News
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Santa socks it to students
OCEAN Grove Primary School students may have noticed a monstrous inflatable stocking, complete with a “surfing santa”, on their way to school this month. The…
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Sarah keeps it safe
By LUKE VOOGT CORANGAMITE MP Sarah Henderson met with the Ocean Grove Business Association (OGBA) last Thursday, to promote the Federal Government’s Safer Streets Program.…
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Meet the Neighbours
THREE local coastal organisations encouraged residents to “Meet the Neighbours” at 13W Beach this month, raising awareness of local wildlife. Residents took turns spotting hooded…
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Fallen honoured
ABOUT 140 locals gathered in the sunshine of Ocean Grove Park as the town marked Remembrance Day earlier this month. All ages were involved in…
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Drumming up interest
By LUKE VOOGT The rhythm of drums will again sound at Main Beach on Friday evenings, as Wallington drummer Scott McCutcheon continues last year’s drumming…
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Reading between the lines
Bookgrove is a modern, independently owned and locally operated bookstore on the Bellarine Peninsula in the heart of Ocean Grove that has stood the test…
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Picture perfect
Brendan Waites has lived in Ocean Grove for 10 years and his business – Ocean Grove Camera and Photo – has been up and running…
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Socially, locals gain global reach
Almost 500 locals have joined a new group on Facebook featuring creatives from Ocean Grove, who sell their goods online from their own homes. Karri…
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Signs of Christmas for Elwood
ALTHOUGH Christmas is a month away, a special present arrived early for one youngster at the VicRoads Fulton Hogan depot in Geelong. Elwood Majewski is…
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Tawny chicks thriving
By JEN CARR I’VE spent the past few weeks on a wild goose/tawny chase, trying to locate the tawny frogmouth chicks in Woodlands and in…
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Erosion tackled
By LUKE VOOGT Barwon Coast began building a sandbag wall at Ocean Grove Main Beach last Tuesday, to protect dunes being battered by coastal tides.…
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Voice visits Nepal again
FOR the second time in a fortnight the Voice visited the beautiful Himalayas, this time with local resident Alice King. Alice took with her the…