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...
Freak storms hit Grove
FREAK storms hit Ocean Grove last Wednesday with several streets temporarily underwater.
The Terrace Arcade was flooded before store owners quickly mopped the water, according...
Keen for the greens
LOCAL groups will soon hit the greens, with entries opening for the Ocean Grove Bowling Club’s annual Community Bowls competition.
Organisor John McConville said...
Path and a half
By LUKE VOOGT
LOCALS will get their say this month on what could be Ocean Grove’s biggest footpath project to date.
Last Thursday Council Senior...
Peter takes the lead
PETER Kennaugh claimed honours in the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race on the weekend.
Huge crowds lined the streets to cheer Team Sky’s two-time...
Grand final match-ups decided
Grand final spots were up for grabs this week with semi- and preliminary finals in all Tuesday Women’s Winter Pennant.
Point Lonsdale and Anglesea will...
