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Residents help resolve Big Issue

By LUKE VOOGT THE Big Issue seller Peter Hodge returned to The Terrace this month, thanks to a campaign by Ocean Grove residents. Pete said locals...

Silver-tongued poets

By LUKE VOOGT LOCAL wordsmiths rejoiced as the Ocean Grove Poetry Appreciation Group celebrated its 25th birthday at the Uniting Church on 18 March. In a...

Ramsay visits Grove

LOCAL state politician Simon Ramsay stopped by Ocean Grove on 15 March to promote the Liberal Party’s “Costwatch” campaign. The Member for Western Victoria...

New ward for Bellarine

THE Bellarine could have its own ward by October, after the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) released recommendations for a council restructure. The final report, released...

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...

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...

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”...

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...

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...