Seriously, trees are for the birds
IT’S been a lovely few weeks.
The days are slightly warmer and there’s lots of water around, which is great. The west track pond in...
Three times the artist
FOLLOWING the recent announcement of the very first Australian tour for guitar legend Ana Popovic who will be bringing her Trilogy Tour to our...
Firies take the challenge step by step
By LUKE VOOGT
TWO locals will compete in their first Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb next month, joining fellow Ocean Grove firey Adam Thompson.
It’s Adam’s second...
Respect starts early at Woodlands
WOODLANDS House Childcare celebrated National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day recently.
The children enjoyed a discussion about flags which were then raised...
Social response makes Heather’s day
By JUSTIN FLYNN
NOT in her wildest dreams did Heather Edsall ever think that a simple Facebook post would turn into something so huge.
Heather, from...
Eye on the Olympics
Barwon Heads surfer Billy Harrison is one potential future surfing Olympic medallist having been in the Team Australia camp at the Hurley Surfing Australia...
Kindness to warm the heart
By JUSTIN FLYNN
SOMETIMES the simplest of gestures can evoke the biggest response.
And that’s where three separate organisations have come together to help.
Encompass Community Services,...
Getting on with business
THREE Ocean Grove businesswomen displayed their products at the recent Geelong Women in Business expo.
The event was a great success, with all exhibitor spaces...
Flying Brick on 10-day Variety Bash
The 'Flying Brick’ is ready for action.
The iconic cider house in Wallington will be represented in the 26th Variety Bash, which began last week...
Magical memoirs, a good read
By JUSTIN FLYNN
Ocean Grover Alan Cobham decided to put his innermost thoughts into a book, and now has the finished product to share.
Alan’s book,...
Warmer nights in the pipeline
KINGSTON estate residents who shivered through two gas outages last month will be relieved to know that new pipelines are being installed by their...
The five per cent difference
Women’s Div 1 Surfside Waves 1 vs Barwon 0
THAT extra five per cent effort makes all the difference. In a hard-fought contest, great football...
QMF gets ready to rock
The Queenscliff Music Festival (QMF) is nearly upon us, featuring over 70 music acts and a huge range of food, drink and creative entertainment...
