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Lighting the day at night Rebecca Davey (pictured), the lead singer from Dreamboogie, helped Ocean Grove to host the annual Light of Day Australia winter gigs. Light of Day raised more than $20,000 for Parkinson's during a two-night concert extravaganza at four venues on The Terrace in Ocean Grove. For the full story and more Light of Day pictures, see page 5.
Boundary support By Justin Flynn
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A new City of Greater Geelong structure plan has recommended that Barwon Heads' western boundary will be protected from development. The updated Barwon Heads Structure Plan Development will now go to an independent planning panel and it will recommend keeping the town's western boundary in its current position, with land to the west to remain as a rural zone. The update was in response to a push from locals to block the town's western boundary from residential development. "This is a passionate issue for the people
of Barwon Heads, in particular the location of the town's western boundary. The overwhelming majority want to see it remain as it is, and the updated structure plan reflects that view," acting mayor Peter Murrihy said. Of the 940 submissions, 928 supported this aspect of the plan. The updated plan was created with the help of extensive public consultation, along with experts in residential character and native vegetation. It has received a mostly favourable response, with a total of 940 public submissions, 788 in full support of the city's proposals. Around 45 people from Barwon Heads attended last week's council meeting to discuss
the structure plan. Save Barwon Heads Alliance operated a bus to Geelong with 25 of its members on board. Save Barwon Heads Alliance president Stephen Wickham said the mood was positive following the decision. Mr Wickham said council's structure plan was impressive. "It is without doubt the best structure plan I have seen anywhere," he told the Voice. "If I was a land owner, I would have looked at that and given up on the spot. It was so well documented and detailed. I couldn't have been more impressed with the new council. "A big thanks to the community, the plan-
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Three local teenagers are helping to make a difference to the region's homeless problem. Bellarine Secondary College VCAL students Tahnee Shanley, Charisma Boothroyd and Jack Havis were initially given a school assignment to engage in a community connection. They decided to focus on Geelong's homeless, particularly homeless women. "It took a while to get started and we looked at sending products overseas, but then realised that there are a lot of people here that need help," Tahnee, 17, from Clifton Springs, said. The trio has been receiving donations of second-hand items that can be passed on to homeless women. Since going viral on social media, the teens have been swamped with donations and wellwishers. "Since we put it on social media, the amount of support we have received has been amazing," Tahnee said. The students have teamed up with Share the Dignity, a charity that supports homeless women. Share The Dignity is an organisation that collects and distributes handbags full of personal hygiene products to homeless women in the community. Women make up 44% of Australia's homeless population. They have a back room almost filled with handbags and other items that can be passed on to the regions' homeless women.
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Rachael and Ty are celebrating five years Driftwood Cafe turned five last week and celebrated in style. The popular Terrace cafe enjoyed a week of giveaways, a selfie competition, raffle and gave 5% of takings to charity for five days.
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Ocean Grove supermarkets became plasticbag free to mostly positive responses from locals. Coles on The Terrace and Woolworths at Marketplace banned the use of single-use plastic bags at their supermarkets on 20 June, but several locals were not prepared when spoken to by the Voice. "It seems like a bit of a publicity stunt to me," one local shopper, who did not wish to be named, said. "I was a bit caught out today. I don't have any reusable bags with me. "It's good that the bags have been phased out, but until they get rid of all the plastic, it wreaks of PR to me." Another shopper said the plastic bags were often used for other purposes, such as bin liners. However, most were supportive of the move, including Ocean Grove Coastcare president Margot Busch. "While many of the single-use plastic bags are reused in the home, hundreds of others end up harming sea birds, fish and other marine life, after escaped bags travel through streets and drains into the river and ocean," Ms Margot Busch said. "Those plastic bags that do make it to the local tip may break up, but only into smaller pieces - they will always be present." About 1.6 billion single-use plastic shopping bags were used in Victoria each year. Coles and Woolworths are offering their customers reusable heavy-duty plastic bags for 15 cents each. They will also sell their usual green fabric bags. Shoppers are urged to bring their reusable bags each time they shop. What do you think? Email us at newsdesk@ voicegroup.com.au to have your opinion published.
