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BARWON Coast has announced measures to protect Ocean Grove Main Beach from erosion after nearby beaches were savaged by storms last month. “Ocean Grove is the busiest beach in the state outside of Port Phillip Bay,” said Barwon Coast General Manager Gary McPike. “We want the best outcome not only for the environment but also the visitors.” Barwon Coast just received approval from the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) to construct a bag wall at the beach. The wall, made of recycled plastic, will run east of the Ocean Grove Main Beach ramp. “It’s an economic way to add resilience to the dune base,” said Gary. “It’s conditional on it only being there for four years.” Gary said Barwon Coast would look at reconstructing the ramp at the end of three years. Continued page 4.
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Medal for Hayley SALON SOJOURN hairdresser Hayley Parker took home a Medal of Excellence at the WorldSkills Competition in Brazil, after yet another successful performance last month. Hayley came 10th out of 32 competitors from around the world at a very tight competition in Sao Paulo. “I think I drew with the competitor from Japan,” she said. “At first I was a bit disappointed – I went in there wanting gold or top three.” But Hayley was happy to find out she had scored higher than 80 percent to win the medal. “I walked away extremely happy with that,” she said. “In my four days there everything went to plan – I produced the best I could do.”
Hayley said she stayed in a “scary” part of Sao Paulo. “Where we were staying there was a lot homeless people and poverty, which was sad,” she said. Hayley travelled to Rio de Janeiro with her mother and grandmother, visiting Sugarloaf Mountain and Christ the Redeemer. “It was good to be able to do all the touristy stuff,” she said. Hayley hopes to complete her Certificate IV in Hairdressing next month and said she may get into teaching. “I hope to train the next competitor for nationals,” she said. Hayley thanked her employers and colleagues at Salon Sojourn, The Gordon and her sponsors.
Hayley Parker shows her Medal of Excellence.
Bravery at fire THE bravery of an Ocean Grove father and son may have saved a Drysdale man’s life, as fire engulfed his property. Neil and Leigh Walker noticed smoke coming from a Drakes Street home and pulled over to call 000, at 9.53am. “We were driving down the road and saw a lot of smoke,” said Leigh. “We just went in to see anybody was home.” It was then the two saw the owner attempting to put out a fire in the garage with a garden hose. “There was smoke billowing out of it – it was black,” said Leigh. “He was dragging the hose through the fire and it was springing leaks. He went in about a metre and I couldn’t see him.” Concerned about the man’s age, they rushed to get him away from the fire. “I wouldn’t want to be in there,” said Leigh. “But we couldn’t leave him alone.” At first the man was reluctant to leave his home. “I couldn’t get him to come out,” said Leigh.
A fire burns out of control at a Drysdale property while the occupant is comforted. garage. “Two of them were venting and it got to the point where they ruptured,” he said. The firefighters concentrated on keeping the cylinders’ temperature down, before bringing the fire under control at 11am. They were able to save the man’s house. “In end we found about ten gas cylinders in the garage,” said Adrian. “We were ready to grab he said. “It was bit scary.” The home-owner was him if he collapsed – the Firefighters arrived soon treated by ambulance trusses in the roof were after. for smoke on fire and I thought they “He still wants to go officers were about to go.” in,” Leigh told the Voice as inhalation and chest pains. Finally they convinced firefighters extinguished He walked from the scene with neighbours and the man to walk to safety, the blaze. while Leigh took up the Ocean Grove station family members shortly garden hose, to stop him officer Adrian Bryan after. The man’s family coming back. “He kept said the firefighters’ saying there was gas and main concern was the thanked Leigh and Neil we could hear popping,” gas cylinders in the for their efforts.
Police arrest NSW man BELLARINE Police arrested a 43-year-old man from NSW last month after a burglary in The Terrace at 1.30am. Police alleged the man broke in through the roof of a chemist store on August 13 and had been targeting medication. Police said the man triggered an alarm. They arrested a man nearby shortly after the incident and charged him with burglary, theft, possessing cannabis and possessing a drug of dependence. The man was remanded in custody and was due to appear in court yesterday. In other news, an Ocean Grove resident had his ute stolen from his driveway last month. Police said the ute was not locked when it went missing on August 21. Geelong police recovered it in Breakwater a few days later on August 25. The ute has been examined for evidence and the investigation is ongoing.
Businesses get networked BELLARINE Busines women is holding male and female networking event tonight, at Oakdene Estate in Wallington. The event is open to all Bellarine business owners and runs from from 7pm to 9pm. Tickets are $35 per person and can be purchased at the door. A selection of platters and the first drink will be provided. To RSVP or for further information, contact Kylie on 0402 087 080 or events@bellarine businesswomen.com.au
Dove spring sale Saturday THE Dove is holding its spring stale on Saturday, September 5 from 10am to 1pm. The organisers promise nothing over $3. The Uniting Church Outreach Centre Op Shop handed over $34,000 in its last round of community donations in August.
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Crabs seized at boat ramp
Holiday home crime increase
FISHERIES Victoria Officers have seized nearly 300 sand crabs after intercepting a vehicle at the Ocean Grove boat ramp earlier last week. Fisheries Victoria Officer Todd Mestrovic said a vehicle was stopped around 9pm on Monday night (August 24) where a search revealed an esky and two buckets containing 285 sand crabs. "It is alleged that the catch was collected
BELLARINE police are reporting a worrying trend of criminals targeting holiday rentals that can be booked online. Bellarine Officer in Charge, Senior Sergeant Angelo Ferrara, said the renters see it as an opportunity to steal items while there. “Or, more disturbingly, to plan to burgle the property,” he said. Last month a couple from outside the Bellarine rented an Ocean Grove unit online for a weekend. Police alleged the couple stole items from the unit as well as breaking into the adjoining unit. The investigation is ongoing. “Typically the thieves are making off with TVs, DVD players and other electronic gear,” said Snr Sgt Ferrara. Bellarine police are engaging with rental management companies to work out ways to reduce thefts, but it’s the online rentals that are difficult to tackle. Snr Sgt Ferrara urged locals to call 000 or Crime Stoppers if they see anything suspicious. “Generally locals know which properties are the rentals in their area so their vigilance will go a long way to helping police tackle these crimes,” he said.
Sand crab from the Barwon River estuary, by three female persons aged between 47 and 53 from St Albans, using recreational hoop net equipment. The total quantity of sand crabs allegedly taken by the
group constitutes more than three times than that of the legal daily catch limit of 30 per person or one litre," he said. Mr Mestrovic said the entire catch was seized, as well as the equipment used by the group to catch the crabs and the fisheries officers returned the entire catch to the water. He said three females were interviewed on site and will be charged on
summons to appear in court at a later date. "There has been an influx of sand crabs into the Barwon River and officers will be patrolling the area night and day to ensure that fishers comply with the catch limit of 30 per person per day." Mr Mestrovic urged members of the public to call the offence reporting line 13FISH on 133474 to report illegal fishing.
Summer von Aderkas McFarlane, Ciera Major, Vicki Wills and Raegan Cameron.
Vicki a guiding light over four decades OCEAN Grove’s Vicki Wills celebrated a monumental 40 years as a Girl Guide leader last month. “I couldn’t believe it was already that,” she said. “I’ve actually had some guides in my unit that are children of guides I’ve had in the past.” The longtime leader has been to all four of the World Guides Centres in England, India, Mexico and Switzerland. “The one in India was one of my greatest memories with Guides,” she said. “That was my first trip to
a developing country.” Vicki and her guides visited a local leprosy community, schools, guide units and homes during the mid-1980s trip. “It was fulfilling learning different ways of life and cultures,” she said. Vicki has been to at least ten national Jamborees as leader since the 1970s. “I loved taking girls for that experience – to meet girls from all over Australia and the world,” she said. Vicki also went on an exchange trip to New Jersey with Guides. “One of the highlights of that was going to the
original Ocean Grove which our town was named after,” she said. The longtime leader has been involved in guides most of her life, having joined the organisation in 1961, at the age of eight. Vicki was a ranger guide up until the mid-1970s, when her sister was a leader. Her sister left after marrying and she decided to take over. “I think it was in my genes,” she said. Vicki isn’t sure if she’ll continue on to the 50-year milestone. “At the moment I’m fit and healthy,” she said.
“Maybe I’ll rethink it at retirement age.” Vicki thanked all the enthusiastic parents of guides. “Without their support I wouldn’t be able to do it,” she said. Melissa McFarlane, whose daughter attends Vicki’s unit, thanked the longtime leader for her service. “She goes above and beyond,” she said. “She meets with families during the week, fundraising and applying for grants so that girl guides camps are accessible for all families.”
Final market coming up THE final Rotary Ocean Grove Indoor Market for 2015 is coming up this Saturday. This will be the final chance for Grovers to browse in the comfort of the Bellarine Aquatic and Sports Centre this year. “There'll be a great variety of stalls from cakes and slices, fruit and vegies, crafts, photography, engraving, hand made clothes, jewellery, cards and much more,” said Rotary Member John Paton.
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Students go cross country
OCEAN Grove Primary held its annual Fun Run at Blue Waters Lake at the end of last month. Similarly run to the 2014 event, it was a huge success. The foundation students started the day off at around 11am, and the students continued to flock in throughout the day in year groups. Foundation to year two students ran one lap (roughly 1.5km) and the years three to six tackled two laps. Parents were encouraged and some joined in the fun too. The foundation, year one and year two students were most definitely supported this year, with record breaking crowds. A drink station was set up where the students could grab a drink while running past and a large timing device recording the total student running time, all in true Fun Run style. Local businesses donated fantastic spot prizes. After the students
completed their run they congregated at the Lake Avenue Reserve, where they enjoyed a welldeserved sausage or two. Runner Beans also supplied hundreds of oranges that the students merrily devoured. The day wouldn't have been the success it was without the help of Fi Dempster and the Ocean Grove Primary Parents and Friends Association, who sought the help of even more parents. The grade six student leaders also helped out as marshalls and were congratulated on how well they encouraged the other students around the track. The event really brought about a huge feeling of community engagement and success. All the sponsorship money raised is being put towards a new outdoor covered learning area. If anyone would like to make a donation, contact the school on 5255 1340.
OGPS students enjoyed the fun run at Blue Waters Lake.
Beach erosion tackled Continued from page 1 While Gary said “erosion comes and goes,” he said climate change was playing a part. “Storm events are increasing in frequency,” he said. “It may even mean we have to retreat to a different coastline in the future.” The measures come after high tides and large swell at 31W Beach, known as ‘Cylinders’, resulted in the collapse of three sets of stairs. Barwon Coast Chair Phil Emery said the remaining staircases are closed for safety. He said the structure was a significant loss that would be difficult and costly to replace. “Barwon Coast has identified a serious safety and environmental risk in people accessing the beach at ‘Cylinders’ due to the damaged staircase and unstable dune face,” he said. Barwon Coast is working with DELWP and coastal engineers to investigate repairing the stairs. Barwon Coast closed the car park at 31W to avoid more erosion of the dunes and risk to public safety.
