Barefoot bowls in full swing
Ocean Grove Bowling Club’s popular community bowls event is in full swing.
The club puts on the event over four weeks in February and March...
Home-cooked food sells like hot cakes
By Justin Flynn
Queen of Tarts has become Ocean Grove’s hotspot for home-cooked comfort food.
Heather McGill opened the cafe on The Terrace in October 2016,...
Birds galore at summer’s end
It’s been a wonderful few weeks weather wise, and I’ve certainly enjoyed being out and about (in between suffering a nasty bout of gastro).
Nothing...
Sea of festive heads
The Barwon Heads Festival of the Sea committee 2017 was thrilled to present duck number one to local cycling hero Cadel Evans.
The annual duck...
Strawberry flavour to festival
The Wallington Strawberry Fair went off without a hitch during the first Sunday in March.
The popular festival, which is run by Wallington Primary School,...
Catching up with old mates
By Justin Flynn
Sick and tired of running into old mates in unfortunate circumstances, such as funerals, a couple of Ocean Grovers have decided to...
Students take the lead on coastal litter
During 2016 Barwon Coast was approached by two students from Surfside Primary School to discuss a project focused on raising awareness on litter along...
SOUL’s thrills and spills
The Southern Ocean Union of Longboarders (SOUL) held their first competition of the year at Ocean Grove main beach.
Unfortunately, they were met with a...
Prostitute finds love in cabaret-style opera
Does the idea of a dying hooker reliving her past glories while accompanied by a blues band sound like your idea of a good...
Sarah launches Star Parade
The musical queen of the Bellarine, Sarah Carroll, kicks off her new country wide tour with a gig at the Piping Hot Chicken shop...
Outsiders end Crater party with assaults
Police are urging locals with any information about the attack on young people at “The Crater" last month to come forward, and they...
Everyone’s in the pink
Ocean Grove Cricket Club held its annual Pink Stumps Day on Saturday to raise money for the McGrath Foundation.
The day was well attended at...
Dees turn off the Power on Easter Saturday
Portarlington defeated Newcomb in a cracking game at Portarlington on Saturday April 19 and Independent photographer Ivan Kemp took these photographs.