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State opposition leader Matthew Guy visited local businesses in Ocean Grove last week. Mr Guy, who was in town to discuss issues concerning local businesses, said, if elected, he would appoint a minister for Geelong to represent the region's interests. "That minister would be representing this area's in the cabinet room, putting the greater Geelong area's interests first, including the Bellarine and Ocean Grove - so you've got someone in cabinet advocating for your infrastructure requirements, advocating for education," Mr Guy told the Voice. "We've never had anyone with direct authority in cabinet before in that position so I hope that would bring more attention to the issues you've got on the Bellarine." Mr Guy visited three local businesses - The Olive Pit, Hayden Real Estate and Rolling Pin Pie & Cake Shop. Hayden Real Estate's Penny Dawson told Mr Guy that traffic management around Ocean Grove was a concern with infrastructure not being able to cope with increased vehicle numbers. "The infrastructure is really limited," she said. If elected as premier in November, Mr Guy said he would place more emphasis on the region. He claimed the current state government ignored rural Victoria. "Melbourne has benefitted from the current government to the tune of $7 billion to $8 billion in level crossing removals, but not a single one has been built outside of Melbourne," he said. "They're claiming they're governing for the whole state, but unless it's got tram tracks, they're not governing for it." Mr Guy was joined in Ocean Grove by Liberal candidate for Bellarine Brian McKiterick, Member for Western Victoria Simon Ramsay and South Barwon MP Andrew Katos.
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Light of Day rocks The fifth annual Light of Day Australia winter gigs went off in Ocean Grove at the weekend, raising in excess of $20,000 for Parkinson's Research. Light of Day Australia co-founder and committee chair Richard Grimmett said he was delighted by another sell out festival, with its unique format of musicians rotating between cafes, was so successful. As a demonstration of how well recognised the event has become on the Parkinson's calendar, Parkinson's Australia CEO Steve Sant, Parkinson's Victoria CEO Emma Collin and Shake it Up Community fundraising and events manager Isobel Moore, all made it to the show and spoke to the audiences throughout the weekend. The Light of Day winter gigs were held simultaneously at four venues on The Terrace in Ocean Grove: Maggie's Bar, The Olive Pit, Driftwood Cafe and Piping Hot Chicken Shop and Burger Grill. The funds raised are split between Shake it Up Australia and the Light of Day Foundation, both of which support collaborative research. For more information see www.lightofdayaustralia.com or www.shakeitup.com.au
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Kite Machine's Levi Anderson at the annual Light of Day winter gigs in Ocean Grove. (Pictures: Light of Day Australia)
Ocean Grove Rotary Club contributed more than $65,000 to local and international charities over the past 12 months it was announced at its annual changeover dinner. "The year has been a huge success for Rotary due to the hard work of all its members and raising this amount of money enables us to continue and in some cases raise the level of support to these charities," outgoing president John Calnin said. "We undertook a number of major projects throughout the year and they paid dividends for us, some of these projects included the relocation of the summer market from Kingston Park to the Ocean Grove Park, Ride the Bellarine (in conjunction with other clubs) our annual art show and a major fundraising auction for MND." Youth services was also a focal point for Rotary over the last 12 months with a wide range of activities for local youth including youth exchange programs, VCE scholarship and Living in the Community awards, all targeting students at the Bellarine Secondary College. "Ocean Grove primary students don't miss out either, we provide the Graeme Bell Junior Community Awards in which 36 students successfully completed the program with four representatives from each school giving presentations to the Ocean Grove Rotary Club," youth services chair Judy Greer said.
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Cobras' big freeze By Justin Flynn A chilly response awaited coaches of Ocean Grove Collendina Cobras junior footy teams on Saturday after the club's first ever Big Freeze. Following in the footsteps of Neale Daniher's huge event, the Cobras held their own fundraiser. The cheese toastie van did a roaring trade and the $10 car wash was kept busy as the club raised more than $1700 for River's Gift, which is the largest form of fundraising for SIDS in the country. It was the second year the club has raised funds for River's Gift. Money was also raised on the day for MND. Cobras president Shaun Stow said the day was a massive success. "It was a fantastic Day for our junior club," he said. "Our Cobra coaches, our Cobra players and our Cobra families supported the cause so well. This spirit certainly delivered a really fun and social atmosphere. The Cobra community were proud to donate for a great cause." All Cobra junior coaches took their turn in being dumped into the icy water. Participants lined up to throw a ball at a target in the hope of sending the coaches into the water. "All were nervous but that first plunge really took their breath away," Mr Stow said. "Cobra players made sure there was plenty of ice thrown into the tank from our club's ice machine during the set up. "The coaches showed the bravery, the resilience and the spirit that they ask from their players on the ground each week." Mr Stow said said the Big Freeze would be annual event. "The success of this event means it should only get bigger and better," he said.