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Race night to help care for all creatures great and small LUKE VOOGT LAST week Jirrahlinga Koala and Wildlife Sanctuary welcomed its newest animal – a baby possum from Ocean Grove. The cute little critter was rescued from The Parade after its mother was hit by a car. “He’s coming along quite nicely,” said sanctuary manager Tehree Gordon. Tehree said he will “pal up” with another possum his age, to be raised together. “Then they’ll be released in Ocean Grove,” she said. “Not in the main street though – we have a couple of properties in Ocean Grove with possum boxes.” The sanctuary is also hosting a rather feisty tawny frogmouth rescued from Field Street. “We get many pelicans from Ocean Grove too – mostly from the Bowling Club and the Yacht Club,” said Tehree. A former Senior Australian of the Year, Tehree heads up the Jirrahlinga volunteers rescuing wildlife and nursing them back to
health. “About 45 percent of our animals come from the Bellarine,” she said. “The rest come from all over the place.” Tehree is urging Ocean Grovers to get behind this year’s Jirrahlinga Cup. Jirrahlinga will hold the cup for the third time on October 30, at the Novotel Hotel and all funds raised will go to the sanctuary. “It would be amazing if local people could come and have a great night and support this cause,” she said. Tehree said the sanctuary volunteers will get up as early as 2am to rescue a stricken animal. “We give this service without government funding and it’s hard work to continue it.” The sanctuary is also home to Samson the poodle, who was featured in Melbourne papers after becoming “foster dad” to eleven dingo puppies. Tehree said the fame hadn’t gone to the poodle’s head. “He’s always thought he was famous,” she said. For Jirrahlinga Cup
bookings call 52542484 or visit www.trybooking.com. hwxe. Can you think of a name for Jirrahlinga’s newest possum? Tehree is offering a year of free entry to Jirrahlinga for a primary school student who can give him the best name. Email your entries to kim@jirrahlinga.com.au. RIGHT: Samson the poodle with his dingo foster puppies. BELOW: Tehree Gordon with an orphan possum.
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Pop up art gallery opening LOCAL Artist Alex Evans is creating a Pop Up Art Gallery in the Foyer of the Ocean Grove Voice. He will be exhibiting acrylic paintings inspired after a trip to
the Red Centre, working with the Charity Red Dust promoting healthy living in remote Aboriginal communities. The Gallery will be having an opening
NEW cafe owners Sally and Andy Viola are putting the finishing touches to their Ocean Grove main street venue. After owning two cafes in Port Douglas for the last six years, the couple are opening the Beach Terrace in the space under the Zebras Bar. “We were keen to come back home closer to all our family and friends ,” said Sally. “Although hospitality is hard work, we have found ourselves gravitating back into the trade after finding the empty space under the Zebra Bar. “We are excited to bring our brand of food and coffee to the area. Our coffee is a blend we have juggled with over the journey which became an award winning favourite to our loyal locals. Our
food will showcase local produce with homemade sauces to bring all dishes to life. Our fresh juice bar will have something that will please all along with fruit smoothies and milk shakes.” The cafe will be open seven days a week from 7am until 4pm and longer hours over summer. “We live in Ocean Grove and our three daughters go to the local schools. Jess and Aleesha attend Bellarine High and Teshara is at Ocean Grove Primary. “We involve ourselves in the community participating or coaching football, tennis, netball and dance. “Very similar to our Port Douglas cafes, in that, we will aim to run Beach Terrace as a family friendly experience,
event on September 4 at 6.30pm. Pop in and have a drink, check out the art with live music by Aaron Wales. All paintings will be for sale. The centre piece of the exhibition
“Areyonga Eye” will be for sale by SMS auction. The current bid will be displayed in the gallery. The highest bid received by 1pm on September 19 will be donated to Red Dust to help continue
their inspiring work. The gallery will open between September 4 and 19 on Monday to Friday 9am-5pm and Saturday 10am-1pm at Level 1, No 72 the Terrace, Ocean Grove.
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Sally and Andy Viola are opening the Beach Terrace Cafe.
plenty of space and you will not be sitting on each other's knee. "There is room to park your bikes safely and plenty of car parks two doors down."
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Cheeky Cow-abunga SUPERHEROES will assemble at the Cheeky Cow Café this Saturday to battle muscular dystrophy (MD). Café owner Sarah Fraser is encouraging locals to turn up as their favourite alter-egos and have a bit of fun. “It’s a great way to raise money and awareness,” she said. “I hope people come dressed up – it will be pretty fun if the Cheeky Cow is full of super heroes.” Sarah said she’d only just learnt what muscular dystrophy was. “If you had asked me three weeks ago I couldn’t have told you,” she said. “A friend of mine’s son was diagnosed with it recently and that really shook her up.” So Sarah went online to research. She came across Muscular Dystrophy Australia’s Super Hero Week and decided to hold an event at her cafe.
Cheeky Cow owners Sarah and Jeremy Fraser with barista Melissa Edgar.
“The focus of this event is on the paediatric form of MD - Duchenne MD - which mainly affects young boys,” she said. The Cheeky Cow will donate 10 per cent of every sale to National Muscular Dystrophy Research
Centre (NMDRC). Customers dressed as their favourite superhero will receive 10 per cent off their meals. The day includes face-painting, from 10am to 1pm and Sarah will also encourage customers to make a
gold-coin donation to NMDRC. “I felt like this is something I could do as a small business owner in the local community,” she said. Muscular dystrophy is a neuromuscular, genetic disorder which results in
the progressive deterioration of muscle strength and function. Although MD is rare, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is the most common form in childhood and is the most common fatal genetic disorder diagnosed in children.
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Gull's eye view of Grove NEW Ocean Grove resident Stevie Penman took this stunning Panorama photo of the Barwon River last month with his cuttingedge drone. “The scenery is beautiful from the air – especially on a good day,” he said. “The colour of the water was great.”
Stevie took a series of pictures with his ultra-high definition camera, strapped to the drone as it flew over the river. “It lets you see from another perspective,” he said. He then “stitched” the photos together using Photoshop. Stevie’s DJI Phantom is at
the forefront of consumerdrone technology, with GPS and sensors to keep it steady in the air. “It’s incredibly easy to fly,” he said. “Just flying it is enjoyable.” Stevie just moved to Ocean Grove, after emigrating from Scotland to Melbourne ten years ago.
“Having only recently moved here, the thing that struck me in the photo is how close (Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads) are,” he said. The software consultant turned amateur photographer has taken a number of panoramic photos of the Bellarine. He hopes to complete
his remote pilot’s licence this week, so he can do commercial work. “A lot of this is practice for that,” he said. Stevie looks for nice composure and features to draw viewers to a photo. “You want something that’s going to attract people’s attention,” he said.
Kelly Clitheroe, is excited about the possibilities for her students. “These students and their parents are thrilled to be given this opportunity,” she said. “The students get to work alongside Deakin lecturers and students and are able to tap into all that Deakin University offers its older students.” The program fits in with the school curriculum and gives the students access to Deakin’s resources and facilities. Deakin pre-service teachers mentor the
students, encouraging them to explore vocational pathways and aspirations after finishing school. “Our students are seeing what university life is like and, hopefully, this will encourage more of our students to consider Deakin as ‘their’ university,” said Kelly. “The pathways Deakin are offering our students are pretty incredible, with one of the options in later years being to complete a unit of study at Deakin, whilst still doing VCE.”
belter. We also get the sense that the recent stock market doom and gloom may result in a surge of investment dollars into the residential property market. Sales to note were that of a brilliant townhouse on The Parade and a terriffic
entry into the market in Dolphin Court. For the second month in a row our listings doubled in the second half of the month so we will be able to bring buyers a number of exciting new listings thoughout september. Hugh P. McKewan Hayden Real Estate
Students get immersed in science
Bellarine Secondary College students have been taking Program. STUDENTS from Aspire Program for the first Bellarine Secondary time this year. Each fortnight 25 Year 7 College are taking part in the Deakin University Select Entry Accelerated
part in the Deakin Aspire Learning (SEAL) students travel to Deakin to immerse themselves in science. SEAL Science teacher,
Spring looks to be a property sales belter AUGUST was an interesting month for Real Estate in Ocean Grove and in the context of winter 2015. I sense that for the first 2/3 of winter it was vendors keeping their powder dry and waiting for the traditional Spring selling season.
We worked hard as a company to encourage sellars - if they were appropriately prepared to disregard the season as the buyers were there and eager to get involved and get on the market. This proved successful for June and July as we were able to transact a decent number
of sales. August however saw the buyers flip this on its head and say "we think more property is going to come to the market in September!" so they wait ... this led to a dowturn in transactions for August but makes us feel like this Spring is going to be a
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RLS president Graham Fisher lays a wreath on the Ocean Grove cenotaph.
Respectful, mateship
A STRONG sense of mateship prevailed at Ocean Grove Park as a small crowd gathered to commemorate Vietnam Veteran’s Day last month. The Ocean Grove RSL held the ceremony at 3.44pm, August 18, and laid a wreath at the cenotaph in honour of those who died. RSL Secretary David Gilroy spoke to the gathering about the A small but dignified gathering remembered those that served during controversy of the war. the Vietnam War. He said it was good the public
was finally honouring the service of Vietnam veterans over recent years. Vietnam Veterans Day was originally known as Long Tan Day. It was chosen to commemorate the men of D Company, 6RAR who fought in the 1966 battle of Long Tan. On that day, 108 Australian and New Zealand soldiers fought more than 2,000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong in a rubber plantation near Long Tan.
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RIGHT: Ocean Grove in action at the Memorial Reserve in 1978.
BELOW: the 1964 senior side, and below right, the 1992-93 senior side warm up on the reserve .
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RIGHT: Ocean Grove in action at the Memorial Reserve in 1978. Images supplied by Ocean Grove Football Club and Ian McTaggart.
Glory days on a dilapidated ground MARK HEENAN THE curtain drew to a close on Ocean Grove Memorial Reserve as a Bellarine Football League venue on Saturday August 15. Since 1963, Memorial Reserve has been the Grubbers’ football home for the last 53 seasons. Ocean Grove Football Club president Ian Walker recalls his earliest memories of Memorial Reserve since he moved to the region 25 years ago. “It used to be a mud bath, the ground was always very wet,” Walker told the Voice. “I remembered how warm it used to be in the clubrooms after sitting outside and watching the games all day.” Before it became Grubbers headquarters in 1963, the ground was known as the ‘swamp’ according to Ocean Grove Football Club legend Jimmy Saarinen.
Saarinen played for more than two decades at Ocean Grove between 1963 and 1984. “This ground was in actual fact a ‘swamp’ before the club was formed, they filled it up and we used to go yabbying in the middle of it,” Saarinen told the Voice in 2012. During the Grubbers equally most dominant era in the mid 1990’s, Ocean Grove made the ground a ‘fortress’ according to five-time club senior premiership player Greg Mervin. Mervin remembers an incredible winning streak at Memorial Reserve that lasted two years during his playing days under Brendan McCartney’s premiership reign from 1994 to 1997. “The other thing I really remember when we played under Brendan McCartney especially was the ‘fear factor’ from the opposition in coming to
Ocean Grove,” Mervin said. “The (opposition) hated it – An opposition team did not want to come there to play because it was in tight, and the crowd was well and truly on our side. “We had a really big following because we were so successful and because we had strong bodies in those sides in that era in the 1990’s, the opposition side knew they were going to get hurt and going to get hit. “There was that much contested ball you could not hide from a physical contest and it was there in your face all the time.” The dilapidated and outdated facilities at Memorial Reserve made it a ‘house of pain’ for opposition teams under Mark Neeld who led the Grubbers to four senior flags from 2000-2003. The home Ocean Grove change rooms and visiting club change
L Zurawel, best and fairest in 1966. rooms still have no current toilets inside and the players are forced to use venue's public toilets. “We loved it, we knew the facilities weren’t great, it was not a comfortable place for the opposition teams to come to,” Mervin said. “It was a great place to play. “The support we got,
the noise the supporters made, the intimidating factor in the close surrounds of the ground and that fact it was going to be a physical contest just made it great for us to play at – And horrible for the opposition to come to.” Mervin is the current Ocean Grove Football Club Under 18 coach.
