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Over and out for local GP

After 32 years practising medicine in Ocean Grove, Dr Robert James will give his final consultation on 8 February. Dr James will join his wife...

Pet hub growing rapidly

Ocean Grove’s much-loved Cherished Pets has received a $30,000 PSA grant from PETstock Assist. This will enable Cherished Pets to continue to support an estimated...

Short-story winners

Judges couldn't separate two entries in the first short-story competition organised by local author Alan Cobham. Participants were asked to pen a 250- to 500-word...

Mulching for nature reserve

Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic) is starting fuel management work on 15 hectares of the Ocean Grove Nature Reserve on Monday 21 January. FFMVic will...

Traffic trial praised

Traffic controllers stationed in Barwon Heads have alleviated congestion this summer, Barwon Heads Association said. The controllers have been employed to ease the traffic flow...

If the trees could talk

If the gumtrees at Woodlands Kinder could talk, they would recount many years of wonderful stories. The kinder has been in operation since 1976. Gumtrees can’t...

Wightman wins again

Ocean Grove runner Nick Wightman won his second Mountain to Mouth event on Friday 11 January. Wightman stormed home in 24m08s to claim another summer...

Club rockets up rankings

Curlewis Golf Club has rocketed 23 places up a ranking of Australia’s public-access courses. The freshly published 2019 Golf Course Guide’s annual list of...

Glass fest for the senses

As part of the 2019 Festival of Glass, treasure hunters are descending on a record 33 north Bellarine businesses in the fourth annual glass...

The gift of giving

Generous locals donated more than 700 items of non-perishable food items during December as part of the Ocean Grove Community Food Appeal Christmas Appeal...

Family swim gets big

Queenscliff180 Family Swim director Liam Petrie-Albutt has encouraged Ocean Grovers and Bellarine locals to take the plunge and participate at this month’s event on...

Fair attracts thousand to Park

Around 7500 people flocked to Ocean Grove’s Tranquility Fair. The annual fair, which has been plagued by bad weather in recent years, reverted to a...

Sustainable wrapping

Christmas - it’s a time for Greater Geelong residents to get together with family and friends, cook, eat, drink, celebrate and give gifts to...