Respect starts early at Woodlands
WOODLANDS House Childcare celebrated National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day recently.
The children enjoyed a discussion about flags which were then raised...
Social response makes Heather’s day
By JUSTIN FLYNN
NOT in her wildest dreams did Heather Edsall ever think that a simple Facebook post would turn into something so huge.
Heather, from...
Eye on the Olympics
Barwon Heads surfer Billy Harrison is one potential future surfing Olympic medallist having been in the Team Australia camp at the Hurley Surfing Australia...
Kindness to warm the heart
By JUSTIN FLYNN
SOMETIMES the simplest of gestures can evoke the biggest response.
And that’s where three separate organisations have come together to help.
Encompass Community Services,...
Getting on with business
THREE Ocean Grove businesswomen displayed their products at the recent Geelong Women in Business expo.
The event was a great success, with all exhibitor spaces...
Flying Brick on 10-day Variety Bash
The 'Flying Brick’ is ready for action.
The iconic cider house in Wallington will be represented in the 26th Variety Bash, which began last week...
Magical memoirs, a good read
By JUSTIN FLYNN
Ocean Grover Alan Cobham decided to put his innermost thoughts into a book, and now has the finished product to share.
Alan’s book,...
Warmer nights in the pipeline
KINGSTON estate residents who shivered through two gas outages last month will be relieved to know that new pipelines are being installed by their...
The five per cent difference
Women’s Div 1 Surfside Waves 1 vs Barwon 0
THAT extra five per cent effort makes all the difference. In a hard-fought contest, great football...
Trees face chop
By LUKE VOOGT
THE Ocean Grove Community Association has expressed its concern for the town’s Grubb Road gateway, after a recent application to remove 150...
Walk the estuary
THE Barwon Estuary Project combines arts and science to increase the local community’s understanding, appreciation and care for the biodiversity of the Barwon estuary.
The...
Speedsters given a bin reminder
Ocean Grove residents are being urged to help make streets safer by having ‘Life Saving’ stickers pasted to their garbage wheelie bins. Australia is...