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OCEAN GROVE CUP: The first year attracted close to 6,000 people. The race finished near 18W, which is before RAAFs beach.
Pictures: DOWNUNDER EXPOSURES.
Locals mark 20 years since Ocean Grove Cup first ran on the beach IT’S now 20 years since the first Ocean Grove Cup Carnival was held on the beach. Although not run since 2001, it is fondly remembered by those who were involved at the time. The Ocean Grove Cup Carnival developed from a discussion between neighbours. Richard Grimmett and Denis Walters, were discussing what they might do for a Christmas activity in their street in Ocean Grove one December day in 1994, when Wally mentioned that they used to get together for a 'scratch' race on the beach between a couple of horses. This activity was frowned upon by local authorities because the beach was outof-bounds to the horses. However, a group of friends would get together each year, dressing in outlandish outfits like the 'human white post finish line' and various ridiculous costumes, dinner suits or blends of both. They would gather in the local park perhaps under a tarp - for a Collendina Cup breakfast with Champagne, merrement and horse-play - or even horse plays - some type of hilarious pantomine or puppet show or who knows what entertained the group. They later moved off - or were moved off - to 13th Beach where horses were allowed. Richard invited Denis to bring his ageing video footage to the local Apex Club meeting, where the idea was proposed as community event. At that time there was an Ocean Grove Festival each year - a lot of fun, with street parade, Red Faces stage, fire Brigade, Army display,
Big Band etc - a great community annual festival, but perhaps needing a refresh. The new Cup Committee invited the Festival Committee to a meeting at the Apex shed - where the concept of a combined event was mooted. The Apex Club had been developing the idea of a horse race - a 6 race programme, choosing a day in February when the tide was right to set up around midday - erect marquees (for sponsors and VIP) set up bookie stands (Howard Culph - entrepreneurial bookmaker was on board and keen to make the event happen.... It was decided that the Collendina Cup would be held as part of the festival. The parade activities were held one weekend, followed by a week of art shows, open days and school activities, culminating in the new horse race on the beach. The club worked to attract entrants. There was no shortage of enthusiastic amateur riders. They came from all over the state. The race was a hit. And the next year, the festival moved to the beach.... The Red Face stage was parked on the sand - and became Red Faces Between Races! A natural shift had ocurred. Brette Lange, compere extraordinaire, and many other festival committee members joined with the Apex club members, along with the Fire Brigade, Scouts, Foreshore Committee, SES, Rotary, School groups and many others to create an annual event which became the Ocean Grove Cup Carnival, a day at the beach... a day at the races. Thousands came to see the
ABOVE: Richard Grimmett and Jason Corless (both held posts as Apex president and race chairman) and Denis Walter (who was a jockey) reminise about the Ocean Grove Cup close to where it used to finish. Left Richard and Andrew Gray, who described himself as the runaround man. now 8 race sectacular - the sound of horses pounding down the hard sand at low tide was fantastic - the sound of waves, wind and crowd would give way to the power of these majestic steeds - yes they were big and strong, they were fast and sweaty at the end of 600 metres - sponsored by Schweppes, sponsored by Home Hardware, races such as The Piping Hot Chicken Shop Plate, Home Hardware Handicap - what a day, what a spetacular - there were centre page spreads in The Age and features in the Herald Sun. The event ran from 1995 - 2001. There were Cup Eve Balls, early
ones at Newington, the characteristic homestead at the place with the same name, complete with circlular drive and spiral staircase. Calcuttas and dancing, organisers up far too late, perhaps even drinking far too much, but still managing the early start required to set up the barriers, mark out the finish line and co-ordinate gatekeepers, officials, bookies, media, horse floats, entrants, and so on. What a day - a day at the beach, a day at the races. A great team effort - great fun - an indication of what can be achieved when vision, enthusiasm, a reckless sort of confindence and 'can
do' approach, and a few enthusiastic and people get together. “What a day - a day at the beach, a day at the races,” said Richard. “A great team effort - great fun an indication of what can be achieved when vision, enthusiasm, a reckless sort of confindence and 'can do' approach, and a few enthusiastic and encouraging people get together. “ There is talk of a celebration to mark the anniversary of the first cup carnival. Contact Richard on 0439 484437 to register your interest in being involved.
Entrepreneurial bookmaker Howard Culph was on board and keen to make the event happen.
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Eliza, Harry and Poppy.
Bringing books alive YOUNGSTERS at Ocean Grove Primary got into character last week. The theme for this year’s celebrations of National Book Week is “Books light up our world”. “The students at Ocean Grove Primary School love reading and sharing books so the turnout of students dressed as book characters or to reflect the theme for our Book Parade was spectacular,” said coordinator Lauren Baker. “We had almost all students in
costume. The grade five kids even collaborated on a book, with many of them (and their teachers) coming along dressed as Wally or Wanda from the Where’s Wally book series. We had characters from classics like Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter and Pippi Longstocking as well as many princesses, fairies and superheroes. “Our teachers always make a special effort to dress up too, as we know how much the kids enjoy days like these.”
Ocean Grove Primary Teachers always get in the spirit of book week.
All manner of characters turned out for the book week parade.
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Dom and Ian collard preview DOM Turner (Backsliders) and Ian Collard (Collard Greens and Gravy) are back on the road playing songs from their “Mama Says We’re Crazy Too” album and more and they're bringing it to Ocean Grove. Working as a Guitar/
Harmonica duo, Dom and Ian strip the music back to its rural beginnings. This is a deep, dark, and tantalizingly evil mix of rural blues with a sound that mixes north Mississippi hill-country music and pre-war delta blues.
Take your mind back to a time before mindless 120 beats per minute pop dominated the airwaves when the raw sounds of harmonicas and guitars meant real music for the people. Meanwhile – quite a few years later – and even further down
south, in Australia, Dom and Ian became obsessed with the sound and spent most of their adult lives studying and playing it. See Dom Turner and Ian Collard at the Piping Hot Chicken and Burger Grill on Saturday September 12.
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An old Grove favourite...
Still popular as ever OCEAN GROVE Pizza & Pasta has been a staple for pizza lovers in Ocean Grove over a 27-year journey. Guests can come and enjoy a relaxed meal in the restaurant with friendly helpful staff who will always serve you with a smile. Kids can enjoy colouring and they even cater for large groups for end of season sports nights. If staying at home and entertaining friends is a bit more of your go, you can place your order to pick it up from either The Terrace, or at the Marketplace Shopping Centre on Shell Road or you can organise to get it delivered as well! If the phones are jammed (let’s face it, on a Friday and Saturday night especially, that is a real possibility) try getting onto your smartphone or tablet and order you meal online. They cater for functions, but make sure you check dates and time that you want this option as the team doesn’t offer this on public holidays or during the busy summer months. Call 5255 5555 to get the details. They are open daily from 4.30pm til late and the main shop on The Terrace is also open on Saturday and Sunday from noon. Ocean Grove Pizza & Pasta – family owned and operated for 27 years.
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Now available for download oceangrovevoice.com BARWON HEADS BARWON ORANGE Now serving all day breakfast, Asian inspired lunch specials, gourmet pizzas & a la carte dinner. Special Curry night- Wednesday. Special Pizza night- Thursday. Open hours: Monday 7.30am - 3pm Tuesday - Sunday 7.30am till late 60 Hitchcock Ave, Barwon Heads Ph: 5254 1090 www.barwonorange.com.au CAFE MARITANA Mediterranean style share plates, local and regional wines and ales. LIVE MUSIC every sunday arvo. Upcoming Gigs Friday 4th September Libby Darcy and Wayne Stewart Sunday 6th September Andrea Robertson and friends 3.30pm to 6.30pm 1 Flinders Parade, Barwon Heads 03 5254 1188 www.cafemaritana.com.au THE SHACK DINING CO. Come enjoy a coffee and breakfast in the garden or wait for lunch to take on the Ruben. Now fully Licensed. Open hours: 8am - 4pm 7 Days, Dinner from 5:30pm Friday & Saturday 37 Hitchcock Ave, Barwon Heads Ph: 5254 2288 www.shackdiningco.com.au
BELLARINE JACK RABBIT VINEYARD Unrivalled panoramic views across the bay. Savour a Restaurant experience or kick back in the ‘House of Jack Rabbit’ cellar door and café. Top wines cap it off! Open hours: 7 Days 10am – 5pm Dinner Friday & Saturday from 6pm. Breakfast on weekends 9 – 10.45am. 85 McAdams Lane, Bellarine Ph: 5251 2223 www.jackrabbitvineyard.com.au TERINDAH ESTATE The Bellarine’s most beautiful venue. Award winning food & wine & spectacular bay views. Experience a wine tasting & local produce menu (including house made sweet treats with tea/coffee) in the Cellar Door or lunch in The Shed. Ideal for hosting private functions & events. Open hours: 7 Days 10am - 4pm Weekend Breakfast from 8am 90 McAdams lane, Bellarine PH: 5251 5536 www.terindahestate.com
CURLEWIS LEURA PARK ESTATE Sensational wines in a funky, rustic chic setting. Enjoy stunning stone based pizzas, platters and seasonal culinary offerings. Live music every Sunday (60’s, 70’s, 80’s). Open hours: Weekends 10am – 5pm 7 Days in January Private Functions on request. 1400 Portarlington Rd, Curlewis Ph: 5253 3180 www.leuraparkestate.com.au
DRYSDALE CHUI YUAN CHINESE RESTAURANT Serving authentic Chinese cuisine Choose from an extensive Menu. Banquets from $25 pp (4 courses) Our Specialty – Delicious Homemade Dim Sim. TAKEAWAY available - BYO Open hours: Lunch: Wed – Sun 12 – 2pm. Dinner: Tues – Sun from 5pm Closed Mondays – except public holidays 26-28 High St, Drysdale Ph: 52531788
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OCEAN GROVE OCEAN GROVE HOTEL Family friendly hotel open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner. Large bistro to accommodate group bookings with outside play area and inground trampolines. $15 lunch specials Monday to Friday. Perfect for Family dinners. Public Bar great for catch up drinks with friends with Foxtel, Open Fire place and ice cold beers. Open hours: Open 7 days for lunch & dinner 175 Bonnyvale Road Ocean Grove Ph: 5255 1122 OCEAN GROVE MARKETPLACE FISH & CHIPS We are doing gluten free Fish and chips here and we offer 10% discount for all the seniors card holders. Open hours: 11am - 8pm Ocean Grove Marketplace, Shell Road, Ocean Grove Ph: 5255 5555
DRIFTWOOD CAFE The Driftwood and Atrium are taking bookings now for Christmas functions for shared dinners or relaxed canapé parties.
OCEAN GROVE PIZZA & PASTA Dine-in, Take away or Home delivery. Wide selection of Pizzas & Pasta. Gluten free available. Why not get online and see full menu on: www.oceangrovepizza.com
Open hours: Sunday - Thursday 7am – 4.30pm. Friday & Saturday 7am – 9pm
Open hours: Monday - Friday 4:30 - 11pm Saturday & Sunday 12pm - late
64D The Terrace, Ocean Grove Ph: 5255 1832
80 The Terrace - Ph: 5255 5555 Marketplace, Shell Rd -Ph: 5255 3040 www.oceangrovepizza.com
LELEANS A la carte dining with full table service. Family friendly restaurant with childrens playroom. Daily specials available, along with a comprehensive wine list.
PABS KEBABS Lamb, Chicken or Mixed Kebabs and more made to order for your lunch or dinner. Come in and check out Ocean Grove’s new taste sensation!
