Surf brings out the smiles
VOLUNTEERS will hit the waves this Sunday when the Ocean Grove Disabled Surfers Association (DSA) holds its second session for the year.
The group held...
East Geelong has it all
WHY drive into Geelong when you’ve got East Geelong?
A quick spin down the highway from Ocean Grove and you’re there - it’s unique, it’s...
Costa’s all class
By LUKE VOOGT
GARDENING Australia’s Costa Georgiadis visited Surfside Primary School last Friday, much to the delight of students, who created “worm hats” for the...
Learning the lay of the land
By LUKE VOOGT
SURFSIDE Primary School’s Djarreeyn Learning Area is beginning to take shape, as the parents behind the project continue their efforts.
One of the...
Keeping it crisp
CASSIE and Wes took ownership of Marketplace Fish and Chips just more than two years ago.
They love living in Ocean Grove because it...
Intersection to light up
VICROADS will begin the construction of traffic lights on the Marlin Drive and Tuckfield Street intersection next month.
Regional director Mark Koliba said VicRoads had...
Friends can help with loss of cherished pet
CHERISHED Pets Foundation held its first-ever Pet Bereavement session at Ocean Grove Neighbourhood Centre last Tuesday.
Cherished Pets founder Alicia Kennedy said the event was...
Part of the family for a berry long time
FOR Wallington Primary students and sisters, Jessica, Emilia and Briella Considine, the school’s Strawberry Fair has long been a part of their family.
Their grandparents...
Sign slip worth the trip
OCEAN Grove resident Niki Hines came across this sign in Riviera Crescent and found it quite amusing.
“What footpath - there are none either side...
Rains make wetlands live again
By JEN CARR
THE heavens opened on 27 January with a force not seen for years, turning drylands into wetlands again.
At least Bellarine ducks and...
Voice on holiday in New Zealand
OCEAN Grove resident Marlene Ross recently took The Voice with her on a cruise around New Zealand. Here she is aboard the Golden Princess.
Dot’s now a poet of note
By LUKE VOOGT
OCEAN Grove resident Dot Whitehead won an Australia-wide poetry award last month, beating hundreds of aspiring writers from around the country.
Dot won...
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AFL Barwon honours community award winners
Ocean Grove Football Netball Club life member Ian McTaggart was honoured by having the AFL Barwon Club of The Year award named after him.
Ian...
