Beach heroes sought
By LUKE VOOGT
BARWON Heads resident Sally Smith is searching for five heroic beach-goers, who she says saved her life just days before Christmas.
Sally, 54,...
Warm conditions for Grove LSV event
By MARK HEENAN
HUNDREDS of elite state surf life saving club descended on Ocean Grove Main Beach for the first Life Saving Victoria carnival of...
Santa socks it to students
OCEAN Grove Primary School students may have noticed a monstrous inflatable stocking, complete with a “surfing santa”, on their way to school this month.
The...
Sarah keeps it safe
By LUKE VOOGT
CORANGAMITE MP Sarah Henderson met with the Ocean Grove Business Association (OGBA) last Thursday, to promote the Federal Government’s Safer Streets Program.
“I’m...
Meet the Neighbours
THREE local coastal organisations encouraged residents to “Meet the Neighbours” at 13W Beach this month, raising awareness of local wildlife.
Residents took turns spotting...
Fallen honoured
ABOUT 140 locals gathered in the sunshine of Ocean Grove Park as the town marked Remembrance Day earlier this month.
All ages were involved...
Drumming up interest
By LUKE VOOGT
The rhythm of drums will again sound at Main Beach on Friday evenings, as Wallington drummer Scott McCutcheon continues last year’s drumming...
Reading between the lines
Bookgrove is a modern, independently owned and locally operated bookstore on the Bellarine Peninsula in the heart of Ocean Grove that has stood the...
Picture perfect
Brendan Waites has lived in Ocean Grove for 10 years and his business - Ocean Grove Camera and Photo - has been up and...
Socially, locals gain global reach
Almost 500 locals have joined a new group on Facebook featuring creatives from Ocean Grove, who sell their goods online from their own homes....
Signs of Christmas for Elwood
ALTHOUGH Christmas is a month away, a special present arrived early for one youngster at the VicRoads Fulton Hogan depot in Geelong.
Elwood Majewski...
Tawny chicks thriving
By JEN CARR
I’VE spent the past few weeks on a wild goose/tawny chase, trying to locate the tawny frogmouth chicks in Woodlands and in...
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West delivers plenty of bird sightings
While Victorians have been unfortunately forced into another lockdown, I have been on the other side of the country in Western Australia having a...