Open hours: Monday - Thursday 10am - 11pm Friday & Saturday 10am - 12:30pm Sunday 11am - 11pm 18 The Terrace, Ocean Grove Ph: 5255 1540 www.oceangrovebowls.com.au
NAPONA Coffee, breakfast, lunch, dinner or wine. It’s easy to see why the Age Good Food Guide scored Napona 14.5/20 in the 2015 edition . Open hours: Sunday - Monday 8am - 4pm Tuesday - Saturday 8am - late 24 Hodgson St, Ocean Grove Ph: 5256 3153 www.napona.com.au
OCEAN GROVE BOWLING CLUB Affordable bistro dining. Family friendly with childrens play area. Lunch menu available from 12 -2pm and dinner menu from 6 -8pm, with coffee and biscuits available all day. Open hours: Monday - Thursday 10am - 11pm Friday & Saturday 10am - 12:30pm Sunday 11am - 11pm 18 The Terrace, Ocean Grove Ph: 5255 1540 www.oceangrovebowls.com.au
OCEAN GROVE GOLF CLUB The Bunker cafe and bistro situated in the Ocean Grove Golf Club offers family friendly traditional bistro dining with a touch of Indonesian influence. Open hours: Thursday Friday and Saturday nights from 5.30pm and Sunday lunch from 11.30am. Bookings advisable. 9 Guthridge Rd, Ocean Grove PH: 5256 2795
Open hours: Tuesday - Sunday 11am till we run out! 1/73 The Parade, Ocean Grove (Opposite Police Station) SERENDIPITY D’LITES Gourmet potatoes are here for the winter chills - Pulled pork - chicken & avacado - bolognaise - chilli - tuna melt - traditional - cauliflower & cheese - Curried sausages or all day breakfast. Open hours: Wednesday - Monday 11am - late 70A The Terrace, Ocean Grove Ph: 5255 3331 www.serendipitydlites.com.au THE DUNES At the Dunes we have one of the world’s great views – looking across the ocean from Barwon Heads Bluff to the Point Lonsdale lighthouse. Food is modern Australian cuisine and includes breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as snacks, cakes and dessert. Open hours: 7 days a week from 6.30am. Closed public holiday nights and Christmas Day. Surf Beach Road, Ocean Grove. Tel: 5256 1944 www.dunescafe.com.au
PORTARLINGTON PORTARLINGTON GOLF CLUB Bistro open seven days a week for lunch and dinner, with bar snacks available all day. Daily specials. Courtesy bus running Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights. Open hours: Sunday - Wednesday 10am - 11pm Thursday 9am - 11pm Friday & Saturday 10am - 1am 130 Hood Road, Portarlington Ph: 5259 2492 www.portarlingtongolf.com.au
PORTARLINGTON SAINTS AND SAILORS Saints and Sailors is an eclectic lounge bar atop the hill in Portarlington with magnificent views. With a reputation as the Bellarines Premier Live Music Venue serving fantastic food and drinks all year round. Open hours: Thursday & Friday: Lunch & Dinner 11am - late. Saturday & Sunday: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner 9.30 - late. Bookings essential. Extended hours throughout summer. 36 Newcombe St, Portarlington PH: 0418 517 323 www.saintsandsailors.com.au
QUEENSCLIFF SALTBUSH FINE FOODS Saltbush Fine Foods is an eclectic mix of all things food hosting a café and provedore. Open hours: Breakfast & lunch 7 days 9.30am – 5pm Shop 3 & 4, 44 Hesse St, Queenscliff Ph: 5258 4829
WALLINGTON ELK HORN ROADHOUSE Now in their 6th year Elk Horn has been serving constantly good breakfast, lunch, coffee and cake since December 2009. Open hours: 7 days 8am - 4:30pm Breakfast: 8am - 11:45am Lunch: midday – 3pm 420a Wallington Road, Wallington Ph: 5250 6056 FLYING BRICK CIDER CO. Think innovative space, naturally crafted ciders, amazing food without the ‘fancy’, top Bellarine wines, beer, Friday night live music. In a nutshell - fabulous, funky, fun! Open hours: 7 Days 10am – 5pm Dinner Friday & Saturday from 6pm. 1251 Bellarine Highway, (entry via Swan Bay Road), Wallington Phone 5250 6577 www.flyingbrickciderco.com.au MR GRUBB @ OAKDENE Nestled amongst the birch trees, Mr Grubb Cafe offers an exciting casual menu of share plates, pizzas, burgers and sliders. You can also enjoy coffee, cake & daily specials while taking in the beautiful surroundings. And of course, a glass of Oakdene wine Open hours: Open 7 Days for Breakfast from 9:30am. Lunch from 12pm. Dinner Fridays & Saturdays from 5:30pm. 225 Grubb Road, Wallington Ph: 5255 1255 mrgrubb@oakdene.com.au OAKDENE VINEYARDS RESTAURANT The award winning Oakdene restaurant is the perfect place to match estate grown wines with the menu of seasonal, local and regional produce prepared with passion and flair. Various dining options are available, including a la carte and degustation menus. Open hours: Open for Lunch Saturday & Sunday from 12pm. Dinner Wednesday to Saturday from 6:30pm 225 Grubb Road, Wallington Ph: 5255 1255 restaurant@oakdene.com.au
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Edgy, provocative cabaret promises a twilight delight LOCALS are invited to a cheeky cabaret evening at OneDay Estate next month. Attendees are being told to ‘dress to impress and expected the unexpected’ by performers Sally Wilson and Mark Kruger. Soprano, Sally, has been an Ocean Grove resident for the past two years, after returning from Europe and an international career in opera and concert singing, performing at venues such as London’s Wigmore Hall, Washington Opera, Ravinia Festival, Krakow Philharmonie, Aldeburgh Festival, Savoy Opera, Shakespeare’s Globe, Berlin Konzerthaus, Munich Biennale, Opera Bonn and the Puccini Festival and for dignitaries and royalty. She has had operatic roles
composed specifically for her (by Spanish composer Hector Parra, for example, for the Munich Biennale), as well as having sung much of the standard operatic and concert repertoire. Known for her dramatic intensity and humour just as much as for her rich, thrilling voice, she is just as at home in the dark, edgy work of Berlin cabaret as she is in passionate, powerful operatic roles. On October 17 Sally, with her husband, pianist Mark Kruger, and the team at OneDay Estate, offers a scintillating evening of edgy, provocative cabaret and sensuous twilight delight. Tickets $75 and includes food and a drink, at OneDay Estate, Curlewis Road, 6pm for 6.30pm show.
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music/live events • Piping Hot Chicken Shop - Dom Turner and Ian Collard, Saturday September 12 $20, book early • Barwon Heads Hotel - Wednesdays Master of Dartness & Poker from 7pm - Thursdays Trivia Night 7.30pm - Friday Happy Hour 5-7pm raffle live music - Live acoustic covers in Bakbar Fridays 10pm1am - DJs Saturdays 10pm1am • Drysdale Senior Citizens Hall - Making waves music/ poetry arvo every fourth Sunday of the month from 2pm-5.30pm • Ocean Grove Bowling Club - Wednesdays Happy Hour 5-7pm - Saturdays Live Entertainment 5-8pm - Sundays Half for Half, half price drinks for the
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markets & fairs
• Rotary Club of Ocean Grove Winter Market - first Sunday of month 9am-1pm Bellarine Aquatic and Sports Centre, Shell Road, Ocean Grove • Bellarine Community Farmers Market - 3rd Sat of month, 9am1pm Ocean Grove Park • Buy Bellarine Produce Barn - Tuckerberry Farm Saturdays and Sundays 9am-3pm
food/wine
• Leura Park Estate Sundays 12.30pm – 4.30pm Live music, sensational food and wine Ph: 5253 3180 • McGlashan’s Wallington Estate Swan Bay Road Wallington - Open weekends and public holidays 11am5pm new release wines, gourmet platters and classic car displays Ph: 52 50 5760
• Ocean Grove Callisthenics, Ocean Grove Recreation Hall, Ocean Grove Calisthenics classes incorporating dance, song, ballet and gymnastics with strength and creativity. 123 The Avenue, Ocean Grove Recreation Hall, ph: 0438-055 679 • Senior Citizens Hall Ocean Grove - Monday 9.15am gentle exercises to music for 55-plus, 10.15am gentle exercises to music for 65-plus call Marg 5255 1335 - Thursday 1pm Craft Group • Uniting Church Hall Ocean Grove - Wednesdays 9am Volleyball, 9.30am exercises to music for all ages contact Marg on 5255 1335 • Queenscliff RSL Hall - Mondays 1.30pm exercises using chairs for all ages contact Marg on 5255 1335
• Leopold Hall, Bellarine Highway - Tuesdays 7.45pm – 10pm Scottish Country Dance (formerly Ocean Grove) Ph: 5251 3393 • Barwon Heads Community Hall Yoga and dance with Tara Lynch classes for all ages and abilities Ph: 0435-481 920 • Scout Hall, The Avenue Ocean Grove - Wednesday 7pm 1st/2nd Ocean Grove Scout Group Clubs Meet Enquiries Ph: 0422-700 951 • Yoga classes in Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads: Beginners, Hatha, Vinyas and Svaroopa Yoga Ph: 0413955 331 or kerryn@ bluewateryoga.org.au
reading & writing
• Ocean Grove Library, corner Presidents Avenue and The Avenue. - Wednesdays 10.30am – Toddlertime - Thursdays 11.30am Babytime - Nursery
Verses - Mondays 10.30am Preschool Storytime. - Third Tuesday of month 2.30pm-3.30pm Book chat for adults www. geelonglibraries.vic.gov. au
family fun
• Koombahla Equestrian Park - Tuesday to Friday After school riding programs special school holiday courses available Ph: 5256 2742. • Bellarine Church of Christ Hall 17 Tareeda Way Ocean Grove - Saturdays 10-11am Tuesdays 7.30- 8.30pm Ocean Grove Toy Library Borrow toys for children aged six months to six years, open to families on the Bellarine www. oceangrovetoylibrary. org.au • Uniting Church Ocean Grove - Friday 10am-noon Ocean Grove Play Group Any children 5yrs and under welcome to join a friendly play group
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large indoor and outdoor area, lots of toys, great craft activities, music and story time contact Chelsea Cole at oceangrove playgroup@gmail.com classes & exhibtions • Ocean Grove Neighbourhood Centre Program with a range of courses, classes and fun activities Ph: 5255 4294 • Jelly Bean Drama – An educational dramabased program for 3-5 year olds that combines structured dramatic play, movement and music. Ocean Grove Neighbourhood Centre Fridays 10-10.45am, starting July 17. Contact OGNC 5255 4294 for bookings. Tutor: Rachael Smith
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health & wellbeing • The Zebra Bar Ocean Grove 1/85 The Terrace Last Friday of every month 1pm-3pm Breast Cancer Support Group (lunch and nibbles). Details Julie Rodger 0435-362 573 or julesrodg@gmail.com. • Well Women’s Clinics at Ocean Grove, Portarlington and Point Lonsdale, staffed by qualified registered nurses: pap tests, breast health advice and checks, menopause and contraception advice. Appointments (free) phone 5258 0812. What’s On phone: 5255 3233 or email: journo@ oceangrovevoice. com
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Grove. Committee meets at 1.30pm, The Terrace. Ocean Grove Garden Club, 1.30pm, Uniting Church Hall, Eggleston Street. Phone Margaret 5255 2848. Bellarine Fly Fishing Association, 7.30pm, Shannon Park, Shannon Ave, Newtown. Phone Pat 0414-959 248 or Bruce 0407-361 319 or bffa@ hotmail.com. Fourth Monday of every month Combined Probus Club of Ocean Grove, 10am, Ocean Grove Golf Club. Friendship is our theme. Phone Marianne Rogan on 5256 1619. Tuesdays Bellarine Table Tennis Club, 10am to noon (adults only) at the Memorial Hall, 123 The Avenue, Ocean Grove. Phone John 5256 2489 or Chris 5256 1996. Bellarine T.O.W.N., 5.30pm, Uniting Church Hall, Eggleston Street. Phone Doreen on 5255 2856. Ocean Grove Senior Citizens Club, The Terrace Tuesday 1pm. Also Thursday and Friday 1.30pm. Phone Dianne on 5255 2996
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ACCOMMODATION
Barwon Grove Holiday Rentals Bellarine Getaways Portarlington Beach Motel
Vinnies 0412 102 145 5255 3130 5259 3801
