chapter in Jackson’s […]

I’ve been thoroughly enjoying the spring conditions on the Bellarine. There has been rain and even hail which has been lovely, but there has been no spring rain in central NSW and Queensland, where the drought conditions are dire. The killer and the chiller and the thriller over the past few weeks have been the […]

Saying ‘yes’ can be a life-changing choice, as Lyn Swan discovered when she signed up as an Interchange volunteer 25 years ago. Lyn, from Ocean Grove, was recognised by Gateways Support Services last week for her decades of service as a volunteer buddy to a little girl who soon became lovingly embraced by Lyn’s extended […]

Ocean Grove won a hard-fought encounter against Collendina in Under 15s cricket. Collendina batted first and made 3/128 with Harrison O’Neil (33 retired), Kian Gee (30 retired) and Jack Every (23) the run getters. The Grubbers replied with 5/147 to grab the points with Sam McGlynn (25 retired), Henry Wood (24 retired) and Charlie Larsen […]

Ocean Grove Primary School Primary School achieved a significant milestone of 10 years of environmental activities at the annual Coastcare Day in Ocean Grove Year 4 students were treated to activities on Ocean Grove main beach that related to indigenous plant revegetation, a Coastcare challenge game, hooded plover education and litter management. The sessions were […]

Time was the enemy in the Battle of the Bridge BPCA A1 one-day match between Barwon Heads and Ocean Grove at RT Fuller Oval on Saturday 26 October. The Round 4 top four clash was drawn, regular rain intervened play as 15 overs was lost in the scheduled 40 over per side one-day match. Ocean […]