Out & About
It was certainly summer-like on Monday with temperatures climbing into the low 30s. Voice photographer Ivan Kemp was at Ocean Grove main beach to...
Rural focus on Bellarine
Around 20 per cent of the residents in the City of Greater Geelong live in rural areas – many of them here on the...
Cockatoos set up camp
The highlight of my last few weeks was hearing from Pete and Chris, who live in Woodlands Estate in Ocean Grove.
They had 25 yellow-tailed...
Facebook users believe newspapers are essential
More than half of people who do not read local newspapers believe they are essential to their communities, a national survey has found.
Findings from...
Bushfire ready
Emergency responders will be more prepared than ever should a bushfire threaten the Surf Coast Shire after this week using new cutting-edge technology to...
New trailer to educate
Local environmental not-for-profit Bellarine Catchment Network has launched its new ‘Coastal Education Trailer’ that offers the public a new way to connect to the...
Reserve deadline extended
Parks Victoria has agreed to extend the public consultation deadline for proposed upgrades to the Ocean Grove Nature Reserve after complaints that the initial...
Popular fair is back in 2022
Our Lady Star of the Sea Primary School’s Earth Fest was a huge success in 2019, but then the pandemic put the 2020 and...
Friends trekking for youth homelessness
Two Ocean Grove women are preparing for a gruelling five-day hike in the Northern Territory next year to raise money for youth homelessness.
Kate Gorman...
Donations needed
Around 100 foster care children in the Drysdale area could miss out on receiving Christmas presents unless donations are made according to the Elf...
Schools to benefit from funding
Two Bellarine Peninsula schools will share in more than $6.6 million through Round 7 of the Inclusive Schools Fund.
Sensory play equipment, outdoor learning spaces...
Crimes down on the Bellarine
Crime has decreased across the Bellarine Peninsula according to the latest data released by the Crime Statistics Agency.
For the 12 months ending September 30,...