COMPUTER SALES & REPAIRS
ACCOUNTING SERVICES
BITS IT Services SeeCureIT.com
AGED CARE
Sargeants Conveyancing City to Surf Conveyancing Vines Conveyancing
Ocean Grove Accounting Roche Accounting
5256 2815 5256 2764
Seaviews Manor
5256 2866
ANTENNAS
Able Antenna Service Kendall Antennas & Communications Point Lonsdale Television
5253 1680 0404 019 781 0411 490 430
ARCHITECTS de Atelier Architects
5255 3378
ART CLASSES & GALLERIES art’s Kool - kids & teens art classes
0437 582 772
AUDIO EQUIPMENT, HIRE, REPAIRS Bellarine Audio
5256 3732
AUTOMOTIVE
Andersons Auto Care Bellarine Auto Services Drysdale Smash Repairs Ocean Grove Automotive (RACV) Parts 4 Automotive Sheen Panel Service
BABY AND CHILD Sandi’s Spot
5255 3884 5253 1644 5251 2322 5255 1050 5256 3210 5256 3183 5255 2943
BANKS
Bendigo Bank NAB Westpac
5255 4866 5255 0797 5255 0377
BEAUTY SALONS
Grove Beauty Room 0439 306 157 Mermaids Unisex Beauty Salon 5255 5844 The Smooth Spot 0431 196 007
BIN HIRE Easy Waste
BRICKLAYING
Glenn Skipper Bricklaying
0490 127 849 0438 442 519
BRIDAL WEAR DESIGNER Isabella Design
5255 2034
BUILDING DESIGNERS
Binder.Peart Design Pty Ltd 0437 463 125 Michael Higgins Building Design 5255 3355
BUILDERS & NEW HOMES Beechmore Building Solutions Geelong Homes Homes by Chapman Hotondo Homes Le Maistre
5250 4638 5222 5522 0414 752 159 5255 3556 5255 1309
BUTCHERS
Benno’s Meating Place
5254 1828
CARPENTRY/MAINTENANCE Dream Maker Constructions Gavin Tyrell Carpentry Mark Pattison Carpentry Moore Carpentry & Bld Maint
0409 700 229 0497 532 159 0410 454 822 0411 061 556
CARPET CLEANING
Carpet Cleaners Geelong 0414 408 528 Graham Coates Carpet Cleaning Service 0408 526 997 Stanley Steamer Carpet Cleaners 0428 520 525
CARPET CLEANING/REPAIRS Kim Brasier’s Carpet Services
0418 376 820
CELEBRANTS
Leslie Ridgeway Wedding & Funeral Celebrant
CHIMNEY SWEEPS A1 Chimney Sweep
0407 410 393 0426 897 479
CLEANING SERVICES Mazza’s Way-to-Clean Ocean Grove Cleaners T1 Property Maintenance
0418 429 438 5255 2305 0499 222 042
COMMUNITY GROUPS
5256 2050
0411 416 384 0413 967 051
CONVEYANCING
DANCE CLASSES
Bellarine Academy of Dance
5221 7411 5255 5556 5255 4480
DELICATESSEN The Olive Pit
DENTAL
Advanced Denture Clinic Coastal Dentures Dr Alastair McCallum - dentist
Alterations and Repairs
EARTHWORKS John Ryan Earthworks
ELECTRICIANS
Brendon Brice Electrical Craig Stevens Electrical Contractor Dave Purdie Electrical Contracting Geelong Rewires Millington Electrics Modern Spark Oaten Electrical
0409 553 022 0416 165 855 0412 518 400 5256 1988 0417 392 677 0412 103 980 0407 557 573 0402 637 781
Laker Engineering Ocean Grove Engineering
5258 1777 5255 5922
ENGRAVING
Ian Pattison Jewellers
5255 2019
ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC
Haze Music Entertainment Agents www.hazemusic.com.au
FENCING
Bellarine Timber & Fencing David’s Fencing Just Paling Fences Know A Fence
0413 580 990 0473 469 538 0407 694 422 0409 222 112
FINANCIAL SERVICES Coastal Business Services Core Financial Planning Crowe Horwath Lighthouse Business Services
5255 3392 5255 9555 5255 5077 5221 6507
FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING Sand-It Floor Sanding & Polishing
0409 359667 5255 2044 5253 1855 5255 2212
FLORISTS
Beachside Blooms
5255 3030
FRUIT & VEG
Ocean Grove Fresh Fruit
5255 3599
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
GARAGES
Greater Geelong Garages Grove Rollerdoors
5255 5500 5221 4788
0414 607 453 0438 231 799
GARDEN & HOME MAINTENANCE
Budjet Mowing & Garden Cleanups Creecy’s Excavating Hey Mr Mower Man Jim’s Mowing Ruby’s Mowing Ocean Grove SD Turf and Garden Steve's HandyMan & Carpentry Service T1 Property Maintenance Tim's Handyman Service
GLAZIERS
HEALTH & FITNESS CLUBS
A Touch of Class Remedial Massage Bellarine Allied Health Group Bellarine Podiatry Bellarine Remedial & Sports Massage Epic Health Medical Clinic OG Chinese Medicine OG Remedial Massage Centre Ocean View Massage Seaside Serenity Massage
0497 331 788 0499 222 042 0438 861 271
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HIRE
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HOBBIES & CRAFTS
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RESTAURANTS/CAFES Beachhouse Elkhorn Roadhouse Leleans Restaurant & Functions Michel’s Patisserie Ocean Grove Hotel and Bistro Ocean Grove Pizza and Pasta Piping Hot Chicken Shop The Dunes The Groove The Mex
RETAIL
Bellarine Furniture and Bedding Kairos in Grove Knock Knock Homewares Montanas Fashion & Accessories The Last Piece The Vintage Cupboard
ROOFING
Coastal Roofing Dabcon
HOME LOANS
Smartline Mortgage Brokers
5255 1177
JEWELLERS
Cleo Fine Jewellery Ian Pattison Jewellers
5256 3990 5255 2019
LANDSCAPE DESIGN & CONST’N Nathan Hovey Landscaping & Maintenance Outdoor Vision Landscaping Tim’s Pruning & Landscaping
Posilock Locksmiths Sectrol Security Sylont Watching Service
0418 587 275 0409 943 671 0419 529 623
SHOE SHOPS
LAWYERS
Coulter Roache Lawyers Vines Lawyers Whyte, Just & Moor Lawyers
5254 1877 5255 4411 5222 2077
LEADLIGHTS & REPAIRS Carl Davies Leadlights & Repairs
MORTGAGES
Smartline Mortgage Brokers
5258 3193
0418 384 104 0418 526 200
OFFICE SUPPLIES Press Here
5255 2663
OPTOMETRISTS
Greg Sly Optometrist Ocean Eyes Optometrists
5256 1295 5255 5655
PAINTERS
Steven Flynn Painting Services 0411 126 291 Wallington Painting Services 0438 019 991
PETS
Surfcoast Dog Grooming
PHOTOGRAPHERS Barefoot Media Photography
5255 1336 0400 721 185
PLANTATION SHUTTERS GB Plantation Shutters
0400 595 738
PLASTERERS Beaton Bros Bells Interior Lining
Annandale Plumbing Ocean Grove Plumbing W H Plumbing and Gas
5255 1236 5256 3260 0408 037 686 0430 443 700 0430 112 102
PRINTERS Paxton Press Press Here
REAL ESTATE
All Coast Property Building Inspections - Jason Campbell Potts
5255 1548 5255 2663 5255 3130 0407 499 123 5258 1579
REAL ESTATE (continued..) Hayden Real Estate
5255 1257
SHOWER SCREENS SOLAR POWER
5255 1000
Ph: 5255 3233 Leigh: 0412 781 101
5222 1332 0422 393 725
SPORTS Tennis Fanatics Coaching
0418 145028
SURFSHOPS
Murfs Longboards Surf Shop
SURVEYORS
0411 571482 0418 329 765 0438 861 271
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SECURITY & LOCKSMITHS
Future Friendly - Solar Power 0418 384 104
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Having a brolga kind of day I HAVE finally finished the taxing process of moving house. I'll miss the Magpie-larks that built several nests on the down pipe of my old house, and the Redrumped parrots who sat on my aviaries every morning. I hope they eventually might find their way to the new house. Once again I haven't had time to do my usual looking around for birds so I have relied on others to let me know what has been going on around the Bellarine! Having said that I did drive to Reedy Lake (near Moolap) and spot a magnificent brolga near the lake. It's always a great day when a brolga is sighted. I received a lovely email from bird lover Penne, who has been making the most of bush walking before the weather becomes too warm. She did a couple of walks in the You Yangs where she saw 'heaps of birds' and she hopes to get back there soon. Penne also ventured to Anglesea Heath last week where she was extremely lucky to see a few Emu Wrens. The Southern Emu-wren is a tiny (20cms) bird with a long
(10 cm) tail made up of six separate feathers that look like emu feathers. Emu Wrens are shy and hard to spot, so Penne did very well to see them. The Southern Emuwren is found along the east coast of Australia from south-eastern Queensland through to Tasmania and west to south-eastern South Australia. This bird can also be spotted in parts of Western Australia. Having said that they are found in several Australian States, their numbers are decreasing markedly in areas where habitats have become fragmented, and in several states they are classified as vulnerable or endangered. Penne also has a few Eastern Spinebills in her garden, and usually they have moved on to other areas by mid-August. Maybe the cooler weather has kept them around these parts for a few more weeks. I also received an email from Doug and Trish who live in Ocean Grove. They described that a Crested Pigeon banged into their side window trying to evade a pursuing bird. When Doug went outside to see if the pigeon
A brolga at Reedy Lake, near Moolap. had survived the pursuing bird was sitting on the fence eyeing off its prey. Doug had never seen this bird before so he looked up his Simpson & Day bird book and he thinks it may have been either a Collard Sparrowhawk or Brown Goshawk. It was a beautiful bird with magnificent bronze colours. Unfortunately the pigeon died. I wondered
if this was the same Collared Sparrowhawk that was hanging around my old garden in a similar neighborhood. If so it is certainly keeping the pigeon population down in Ocean Grove. I also received a lovely email in response to my last article in 'The Voice' from Tom Fletcher, who is an expert on birds. He pointed out that Common
Greenshanks often leave one or two birds behind in this area over winter, so not all of them fly north to breeding grounds. Tom wrote that he recorded at least two at the Western Treatment Plant in July. Tom also pointed out that he saw four Eastern Curlew on the Barwon Estuary. I've seen Eastern Curlew in Southern NSW but never around the Bellarine, so
I would love to see these magnificent birds if I get a chance to stop unpacking boxes in the near future! The Eastern Curlew has a very long, down-curved 18cm beak, which has to be seen to be believed. Tom also pointed out that Latham's Snipe are due to arrive back in Australia from Japan within the next couple of weeks and it would be beaut if 'Voice'
readers could keep an eye out for them. Thanks fto everyone for the lovely emails, they are much appreciated. On the 12th of September there will be an exciting event at the Ocean Grove Nature Reserve, called 'Bree's Big walk'. The main event will be a walk with multiple sclerosis sufferer Bree along the Banksia Trail to raise funds for the Nature Reserve, but there will also be music, food, a mini twitchathon, plant sales, and a photography competition. If you bring along an A4 copy of a photo taken in the Nature Reserve, you can enter the competition. Bree's husband, Lachlan (who is a terrific photographer), will judge the photography competition. I hope to see many people there! If you are interested in some organised bird watching activities, you can access the calendar of events for the Bellarine Birdlife Group at http:// birdlife.org.au/locations/ birdlife-bellarinepeninsula/activities-bp. Cheers Jen Carr jencarr@y7mail.com
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Collendina, Wallington and Ocean Grove will be hoping to celebrate like this in 2015/16. BELLARINE Peninsula Cricket Association f inalised the 2015/16 A grade draw last week. The new season will commence with a oneday f ixture on Saturday October 10, a week after the AFL grand f inal. Eleven rounds will be played across the A grade competition in 2015/16 with eight two-day f ixtures and three oneday matches planned. The BPCA A grade f inal will be played on the weekend of March 12 and 13. Ocean Grove A grade will commence the season with an away one-day clash
against Queenscliff at Queenscliff. Collendina, which made the A grade f inals last season, plays at home f irst to nearby rivals Wallington in a one-day match on October 10. BPCA clubs Ocean Grove, Collendina and Wallington spoke to the Voice about their club’s A f ixture for the upcoming season.
