8 years ago
January 18 to 31, 2017
With a monster Australia Day weekend looming, Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club has reinforced the message that beachgoers need to swim between the flags this summer.
With shark sightings at Jan Juc, Anglesea and Fairhaven recently and the death of a Melbourne man in his fifties at Ocean Grove Main Beach, beachgoers should not get complacent about water safety.
6 years ago
January 30 to February 12, 2019
Calls to permanently lower the speed limit on Grubb Road have been renewed after a man was seriously injured in a car accident last week.
The road, which has several different speed limits ranging from 60km/h, 80km/h and 100km/h, is seen as a hot spot by local police.
4 years ago
January 29 to February 11, 2021
Businesses across the Bellarine are reporting a bumper high-summer season after struggling through a COVID-19-affected winter.
Although the peninsula remains busy throughout summer, the end of January is usually when many holiday makers return home as schools prepare to reopen.
1 year ago
January 26 to February 8, 2024
The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race is in full swing, with Geelong and the Bellarine gearing up for the elite women’s and men’s races this Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
Men’s rider Chris Hamilton (DSM), who hails from Bendigo, said his team was looking to repeat its win last year, when young Marius Mayrhofer claimed the shock victory for DSM after a hectic final sprint.