A planting day for Woodlands Woodlands Kindergarten was invited by Parks Victoria to help plant grass bushes at Ocean Grove Nature Reserve recently. The children learnt about the bushes and how to plant them and how they were helping the environment and to preserve the Nature Reserve for future generations. After planting the kids enjoyed another typical bush kinder excursion day - exploring the nature reserve, jumping in muddy puddles, building and playing in cubby houses and learning about human impacts on the environment. Woodlands Kindergarten recently released it's 2019 schedule which includes options of 2 long days or 3 shorter days for the 4 year olds. More information about Woodlands Kindergarten can be found at woodlandskindergerten.org.
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Lara captain Elizabeth 'Lizzy' Henda and Ocean Grove stand-in captain Candice McKenzie with (Mark Heenan Media) Corrina Eccles and Norm Stanley. 182261
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Indigenous respect By Mark Heenan Ocean Grove Football Club senior women's football team marked its inaugural night match with a special welcome to country and smoking ceremony as part of indigenous round on Saturday 23 June. The Grubber football women took centre stage under lights at Shell Road at Ray Menzies Memorial Oval to recognise its indigenous contributions. Both the Grubber senior men and women's teams wore specifically designed indigenous jumpers.
At the completion of the senior men's game between Ocean Grove and Anglesea lined up side by side for the 15-minute ceremony. All players, including women's teams Ocean Grove and Lara participated laying an eucalyptus leaf at the ceremony with many locals observing and paying their respects to indigenous cultures. "The leaf is given from the eucalypt that is on Wathaurong country - and the leaf is given as like a passport and a passage and welcoming and cleansing you on a safe journey on our country," said Corrina Eccles, a Wadawurrung traditional owner, who conducted the ceremo-
ny on the night. "This was the first women's game we have done a ceremony at - so it was a bit of an honour." The Grubbers had a number of indigenous women which played in the night game - they were Che Louise Cockatoo-Hewitt, Candice McKenzie and Mikaela Cameron. Ocean Grove assistant coach Lachlan McKenzie, brother of player Candice McKenzie, took the reins as senior coach on the night is of aboriginal descent, while Grubber water girl Bec Griffiths also has indigenous heritage.
The future of Barwon Heads Library is secure after council confirmed it will stay open past its 30 June 2018 deadline. The library was slated for closure, along with libraries at Highton and Chilwell, but a public backlash resulted in council reversing its decision and assured it would remain open until at least June this year. However, the library's future is now assured. Friends of Barwon Heads Library's Mandy Bridges said it was great news for the community. "This time last year we were breathing a sigh of relief after a massive effort to save our library from the announced closure," Ms Bridges told the Voice. "Congratulations to the wonderful people of Barwon Heads, you are awesome." Since the first mention of the proposed closure, the people of Barwon Heads staged a public rally and pressured council to reverse its decision. Ms Bridges said the library has since been supported more than ever with a massive growth in usage, far beyond any other library in the municipality network (GRLC membership increase of approximately 65% since January 2017, an increase in visits of 82% and increase in loans of 35% for 2018. "Keep it up Barwon Heads, let's make sure our library is loved for many years to come," Ms Bridges said.