IT was a successful end to the 2015 season for Wallington’s Bellarine Bears in the Geelong Baseball Association winter season, with all three senior sides making the finals. The A Grade and C Grade sides earned the double chance at the end of the regular season,
with the A Reserves side qualifying for the knock out Elimination Final. Finishing in top spot after the regular season, the A Grade Bellarine Bears were knocked out by Deakin Blues in the Preliminary Final 1-8. With the opposition jumping on starting pitcher Simon Murry (2
OCEAN GROVE “Our stance on the draw is we are pleased to have the bye in the one dayer after Christmas – missing two weeks of cricket after Christmas can be unsettling. Last
season we had the bye in round two. Our guys were desperate to be playing at that time coming off the pre-season. We should have a pretty good understanding where we are at because we play three of the top six teams of last season before Christmas.” – Ocean Grove Cricket Club coach Paul Jubber
improve on last year.” – Collendina Cricket Club co-coach Ben Ricardo "Happy with the draw. We had two requests – third round bye to facilitate Relay for Life and a fourth round home
game to support our weekend of celebrations with our 25 years anniversary. Happy also with the one dayers." – Collendina Cricket Club president Wayne Blyth
WALLINGTON “From a Wallington Cricket Club perspective we are happy with the look of the draw. Five out 10 allocated home games. 3 x 40 overs matches I believe is accommodating
especially around that time of year as it can be sometimes diff icult for players to commit to two-day games in early January.” – Wallington Cricket Club coach Chris Barnett
COLLENDINA “To be honest we don’t worry too much about the draw. It’s something you can’t control. We’ll be focusing on what we can control and trying to
Succesful season for Wallington Bears strike outs), it was up to Josh Crotty (3 strike outs) to lock down the defence holding the opposition to one run over 5 innings. Hits to Chris Bramwell, Wayne Visser, Jon Lowe, Lyndon Hockey and Chris Barker (1 RBI) were highlights for the Bears batting line up that was otherwise well held.
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Bellarine Bears went straight into the Grand Final. In the Grand Final coming up against the Corio Tigers who had to come through a Preliminary Final, the C Grade Bellarine Bears lost 8-14. Starting pitcher Matt Price (4 strike outs) went deep into the
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Grand Final Day for the Geelong Baseball Association winter season was the Bellarine Bears T-Ballers representing the club in an exhibition game before the A Grade Grand Final. Interested in finding out more pay the Bears a visit online at www. bellarinebears.org.au.
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Waves win cements top four finish Surfside Waves 7 Surfcoast 0
Surfside Waves women's team played against Surf Coast on Friday night.
Q&A with Renea Billington Surfside Waves star Renea Billington spoke with the Voice:
Team supported The Matildas Position sweeper/defence Favourite drink fruit juice Favourite food chicken Kiev Favourite player Lucas Neill Most memorable personal soccer moment Travelling everywhere with my best friend when I was younger for soccer. Best soccer memory Playing in all the country champs when I was younger.
WAVES women looked dazzling in their pink socks to celebrate pink round and to raise funds for OG/BH Breast Cancer Support Group. The soccer was dazzling too with impressive intensity from everyone, Fletcher sprightly on the right wing supported brilliantly in the midfield from Mills. who is superb week in week out. The two teamed up at will with some great passing leading to the first goal, the final shot from Fletcher was spilled by the Surfcoast keeper and finished well by Sattler. Mills scored the second with a marvelous strike from outside the box and Fletcher got her just rewards finishing well from some great work by Murphy and Mills. Murphy herself then got on the scoresheet with a
lovely placed shot in the top corner. The final goal of the first half was a super shot from Gillbee giving the keeper no chance. The defence was solid as a rock with Wallace clearing up everything, supported by Sparks and the ever impressive Wardley and Pickett. The second half saw some changes with Sattler playing sweeper, Mills at right back, Wallace and Fletcher in midfield and Van Galen and Riley up front. Waves continued playing great football and Fletcher scored the goal of the game midway through the second half, a pearl of a strike from 25 yards! This win confirms finals for the Waves Women, cannot finish lower than fourth. Keep up the great work and lovely attractive football.
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Waves under the lights Action from Surfside Waves Blue division 3 fixture against Bellarine Sharks on Friday night.
Q&A with Craig Groom Surfside Waves midfielder Craig Groom spoke with the Voice:
Team supported Liverpool Position midfield/defence Favourite drink pint of Guinness Favourite food eye fillet steak Favourite player Steven Gerrard, David Silva Most memorable personal soccer moment Winning the Malacoota Cup in 2011 and 2012. Best soccer memory Liverpool winning the Champions League in 2005.
Waves beaten by Drysdale SURFSIDE Waves Division One side faced cross peninsula rivals Drysdale in the second last round of the season, where the home side wore pink socks in support of Breast Cancer Support round. The Waves started very slowly, and were clearly sluggish from the two week
break, struggling to match an energetic and committed Drysdale side. The deadlock was broken by the away side with a fine strike after a defensive mistake from the Waves. Drysdale doubled their lead early in the second half after capitalising on some poor decision making by
Surfside Waves took on South Barwon on Friday night.
Surfside. Jack Pedler pulled one back for the Waves, but Drysdale secured the three points with a late goal to see the game finish 3-1. A disappointing night for the home side who struggled to match the intensity of the visitors. Pedler, Ketchen and Mills the best for the Waves.
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Decision to wait pays off for SOUL AS the morning light appeared the one to two foot swell we were expecting to see was not there, so as the crew were rolling up, the chance of running the comp did not look too promising. A quick check of what next week might offer was not looking great either as southeast winds were forecast all week. But slowly as the tide dropped the sets, although small, were getting more consistent. Wally decided to get the BBQ going and then Robbo and Matty called the comp on.
The registration got underway and the heats were put together. We started with the Logger final which had the best of the conditions for the day as during the second heat a stronger than expected south west wind moved in and then hung around all day. The Logger final saw some solid rides and a lot of waves being caught which gave the rest of the competitors hope. Larry Hayes took out the final closely followed by Fletch, Mitch and Robbo. Next in the water were
the over 40s, 50s and open men heats. With the sun shining, Wally's BBQ and Matty's tunes there was a good vibe at Boydy's (Boings). The over 40s final saw Tama Piahana take first place followed by Adrian Griggs Kennelley, Dave Cassells and Russ Synott. The 50s final was next to hit the water and was another tight one. John Mercer was first then followed by Mick Dwyer, Andy Brown and Brian Tucker. The contest directors allowed Dunne to surf in the over 50s as his
board was being repaired and could not be picked up till 10am but he could not be awarded any aggregate points as he is an O40s surfer. The junior girls was won by Morgan Griggs Kennelley who is just back from the Australian Longboard Titles and placed 4th in the final, great effort, and second was Shannon Firns who always has fun and gets out of the water with that great smile on her face. The open Women’s was won by Mel Renton Wright followed by Morgan Griggs
Kennelley. The last final was the Open men’s which was down to three as Matty Wright was at the doctors having stitches due to getting his fin in the back of the head. The final got under way and the standard was very high with Robbie, Liam and Myles all pushing the limits and each other on messy one to two foot waves. The lead changed a few times throughout the final and with less than a minute remaining Robbie caught the last wave of the final and with a critical hang ten out the back and a ride
that flowed all the way to the beach was given a score to take out first place closely followed by Liam then Myles and Matty 4th. It was great to have Myles competing again at the usual high level he surfs and Liam for changing his work commitment to compete. The committee would like to thank everyone who contributed to a good day at Boydy's. The next comp is Saturday September 12 followed by the Victorian Old Mal & Logger Titles on September 26 and 27.
Open Men’s – 1: Robbie Emslie, 2: Liam Giriggs Kennelley, 3: Myles Fletcher, 4: Matty Wright Open Women – 1: Mel Renton Wright, 2: Morgan Griggs Kennelley Logger – 1: Larry Hayes, 2: Paul Fletcher, 3: Mitch, 4: Craig Robertson Over 40s – 1: Tama Piahana, 2: Adrian Griggs Kennelley, 3: Dave Cassells, 4: Russell Synott Over 50s – 1: John Mercer, 2: Mick Dwyer, 3: Andy Brown, 4: Brian Tucker Junior Girls: 1: Morgan Griggs Kennelley, 2: Shannon Firns.
