Tag: News
Karingal to build on land gift
GEELONG Council last night Tuesday 16 February gifted two blocks of land - 77-79 Draper Street - to Karingal to use as accommodation for...
Council confident of Karingal sale process
THE City of Greater Geelong Council will tonight, Tuesday 16 February, vote on the proposed sale of 77-79 Draper Street, Ocean Grove, to Karingal...
Grant win for sports
By LUKE VOOGT
BELLARINE MP Lisa Neville was at Shell Road Reserve last Friday to announce funding for new interchange benches and netting behind the...
Surf brings out the smiles
VOLUNTEERS will hit the waves this Sunday when the Ocean Grove Disabled Surfers Association (DSA) holds its second session for the year.
The group held...
Costa’s all class
By LUKE VOOGT
GARDENING Australia’s Costa Georgiadis visited Surfside Primary School last Friday, much to the delight of students, who created “worm hats” for the...
Learning the lay of the land
By LUKE VOOGT
SURFSIDE Primary School’s Djarreeyn Learning Area is beginning to take shape, as the parents behind the project continue their efforts.
One of the...
Intersection to light up
VICROADS will begin the construction of traffic lights on the Marlin Drive and Tuckfield Street intersection next month.
Regional director Mark Koliba said VicRoads had...
Friends can help with loss of cherished pet
CHERISHED Pets Foundation held its first-ever Pet Bereavement session at Ocean Grove Neighbourhood Centre last Tuesday.
Cherished Pets founder Alicia Kennedy said the event was...
Part of the family for a berry long time
FOR Wallington Primary students and sisters, Jessica, Emilia and Briella Considine, the school’s Strawberry Fair has long been a part of their family.
Their grandparents...
Sign slip worth the trip
OCEAN Grove resident Niki Hines came across this sign in Riviera Crescent and found it quite amusing.
“What footpath - there are none either side...
Voice on holiday in New Zealand
OCEAN Grove resident Marlene Ross recently took The Voice with her on a cruise around New Zealand. Here she is aboard the Golden Princess.
Dot’s now a poet of note
By LUKE VOOGT
OCEAN Grove resident Dot Whitehead won an Australia-wide poetry award last month, beating hundreds of aspiring writers from around the country.
Dot won...
Transport options lacking for young people
The Bellarine Peninsula’s transport issues were one of the focuses of the 2024 Geelong Youth Council’s final report this month.
Junior Mayor Hteemoo Yohellaymusaw presented...