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Who is your club legend? More than $50,000 in cash prizes is available to local sports clubs and volunteers after Viva Energy launched its 2018 Club Legend Award this week. The 2018 competition follows the success of the Corio refinery operator's inaugural Club Legends awards last year, when 20 winners, finalists and their clubs shared the prize pool. The refinery's general manager launched this year's competition at the Geelong Cats' Next Generation Academy on Wednesday night with the help of star player and Club Legend ambassador Daniel Menzel . "Viva Energy is delighted that our local community so enthusiastically embraced last year's Club Legend Award," Thys Heyns said. "We're really looking forward to uncovering more unsung heroes at sports clubs right across the greater Geelong region again this year." Menzel was rapt to support a program recognising the importance of sports club volunteers and role models. "As a junior playing AFL I was hugely grateful for the support I received from coaches, players, volunteers, family and friends and it's great to see that support continuing today at clubs across Geelong," he said. "I know how many unsung heroes there are in Geelong sports clubs and this award is a fantastic way to recognise the support they provide the community. "It's a privilege to be a part of the Club Legend Award and I look forward to helping celebrate the contributions of the remarkable people who are nominated." The award was an important part of the refinery's ongoing commitment to the local community, Mr Heyns said. "The Club Legend Award is about recognising the remarkable contribution these inspiring role models make to their clubs and to the community. We are incredibly proud to be part
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Top author to talk Acclaimed local author Dorothy Johnston will host a crime-writing workshop in Barwon Heads later this month. Ms Johnston will be a guest of Friends of Barwon Heads Community library in conjunction with Barwon Heads Arts Council. Ms Johnston was born in Geelong and now lives in Ocean Grove. She has recently begun a sea-change mystery series set in Queenscliff. The first two titles are Through a Camel's Eye and The Swan Island Connection. Ms Johnston is the author of 11 novels, including a quartet of mysteries set in Canberra, known as the Sandra Mahoney quartet. The first of these, The Trojan Dog, was joint winner ACT Book of the Year. Two of Ms Johnston's literary novels, One for the Master and Ruth, have been shortlisted for the Miles Franklin award. She has published many short stories in journals and anthologies, along with essays in Australia s major newspapers and journals. The workshop is at Barwon Heads Community Library on Sunday 22 July from 2pm to 4pm. The workshop is free, but places are limited, so booking is essential. Register either on the sheet below the community noticeboard at the Barwon Heads library or by email at barwonheadscommunitylibrary@outlook.com. This event is open to adults and young people from the age of 10. There will be a free afternoon tea following the workshop. For further information on the event or to join Friends of BHCL, email or go to the Facebook page (search for Barwon Heads Library).
Junior rangers are wanted Ocean Grove Nature Reserve will be swarming with junior rangers these school holidays. The popular Parks Victoria Junior Rangers program offers free nature-based and ranger-hosted activities for children aged six to 12 and their families. It is designed to get kids out of the house and interested in learning about Victoria's wonderful parks, wildlife and natural and cultural heritage. Local junior rangers will have the opportunity to become a bush detective for a day on 5 July at the reserve. Parks Victoria Education and Interpretation Coordinator James Adams said these activities are designed to inspire curiosity. "The variety of activities we run through the Junior Ranger program help teach kids about the natural world around them and the role they play within it. It's wonderful to see kids getting out of the lounge room and appreciating all Victoria's beautiful parks have to offer," he said. All activities are free but bookings are essential and children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all sessions. Find an activity near you and book online at www.juniorrangers.com.au. Ocean Grove Nature Reserve will host two sessions on 5 July at 10am and 1pm.
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View of area for new boss Toby Balazs will help Bellarine locals take advantage of Victoria's fastest-growing regional property market when he takes over operation of VIEW.com.au next month. VIEW has more than 500 buy and rent listings in Geelong and the Bellarine at any given time. About 190,000 visitors have viewed the site's listings for Greater Geelong addresses a total of 420,000 times in the past 12 months, an increase of 24 per cent on the previous year. Mr Balazs takes over as chief executive officer of VIEW, Australia's third-largest property-listing site, from Enzo Raimondo on 16 July. He joins VIEW having served as a key member of REA Groups's leadership and online strategy teams since 2004.
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Announcing Mr Balazs's appointment, VIEW Chairman John Piccolo described him as a dynamic thinker and leader. "VIEW's continued mission to make property buying more intuitive, easier to understand and informative will only be intensified with Toby joining the team," he said. Mr Balazs said he was honoured and excited to be a part of VIEWS's great culture and market-winning strategy. "Growing VIEW from the third largest player is a challenge I accept with both confidence and determination." Mr Balazs joins VIEW as it continues to roll out its rebrand, including the recent launch of its Property-360 price estimate tool. The tool allows agents and consumers to
track the value of more than 13 million properties across Australia and instantly calculate their estimated prices. The feature allows users to adjust the value of a residence by adding bedrooms, bathrooms or car spaces. In spring VIEW will release the next round of transformations, which focus on providing richer search metrics and making property research easier and more informative. VIEW has also partnered with Star News Group, including the Ocean Grove Voice, to provide up-to-date property insights and invaluable commentary to people living in regional areas and local property developers.