Boardriders competition is red hot WHILE the weather was freezing, the competition was very hot for the first competition of the 2015/16 season of the 13th Beach Boardriders. Presented by Strapper Surf and held at Beacon in quality 1m waves, there was a large turnout of old and new members amping to compete. In fact, it was the highest number of competitors the club has seen in a long while. The Open B Division had the highest numbers with six very competitive heats followed closely by the Open A Division. All other divisions, from the Super Groms to the Open Womens’ Division showed a big increase in numbers and with a number of members in warmer climates for the winter we should be in for a cracker of a season when they return. In the water the competitors were making the best of the great conditions on offer with some exceptional surfing. Wave of the Day honours were split between Cam Lamperd in the Senior Men’s Division and James Jacobi in the Open A. The rides mirrored each other, James took off on a ripping left and pulled into a long tube section to emerge and lay down a big hack off the top into a roundhouse cutback. While Cam's was a big barreling right with very similar maneuvers as he departed his barrel. Special mention must go to a very stoked club president Banjo Harfield who took out his first Open A win of his career. Well done Banjo! While the senior club members took the Beacon apart, the Super Groms ripped in clean half meter peelers at the Grove with the following results: Under 10: 1st Ted Conroy 2nd Fred Spencer
3rd Jerry Kelly 4th Iggy Partos Slattery Under 12: 1st Jack Bassett 2nd Isaiah Norling 3rd Banjo Partos Slattery 4th Jet Lamperd & Charlie Cox Under 14: 1st Zeph Lamperd 2nd Charlie Mahoney 3rd Sean 4th Bee Conroy & Samuel Occhipinti Open division results are as follows: Junior Men: 1st Henry Hutchins 2nd Declan Bradley 3rd Jack Priestly 4th Bronson Field Senior Men: 1st Cam Lampert 2nd Christian Pritchard 3rd Saul Irwin 4th Damien Robbinson Masters: 1st Mark Willert 2nd Grant Hutchins 3rd Andy Barlow 4th Nat Zinn Open B: 1st Miles Fletcher 2nd Sam Fitzgerald 3rd Louis W 4th Lowey Open Women: 1st Jemima Hutchins 2nd Imogen Werner 3rd Sapphire Main 4th Jamie Brown Open A: 1st Banjo Harfield 2nd Shawn Todd 3rd James Jacobi 4th Gus Harfield A reminder for members interested in competing in the Victorian Teams Titles, training will be held on Sunday September 6. A big thanks go out to Mike and the Strapper Surf team for sponsoring the event. Any members who missed this comp or anyone wishing to join the club are reminded to go the the Club webpage to complete their membership form. The next comp of the 2015/16 Season will be held on Saturday October 10. Check out our Facebook or web page (www.13th beachboardriders.com) for up to date news and photos. Gaz
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The Cobras lost their preliminary final, but were magnificent all season. Pictures: MARTINE McEVOY
Brave Cobras beaten, but can hold heads up
IN perfect conditions the scene was set for a great under 14 preliminary final and the Cobra boys didn't disappoint. The first quarter saw Grovedale jump out early with a couple of quick goals, but the Cobra boys fought back hard to trailat quarter time by seven points. The second quarter resulted in some of the best football for the year with the boys winning
the ball, blocking for each other and the usual run and carry, hitting the lead with a cracking goal just before half-time by Bayley Payne. After the break the Cobras battled as hard as they could with the backline repelling plenty of forward pressure from Grovedale, managing to go into the last break one point up. It came down to the last 15 minutes of the game to decide who would play in the grand final. The
Cobras began the quarter dominating the first seven minutes, but they couldn't add scoreboard pressure while Grovedale did, and ran out 18 point winners. Luke Giblin was best on ground for the Cobras repelling everything from the backline, Josh Lange ran all day on the wing, Jake Powe led his team manfully, Connor Picket, Mitch Taylor and Leyton Wooley won plenty of the ball all game.
Goals: T.Ryan 3, L.Taylor 3, J.Bergmann 1, M.Smith 1 Best:H.Pearce, D.Copeland, L.Taylor, T.Ryan, M.Smith, R.Symonds. Ocean Grove U18 v South Barwon Ocean Grove 5.9.39 defeated by South Barwon 16.16.112 The Grubbers tough year in Division 1 came to an end with a spirited performance against a top 4 side in South Barwon. The match followed a similar pattern, with Ocean Grove extremely competitive for large parts of the match but running out of petrol in the last quarter.
Once again the scoreboard did not do justice to the efforts of the boys who made their higher ranked opponents work extremely hard. Luke Bastiaan played his best game of the year, clunking several big pack marks and providing a target up forward, and the stellar late season form of Mitch Lindkvist continued with another hardworking mid field display. Some of the younger brigade in Byron Taylor and Darcy Pearson also continued to impress against bigger opponents. The final game of the year also provided an opportunity for three of
our Under 16 boys, Ollie Monteith, Connor Harvey and Brett Morgan to gain a taste of Under 18 footy and they all aquitted themselves pretty well. Although the season ended with only two wins, the boys should be applauded for the resilience they showed week in, week out. They improved out of sight over the course of the year and with such a young list, are well placed to attack Under 18 footy in 2016. Goals: M.Lindkvist 2, F.Sharrock1, L.Bastiaan 1, N.Gravener 1 Best: B.Taylor, M.Lindkvist, L.Bastiaan, D.Pearson, B.Potter
Heartbreakingly close season's end for 16s Ocean Grove U16(1) v South Barwon – Preliminary Final Ocean Grove 8.6.54 defeated by South Barwon 8.10.58 The Grubbers flag hopes have ended after a heartbreaking 4 point loss to South Barwon in the preliminary final. Ocean Grove entered the game with high hopes after welcoming back key players and fielding a full strength line up for the first time in more than a month. South Barwon were also full of confidence after putting together a string of wins, and the first quarter was a classic demonstration of
finals footy. Both teams put their heads over the ball and there were no easy possessions won. That pattern continued throughout the game with both teams enjoying periods of domination without being able to translate that on the scoreboard. The Grubbers led by a point at each of the first two breaks with both teams giving their all in the first half. Ocean Grove looked to have broken the game open in the third term, opening up a three goal lead as key forwards Tom Ryan and in his first game for 6 weeks, Logan Taylor, capitalised on the good work of the
Grubbers midfield. To their credit South Barwon responded with the final three goals of the quarter to go the final break holding a two point lead. All of a sudden it was game on with everything to play for in the last quarter. The Grubbers regained the lead with the first goal of the quarter as the match resembled an arm wrestle with both teams desperate to gain the upper hand. The Ocean Grove backline stood up under enormous pressure as South Barwon bombarded the forward line time and time again. With less than a minute remaining, a desperate
clearing kick across goal landed in the arms of a South Barwon forward who kicked a pressure goal to put the Swans back in front. The boys played well with Harley Pearce having a standout game in the midfield, and Darcy Copeland standing tall in the backline. Sometimes the footy gods can be cruel and this was certainly a cruel end to a game in which the Grubbers gave their all. Although they fell just short of their ultimate goal the boys should be very proud of their efforts and the way they represented their footy club.
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Golf day a social event for Grove SLSC OCEAN Grove Surf Life Saving Club will host its f irst ever social club golf day next month. The day will take place at the Ocean Grove Golf Club on Sunday October 18.
The golf event will be a four-person ambrose format played over 12 holes. For more information on the social club golf day email OGSLSC Social Events and Lounge Manager, John
Fitzgerald at socialsec@ oceangroveslsc.asn.au. “We are aiming for a 2pm start for a 2.30pm hit off,” Fitzgerald told the Voice. Entries are open to OGSLSC members. THE Ocean Grove
Surf Life Saving Club will run its club open day earlier in the day on Sunday October 18. Ocean Grove SLSC open day starts at 10am and is open to the public. IN other news, last
weekend the Victorian Development Squad (VDS) kicked off their training at Williamstown. Further weekend training sessions will be held at Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club
throughout September and October. Nipper squads are in training in the pool three times a week and seniors are already doing sessions at Ocean Grove main beach. M E A N W H I L E
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All systems go for new 'C Green'
OPEN FOR BUSINESS: Ocean Grove celebrated the opening of its 'C Green' at the club recently. OCEAN Grove can now lay claim to one of the newest, modern and best synthetic surfaces in the region after declaring their new Tiger Turf Carpet green open on Wednesday. A full house of 64 bowlers arrived for their debut game on the state of the art surface and they were not left disappointed.
Ocean Grove’s 'C Green' was in major need of an upgrade gradually deteriorating over the last few years to an almost unplayable surface. Grove’s Matt Flapper said that the new surface would be a welcome relief for all members and visitors and added that now players can all look forward to the journey
across the road. He also stated that the latest Tiger Turf product was as good a synthetic surface he has played on. The overall upgrade to the latest surface at Ocean Grove was in excess of $200,000 which included the installation of wheelchair access ramps, a new retaining wall along with fences
and gates and nonslip paint to all concrete surrounds as well as the beautification of the surrounding area of the bowling green. Ocean Grove Club Chairman Peter Patterson thanked all the members for their support by attending the opening day on the green and also gave special mention
to Greens Director Trevor Turnley and all the willing volunteers that gave their time to assisting in the overall project. Bob Nicol, Stan Chivilo, Victor Harnath and Ocean Grove’s newest member Bob Poole found 'C Green' to their liking by claiming the first place honours along with bragging
rights as the champions of the carpet. C Green will get a fair work out in the coming weeks when the summer season commences with practice matches and the new Social Bowls Program which will see Ladies (Monday morning), Men’s (Wednesday) and Mixed (Friday) played weekly. The latest addition
to the Ocean Grove Bowling Club will also play host to many barefoot bowlers and bowls functions over the summer period so if you’re looking for a relaxed but challenging activity then organise your group booking or Christmas work breakup and contact the Ocean Grove Bowling Club.
Record numbers sign up for summer season A RECORD number of juniors and their families turned out on Grand Final Day Saturday for the Ocean Grove Tennis Club Junior Winter presentations. The atmosphere was electric as over 80 parents and players celebrated the awards, watched a fabulous presentation of the year that was, and enjoyed pizza and softdrinks with their friends and family. The courts were full as usual, as even those disappointed by their loss on the day, went straight on to the courts back to the game they love. The Juniors have been growing steadily at Ocean Grove over the past few years and this was seen with ten teams participating. Out of these ten teams, four made Grand Finals yesterday and one was successful in bringing home a flag. Here are the results from the Preliminary and the Grand Finals. Section 4 Boys played their Preliminary Final against Wandana Heights at the
Section 12 Boys - Grand Final Winners and Champions.
Section 9 White Runners Up.
Geelong Lawn Courts and won by just two games 3,23 - 3,21. Ethan Franks won his singles (6-1) and doubles on the day, with Zane Beazley, Rhiley James and Michael Maertzdorf pulling out all stops to win the doubles, both 6-1, to win this final by such a close margin. In the Grand Final this team faced their Semi Final opponents Geelong Lawn but once again could not quite get over the line, losing by seven games. They did however win the Highest Aggregate Award at the club, proving that their year was a very successful one.
Section 9 White went straight through to their Grand Final match, after a win in their Semi Final two weeks ago. They played against Wandana Heights at the Geelong Lawn courts, and in arguably the most heartbreaking result, the boys lost by just one game. Harry Mullen, Jack James, Josh Miller, Tomas Grindell and Jye Thomas all played so well for the season, and fought to the last game. Section 9 Boys Red Played Wandana Heights in their Preliminary Final and lost 3,31 - 3, 26. Sunny Levinson, Harry
Section 4 Boys Runners Up and Highest Aggregate Team Award Winners Copperwaite, Robert Campbell and George Wheeldon all had a great season, the doubles were too strong on this day. Section 11 Girls played against Bellbrae and won 4,31 2, 22 in their Preliminary Final. Aimee Howarth and Erica Crawford won their singles and doubles, with team mates Alice Crawford, Ruby D'Arcy and Kiana Harrison Roberts making sure that every game counted to win this match. In the Grand Final these girls played Wandana Heights at Moolap, but couldn’t quite get
over the line, and were Runners Up for the season. Section 12 Boys went straight through to their Grand Final and played Grovedale at Leopold courts and won 6,36 -0,21 making them back to back Champions and undefeated all season. Sam Hines, Lochie Dwyer, Drew Honey, Perry Kottek and Mitch Arumets won every set and walked away very happy winners. The Juniors have wrapped up for the season, and have another record number of children signed up for Summer competition which commences October 10th. There is a Team Announcement Day at the club next Saturday September 5 at 10am, for all of those who have put their names down to play in the summer competition. On the day there will be a BBQ available, meet and greet with your new teams, meet the committee and coaches, membership sign up and payment, and uniform sales. Important Dates
Saturday 5th September Team announcements and meet and greet for Summer teams 10am -1pm at OGTC. Saturday October 10 Summer season commences. Briefly in the Seniors, three out of the four teams made their Grand Finals with Ocean Grove Red playing against Ocean Grove White. The association allowed them to play this match at their Home courts which made for a great atmosphere. Red took out the day going into the last two sets with only two games the difference. Section 4 Mixed had a convincing win over Western Height Uniting Red, deciding not to play the final set as a winner had already been established. This team completed a very solid performance all season. Results compiled by Jen Franks. Go to ‘David Franks Tennis Coaching’ facebook page for results, tips and more information.
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Season over for Grubbers
Action from Ocean Grove's B grade clash against Queenscliff.
