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Land release snapped up
Tents and swags lined Empress Boulevard last week when more than 50 people camped outside Kerleys Coastal Real Estate to snap up the 50 lots…
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Stranded surfer rescued
Off-duty lifeguards rescued a surfer stranded in a rip for more than an hour off Ocean Grove main beach on Monday morning. Ocean Grove Surf…
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Grove heads to the Aussies
Six Ocean Grove youth competitors are off to the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships. Referred to as ‘The Aussies’, the competition is regarded as the…
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Anzac Day services return to Grove
Anzac Day services will return to Ocean Grove later this month. Ocean Grove/Barwon Heads RSL Sub-Branch voted to hold the services, however the march and…
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Coastal reserve ‘world class’
Preliminary work on a potential “world class conservation area” stretching from Ocean Grove to Point Lonsdale is about to start. The South East Bellarine Coastal…
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Bellarine’s bumper business
A bumper Easter that has spilled into the school holidays has helped fill the coffers of Bellarine Peninsula businesses following a tough 12 months. Accommodation…
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$3m footpath levy
More than 6000 households in Ocean Grove will fork out $507 to partially fund a 25.2 kilometre network of footpaths under a proposed shared funding…
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Falcon sightings a ‘privilege’
I spotted my fifth peregrine falcon for the year in Moolap. I always feel privileged when I lay eyes on one every few months, so…
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Scott’s inspirational tale
Scott Andrews was in a dark place and contemplating suicide. Broke, living in a dark and ramshackle shop in Queenscliff, suffering from painful rheumatoid arthritis…
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Don’t be afraid to call triple-0
Residents on the Bellarine are being urged to call triple-0 instead of local police stations. Bellarine Police Senior Sergeant Adrian Bickley said people seemed reluctant…
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Crossing installed after 12-year campaign
Concerned parents finally got their wish when a pedestrian crossing was installed on Kingston Downs Drive in Ocean Grove. Kingston Estate communications manager Allason Lynch…
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Medals galore for Ocean Grove
Ocean Grove Surf Lifesaving Club earned more than 60 medals at the 2021 Life Saving Victoria Youth/Senior Victorian Lifesaving State Championships at Lorne. Ocean Grove…