Rates could rise above State cap
YEARLY rates rises in Ocean Grove may increase after Geelong Council recently applied for an average rate rise of 3.5 per cent.
The council applied...
Mystery surrounds penguin deaths
By LUKE VOOGT
OCEAN Grove residents made some heartbreaking and mysterious discoveries recently, finding several dead fairy penguins washed up on local beaches.
Simon Jackson saw...
Don’t mess with our streets
By LUKE VOOGT
OCEAN Grove locals have taken to social media to vent their frustration at rubbish left lying around the town over Easter.
Kylie Burgess...
Healthy funding pool up for grabs
BELLARINE Community Health (BCH) recently launched a $1.2 million community grants program to improve health and wellbeing on the Bellarine.
The health service intends to...
Hats off to the veterans of Long Tan
By LUKE VOOGT
OCEAN Grove Barwon Heads RSL will honour Vietnam veterans this Anzac Day to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Long Tan.
The Battle of...
The novelty never ends
AWARD-winning artists Mic Conway and Matthew Fagan will bring their “unusual” talents to the Bellarine in a once-only show at the Potato Shed this...
A mystery in every line
By LUKE VOOGT
FOR Ocean Grove author Dorothy Johnston, writing plot twists is as mysterious for her as for her characters and readers.
“I don’t know...
Battin for our firies
By LUKE VOOGT
STATE Shadow Emergency Services Minister Brad Battin brought the debate for firefighters’ rights to Ocean Grove recently, signing a pledge for presumptive...
Cops on trail of missing mountain bikes
POLICE are searching for two stolen mountain bikes after an early-morning burglary from a house in Tuckfield Street.
The bikes were stolen from a garage,...
Teen charged after party night turns bad
POLICE have charged a 15-year-old following an alleged assault at a party in Ocean Grove on Saturday night.
It’s alleged a boy was hit in...
Cars keyed, windows smashed
VANDALS went on a rampage in Hilda Avenue and Valda Crescent on Saturday night, with several cars damaged.
One car was towed away on Sunday...
Rich history and a sunken ‘treasure’
IN order to fully appreciate an area, whether you live there or dream to, it’s important to have a bit of an understanding of...
Merry Christmas everybody
It’s Christmas and there’s only two more sleeps until Santa begins his epic annual journey around the globe.
Santa, pictured here with locals Charlie and...
