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...
The ride of their lives
By LUKE VOOGT
WITH riding sessions beginning next month, Barwon Riding for the Disabled (RDA) is searching for new volunteers to bring equine joy to...
Divers ready for search of plane wreckage
A VESSEL arrived at Williamstown on Friday afternoon to search the wreckage of a plane which crashed off the coast of Point Lonsdale last...
Lions bring some relief
LOCAL Lions Club president Lloyd Smith and fellow member Bill Willocks travelled to Lorne this month to donate $7000 to fire-stricken households.
Lloyd said the...
Sandi’s ready for life’s next stage
THE Terrace icon Sandi Ward plans to retire this month after three decades working in Ocean Grove’s main stretch.
Sandi, 68, has lived in Ocean...
Help the bid to stamp out SIDS
HAYDEN Real Estate is auctioning a brand new Oakdene home this month, in support of Geelong-based Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) charity, River’s Gift.
Ocean...
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...
