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Havoc blows in
By LUKE VOOGT STRONG winds wrought havoc in Ocean Grove and the Bellarine on 18 March, felling several trees and causing traffic hazards on major…
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Rainbow of cash
BY LUKE VOOGT OCEAN Grove’s Eliza Ansell added a rainbow of colour to her hair this month, raising $1,522 for leukaemia research so far in…
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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.…
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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…
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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 finished…
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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…
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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”…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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