Tag: News
Warm conditions for Grove LSV event
By MARK HEENAN
HUNDREDS of elite state surf life saving club descended on Ocean Grove Main Beach for the first Life Saving Victoria carnival of...
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...
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.
“I’m...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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.
The...
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...
Youth Hub name revealed
Geelong council has announced the name of the city’s newest space for young people.
The Central Geelong Youth Hub will be known as The Nest,...
