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Food festival gathers momentum
The 12th Tastes of Central Geelong next month will feature two celebrity chefs and authors, who are set to share their culinary tips and secrets…
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Bermagui nets 72 birds species
I’ve spent most of the last fortnight in Bermagui on the south coast of New South Wales. It’s been lovely to have a break from…
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Out & about
Summer is almost over, but that doesn’t mean the good weather will gone, too. Voice photographer Ivan Kemp ventured to Ocean Grove main beach on…
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Kia Seltos is easy on the eye
Seltos is the second smallest model in Kia’s SUV range, sitting above the compact Stonic and below the Sportage. It competes against vehicles such as…
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Bells sell up to head north
After nearly 18 years, Bells By The Beach dog-friendly holiday house Ocean Grove is closing its doors. Jan and Lin Bell started ‘Bells’ in June…
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Celebrating International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day on 8 March celebrates the achievements of women while acknowledging the need for continued work towards gender parity. Australia ranked 43rd out…
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Australia’s only acoustic festival comes back to Ocean Grove
Australia’s only acoustic music festival is returning to Ocean Grove for its second year. The Ocean Grove Music Festival will be held at Ocean Grove…
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Pet Expo returns to Geelong to raise money for local charities
An Ocean Grove animal organisation will receive proceeds from the Geelong Pets Expo to help vulnerable people care for their pets. The Geelong Pet Expo…
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Byron’s Outback trek for Beyond Blue
Byron Lester is preparing to run 460km of the Larapinta Trail near Alice Springs to raise funds for Beyond Blue. Justin Flynn spoke to the…
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Grove primed for huge carnival
Ocean Grove will field a young, but hopeful, 59-athlete team at Life Saving Victoria’s Senior Championships this weekend. Ocean Grove will compete back on ‘home…
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Alarm bells ring as bulk-billing rates drop
Newly released Medicare statistics have revealed that bulk-billing rates have fallen to their lowest levels since 2010-11 as the gap between Medicare rebates fail to…
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Chess for all on the Bellarine
Chess fanatics on the Bellarine Peninsula are keen to get the 2023 season underway. Locals in and around Portarlington have been getting involved in the…