Dirty message in these bottles
By LUKE VOOGT
MORE than 30 volunteers collected a “disappointing” amount of rubbish at Main Beach for Clean Up Australia Day on 6 March.
Barwon Coast’s...
Message sent, post-haste
FEDERAL Corangamite MP Sarah Henderson visited Market Place this month, to launch a campaign for a second post office in Ocean Grove.
“It is very...
Day of delights
THOUSANDS enjoyed a day of strawberry delights this month at Wallington Primary’s 32nd Strawberry Fair.
Some of the fair’s treats were so popular they sold...
Village thrives on coastal appeal
'VILLAGE by the Sea’ Barwon Heads proudly proclaims itself.
The popular ABC series Seachange changed Barwon Heads from a sleepy hollow to a bustling, thriving...
Through cold and ice to arrive in awe
OCEAN Grover Leigh-Ann Johnson took the trip of a lifetime recently.
After overnighting in Buenos Aires, she flew to El Calafate where she joined a...
Lessons in respect
BELLARINE Secondary College took steps to prevent violence against women this month by signing up to the Respectful Relationships program.
The college will run the...
Foot down on fitness
By LUKE VOOGT
WESTERN Victoria Region MP Simon Ramsay jumped on his bike this month, joining Surfside Primary students for National Ride2School Day.
“Being physically active...
Do it for the kids
Collection times for Good Friday:
Blue: 9-10.15am.
Purple: 10.15-11.15am.
Green: 11.15-12.30am.
Black: 14-15.30am.
The Terrace traffic lights will be manned from 9am to12.30pm.
All in for rattling good cause
OCEAN Grove firefighters will hit the road this month, collecting money for this year’s Good Friday Appeal.
Local firefighter Lee Bickley hopes the brigade can...
Weather a factor in plane crash
THE Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) last week released the flightpath of the airplane which crashed off the coast of Point Lonsdale on 29...
Healthy chance with every step
By LUKE VOOGT
TWO old Diggers - one of them Ocean Grove’s Brigadier (ret.) Phil Edwards - will walk across the UK in May to...
Gates open on living tapestry
By LUKE VOOGT
ELIZABETH Vorrath has a garden full of vibrant colour. But it’s her view of Port Phillip Bay that makes it special.
“Lot’s of...
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Surfside bakes for threatened species
Ocean Grove’s Surfside Primary School has crowned the winners for its annual Threatened Species Bake Off.
The two-week event, involving students from grades three to...