OCEAN GROVE A Grade finished the 2015 season on a high with a win over the young Queenscliff side. C grade and the under 19s secured a finals berth for 2015. A grade – Ocean Grove 46 def Queenscliff 29 Best K. Ollis, E. Moroney, A. Lee Although Grove took a little time to get going, the lead increased at half time against the young Coutas. Defenders Candice Parker and Kelsey Ollis challenged the goalers and young gun Emily Moroney fought hard all day. Tall goaler Alex Lee was also causing concern for their defenders. B grade – Ocean Grove 44 def Queenscliff 20 Best V. Rischitelli, E. Mercer, M. Badrock Grove took it right up to Queenscliff with defenders Vanessa Rischitelli and Meg Badrock pulling out all stops and goaler Erin Mercer sinking the ball. B grade missed out on the finals by two points, but there were plenty of positives for this season. C grade – Ocean Grove 27 def Queenscliff 15
Best S. Degenaro, K. Collett, S. Oates Defenders Sarah De Genaro and Kylie Collett came out strong, rebounding at every opportunity with Sherree Oates picking up the crumbs on the circle. D grade – Ocean Grove 35 def Queenscliff 9 Best K. Carroll, T. Splatt, F. Needham D grade came out fighting with all the goalers Kim Carroll, Tamara Splatt and Famie Needham scoring freely. D grade finished their second half of the season strongly finishing outside the top four. 19U – Ocean Grove 25 def Queenscliff 22 Best T. Payne, M. Doyle, M. Moroney This game had everyone sitting on the edge of their seats as it decided whether Ocean Grove stayed in the top four or would be bundled out. Grove came away with the points with defenders young Taya Payne and Matilda Doyle toiling hard all game together with Maddie Moroney calmingly cleaning up the centre courts.
Q&A with Kim Carroll Ocean Grove D grade netball coach Kim Carroll spoke with the Voice: What do you love about netball? I love the friendships, teamwork and fitness that comes with playing netball. It is a great social outlet, everyone at the club is awesome. Highlights of the 2015 season? We've had a tough season this year in D grade due to injuries and other circumstances. The highlight for me has been D grade’s strength and perseverance throughout it all. We have all grown as a team and we all support each other. Tell us something not many people know about yourself? Not many people know that my dream is to start up a guinea pig farm, breeding them as pets. I think they are adorable animals. Maybe in two years time.
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Seniors fall but not without fielding first u19s side in finals
C Grade in action against Modewarre.
Grove under 19s versus Geelong Amateurs. GROVE C Grade and under 19 played Sunday in the elimination finals and unfortunately couldn't keep going in their finals quest. Some of the Grove Junior teams will battle it out for a Grand Final berth with under 15 1's and 2's together with under 17 1's playing at Torquay next
week. Go Grove! C Grade – Ocean Grove 13 vs Modewarre 19 Best Players: P Birch, K Collett, B Gavin C Grade struggled to find their A game this week against a determined and physical Modda team but that's finals netball. There was only a couple of goals difference at each change
of ends making it a low scoring affair. Defenders Paula Birch and Kylie Collett contested every ball and Britt Gavin had some close checking during the game. Full credit to coach Sarah DeGenaro and the girls on a great season with plenty to look forward to next year.
19U - Ocean Grove 21 vs Geelong Amateurs 25 Best Players: B Wemyss, M Doyle, T Payne This team has made club history for being the first 19& Under team to make finals! Congratulations to Jess and the girls on their improvement over the season. Sunday's game was a
close contest till Amo's put their foot down in the third quarter and widened the lead to 7, to the girls' credit they fought the game out till the end to only go down by 4. Some constant defensive work from Matilda Doyle and young Taya Payne and attacking goaling from Briony Wemyss.
Grove under 15 (1) versus Anglesea.
Juniors get a taste of finals action THERE was an expectant buzz at training this week as teams prepared for the finals on the weekend. Ocean Grove had two junior teams playing the semi finals on Saturday and two on Sunday. 17& Under Div 1 matched Barwon Heads
until half time in difficult, windy conditions, but Barwon Heads pulled away in the 3rd and last quarters. Best players were Emma Walker, Taya Payne and Michaela Giblin. Ocean Grove 18 v Barwon Heads 29. 15 & Under Div 2 led
at every change and were unlucky to lose by 2 goals in the final minutes. Best players were Coco Fraser, Monet New and Nikita Page. Ocean Grove 11 v Torquay 13. 15 & Under Div 1 led all game with a strong second
half and finish to win their way into the preliminary final. Best players were Loretta Doyle, Isabelle Teague and Sharni Thebes. Ocean Grove 19 v Barwon Heads 12 13 & Under Div 2 had a tight match all game, with levelled intervals in the
second and third breaks but Barwon Heads just got ahead in the last, winning by two. Best players were Eliza Vallelonga, Jasmine Whatley and Annabelle Soppitt. Ocean Grove 10 v Barwon Heads 12. By Claudia Britt
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SCOREBOARD
OCEAN GROVE 13.11.89 defeated QUEENSCLIFF 12.9.81 Goals D. Maloney 5, R. Hargrave 2, B. Potter, K. Williams , K. Reardon, T. Gavin, J. Milnes, R. O'Callaghan Best K. Williams, A. Jarvis, P. Maloney, R. Hargrave, J. Milnes, J. Rawlings
Grubber coach Wayne Walsh addresses his players during the round 18 game.
Grubbers prevail
Q&A with Dylan West AFL team supported Geelong Most goals kicked in a match for Ocean Grove Two against Newcomb in round 6 this year. Very shakey in front of goals, I am not a renowned goalkicker. Highlight playing at the Ocean Grove Football Club? Premiership in the under 18s in 2010. Best player you have played with at the Grubbers Kelly Williams – ultimate pro.
OCEAN Grove crushed Queenscliff ’s finals hopes with a see-sawing round 18 eight-point victory over its seaside rivals on August 22. The Grubbers’ win meant it was first time Queenscliff, which won three BFL senior flags from 2011-13, failed to make finals since 2008 when the Coutas finished on bottom of the ladder. A Queenscliff victory would have earned Coutas the last remaining finals berth with a superior percentage over fifth-placed Anglesea, who lost to Geelong Amateur by 89 points in round 18, and still made the top five. The Coutas led by five points at last break before both teams battled it out in an intense charged gripping final term.
Ocean Grove came out on top and coach Wayne Walsh spoke proudly of his playing group after the match. “It was just our presence and effort, we could have easily thrown it in,” Walsh told the Voice. “I thought our energy was unreal in the last quarter. Our turnovers hurt us at times, but it was one of those games there was a lot of pressure. It was a hard game of footy and it is exactly what we need going into (finals).” Grubber vice-captain Kelly Williams was outstanding all day, won numerous centre clearances and kicked a vital goal with only minutes remaining. “That goal he (Williams) kicked in the last quarter probably typified his game and his last five weeks, he has been enormous for
us,” Walsh said. Not to be outdone, injured spearhead forward Daniel Maloney who booted five majors and finished the home and away season with 66, returned to the ground and kicked the winner. Queenscliff gained the early ascendancy in the first quarter and led by eight points at quarter time through dangerous midfield pair Che Durran and Luke Orvis. “They have a got a good side if you look at all their on-ballers,” Walsh said. The round 18 fixture was the final match in charge for Queenscliff co-coaches for Tom Limb and Steve Owen. It was a memorable day for under 18 youngster Ben Potter, who made his senior debut for Grubbers and booted a goal.
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Determined Grubbers rub out early rising Roos MARK HEENAN THE Grubbers’ elimination final thrilling win against Anglesea on August 30 means Ocean Grove will face BFL rivals Barwon Heads in a knockout semi-final this weekend. Fourth-placed Ocean Grove’s pulsating last quarter win was pure elation for Grubbers and despair for the gallant Roos, who finished home and away season in fifth position. The tense and gripping finish was relief for Ocean Grove coach Wayne Walsh when the final siren sounded at Portarlington on late Sunday afternoon before 5pm. “It was nerve racking, but I was quite proud with the way we responded,” Walsh said after the match. The low scoring contest was a tight tussle that saw the underdogs Anglesea lead by one point at threequarter time and kick with a wind advantage in the final term.
“The way we played in the third quarter we did not capitalise on the scoreboard, which is a bit of an issue for us,” Walsh said. A tired Anglesea failed to match Ocean Grove’s early fourth quarter intensity as the Grubbers gained the lead and momentum swung. Grubber trio Ryan Hargrave, who booted three majors, Daniel Maloney and a superlative running goal from inside midfielder Aaron O’Callaghan who all kicked final term goals. O’Callaghan’s goal was crucial as the Grubbers cemented an 18-point advantage mid-way through the final term. “I was trying to look for a few options, but nothing bobbed up so I had to go for it,” O’Callaghan told the Voice. A brave Anglesea fought back and two late quarter goals saw the margin reduced back to six points. Walsh praised Anglesea’s pressure at the ball and its ability to force Grubber errors. “Their (Anglesea) around
SCOREBOARD OCEAN GROVE 9.7.61 defeated ANGLESEA 8.8.57 Goals: R. Hargrave 3, D. Maloney 2, A. O''Callaghan, K. Reardon, J. McTaggart, K. Williams Best: K. Long, M. Laidler, R. Hargrave, A. O''Callaghan, M. Caldow, S. Fairway
BEATING the Roos to the bounce. the footy was unreal and in 2015, who suffered a credit to them,” Walsh said. suspected broken jaw in his The Grubber backs side’s round 18 clash against stood firm late in the game Geelong Amateur. thanks to experienced Ocean Grove was defender Mark Laidler without sublime midfielder and courageous efforts Andy Higgins, while from Kaiden Long amidst experienced veterans Liam Anglesea’s late last quarter Rock (oestis pubis) and forward 50 entries. Rowan O’Callaghan (calf) Anglesea was hamstrung did not play. in front of goal without Grubber captain Liam sharpshooter Josh Rock, is set to be sidelined Bouwman, who kicked for the remainder of his 63 goals from 17 matches side’s finals campaign,
Reserves fall to strong Hawks MARK HEENAN OCEAN Grove were eliminated by an accurate Drysdale from the Bellarine Football League Reserves finals race with a comprehensive 39-point victory at Portarlington on Sunday August 30. Final scores were Drysdale 15.4.94 to Ocean Grove 8.7.55. At times, the game was a spiteful contest with aggressions spilling out on field as Ocean Grove players Elliott Taylor and Reid Billington left the ground with concussion. Taylor was stretchered from
the ground and play was stopped in the first quarter. At half time the Grubbers led by one point, but a rampant Drysdale outfit overran Ocean Grove in the second half. Drysdale booted six goals in the third quarter and held a 37-point lead at the final break. The Hawks booted four goals compared to Ocean Grove’s three majors in the fourth quarter to come away with a sixgoal win. Drysdale will now meet Geelong Amateur in a knockout first semi-final to be played at Torquay on Sunday September
6. DESPITE the loss, Ocean Grove key forward Matt McCartney played a vital role up forward and booted four majors and lifted his tally to 40 goals from 15 matches in 2015. Young Grubber Christian West kicked two goals, while teammates Ben Sanders and Ben Hancock both played impressive matches across half back and in the midfield. It was a disappointing end for the Grubbers, who won 13 games and lost five matches in 2015 and finished the home and away season in fourth position.
while Higgins and O’Callaghan remain in the mix for selection against the Seagulls. THE senior BFL first semi-final between Barwon Heads and Ocean Grove will be played at Torquay’s Spring Creek Reserve on Sunday September 6. Ocean Grove has lost both their matches against Barwon Heads in 2015. The game starts at 2.10pm.
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