News
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An afternoon of pink
Ocean Grove is set to turn pink on Saturday as the local football and netball clubs support Pink Day for breast cancer. The netballers will…
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Wetlands are still dry
It’s nearly May and Begola Wetland is still dry, so the situation is pretty dire. My rain dance routines have completely failed to gain a…
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Sneek peak at new surf club
Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club personnel, dignitaries and invested locals took a sneak peek inside the new surf complex building development on Saturday 4…
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No place to hide ‘live’
In October 2018, Ocean Grove musician Andrea Robertson, recorded her third independent album over two sessions with a captive audience in the arts space known…
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Nippers celebrate season
Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club Nippers celebrated a successful season with their annual junior presentation day on Sunday 28 April. The Nipper awards ceremony…
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Musical bug bites
Leigh Keast gave up performing live music for six years because he wanted to play in a cricket premiership. The Ocean Grove singer and guitarist…
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Sisters doing it for others
When Mia Francis was three years old she was rushed to the Royal Children’s Hospital for emergency surgery. Fortunately Mia made a full recovery, but…
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More ‘life’ for Gerry
Wallington CFA veteran Gerry Neyenuis has added another life membership to his growing list of honours, and he admits receiving this one brought a tear…
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Connecting families
Ocean Grove Primary School teacher Andy McNeilly never dreamed that a program he started to get families together would appear in print. But two and…
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Childhood dream a reality
Not many footballers get to play for the club they have barracked for all their life, but Hannah Burchell is about to fulfil a childhood…
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Set for the big stage
A group of enthusiastic Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads students are appearing in Geelong Society of Operatic and Dramatic Arts (GSODA) production, Hercules. GSODA is…
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Scoreboard action at Heads
A Shorten Labor government would invest $95,000 to deliver a new electronic scoreboard at Harmer Reserve, home of the Barwon Heads Football Netball Club. The…