Residents wake to blaze
By LUKE VOOGT
RESIDENTS of a Sunset Strip house woke in shock at about 1am, 17 March, to find their car ablaze in their carport.
Smoke...
Ian on a time-surfin’ safari
By LUKE VOOGT
IAN Duckworth’s "Ocean Grove Surfing the Sixties", is a journey in time to when Kombis cruised the coastline and Mals dominated the...
Cobras tamed by Swans
THE Collendina under-13s finished the home and away season in fourth position, booking them a semi-final against cross town rivals Ocean Grove Swans who...
She was apples, mate
THOUSANDS basked in the afternoon sun at the 21st Ocean Grove Primary School Apple Fair last Friday, enjoying a panorama of apple-themed treats.
The smell...
Candidates call with lifesaving packages
By LUKE VOOGT
FEDERAL Labor candidate for Corangamite Libby Coker visited Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club (OGSC) this month to forecast a “significant contribution”...
Drift by for a tasty treat
THE Driftwood Cafe has been serving scrumptious, wholesome food for almost three years now.
The popular Ocean Grove meeting spot has just completed extensive renovations...
Owen left his mark on Ocean Grove
By LUKE VOOGT
OCEAN Grove recently said goodbye to local identity Owen Holbrook, who was a resident of the town for 80 years.
Owen died on...
Dirty message in these bottles
By LUKE VOOGT
MORE than 30 volunteers collected a “disappointing” amount of rubbish at Main Beach for Clean Up Australia Day on 6 March.
Barwon Coast’s...
Message sent, post-haste
FEDERAL Corangamite MP Sarah Henderson visited Market Place this month, to launch a campaign for a second post office in Ocean Grove.
“It is very...
Day of delights
THOUSANDS enjoyed a day of strawberry delights this month at Wallington Primary’s 32nd Strawberry Fair.
Some of the fair’s treats were so popular they sold...
Village thrives on coastal appeal
'VILLAGE by the Sea’ Barwon Heads proudly proclaims itself.
The popular ABC series Seachange changed Barwon Heads from a sleepy hollow to a bustling, thriving...
Through cold and ice to arrive in awe
OCEAN Grover Leigh-Ann Johnson took the trip of a lifetime recently.
After overnighting in Buenos Aires, she flew to El Calafate where she joined a...
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...