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WA winter warmth is bliss I had a lovely time in Perth, where the winter temperature was around 25 degrees every day. It was just glorious. The friends that I stayed with kindly took me to Mandurah for a day trip, where we had a quick look at the Peel-Harvey Estuary, which is apparently a great place to spot migratory shorebirds in the summer months. I spotted just one new bird to add to my list, which was a western greygone. Since returning from Perth I've been on my usual 'raptor a day' quest. On my way to work one day I drove to Point Henry where I saw six black-shouldered kites, brown falcons and a nankeen kestrel. I spotted an Australian hobby in Drysdale, on Anderson's Rd where a new freeway is proposed. The numbers of raptors at Curlewis has decreased over the past month, but there are still whistling kites and little eagles around. Love them. I did see a black swan sitting on a nest in Breamlea, and felt sorry for it as it would be so cold sitting on those eggs during the winter. I was amazed to see on Facebook that a lucky person saw an eastern barn owl in the car park at Safeway in Ocean Grove. What an incredible creature to spot when putting the shopping into the car. I've been looking for eastern barn owls on my way home from afternoon shift to no avail, but I did read on the Geelong Field Naturalists website that the wonderful Trevor Pescott saw a barn owl at Connewarre on 15 June, so they are around, even at Safeway. Fortunately I've received some great emails from Voice readers over the past few weeks. Lynn sent me some photos of a pair of crimson rosellas in her garden birdbath. Lynn also observed that the rosellas were eating from her correa plants. Correa is a genus of flowering plants in the family rutaceae, with bell-shaped flowers, native mainly to eastern Australia. I then received an email from Coral and Roger, who observed (out the window) a bird
A black swan on its nest.
Greygone near Mandurah, WA. (obviously a raptor) land at the end of their driveway. Roger and Coral watched as he/ she prepared its lunch (a spotted turtle dove) by plucking it very diligently. Not wanting to frighten it away they just observed it for a good 20 minutes through binoculars. Looking up the various raptors in our bird book they felt that the bird was probably a collared sparrowhawk. Anyway it eventually departed with what was left of its prize. Thanks so much for this observation, it's always exciting to have a raptor in the garden, even if not so exciting for defenceless spotted doves. I then received an email from Frank who lives in Ocean Grove, who has a small bat living in his garage. I haven't had a chance to go and look at the bat, but I will at some stage, and I hope to be able to identify the species of bat if possible. I then heard from Tom Fletcher, who, along with Graeme Tribe, completed the winter wader count on the Barwon Estuary. There were not a lot of waders to report but there
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were three sooty oystercatchers on the Rocks just past At the Heads restaurant, 36 doublebanded plovers (some in full breeding plumage), four common greenshank and nine Caspian tern. Tom also saw two red foxes that come out of the mangroves at low tide, during full daylight. The foxes were eating something that can only be assumed was crab and the like. No doubt birds would also be on the menu. I also saw a fox disappear into the Barwon Heads Caravan Park when driving home after afternoon shift a few nights ago. I then received an email from Greg who has a holiday house in Barwon Heads, who is very worried about the effect of the new housing estates in Armstrong Creek, Ocean Grove and Curlewis on bird life in the Bellarine Peninsula. I think Greg's concerns are very warranted and are shared by many nature lovers. Kevin has sent me some images of his travels around the Bellarine and Geelong. He
Kevin's picture of a black-faced cuckoo shrike. saw many silvereyes and black-faced cuckooshrikes at the Ocean Grove Nature Reserve, as well as a white-necked heron and a pair of kookaburras between Inverleigh and Winchelsea. I love the drive between Inverleigh and Winchelsea, so I was very interested in his observations. Thanks so much for the wonderful emails, it was lovely to receive them. Jen Carr, jennifer.carr6@bigpond.com
BARWON COAST UPDATE Hooded Plover Report Card It was a big year for the threatened Hooded Plover bird species. In the Bellarine, Breamlea and Surfcoast region 10 chicks fledged from 114 eggs. This is a good fledging rate and an improvement on recent years. Thanks to all the volunteers and community who helped these birds on their way. #ShareOurShores
The Surf Beach Complex development on Ocean Grove Main Beach is well underway. The complex when completed will consist of a restaurant venue and will also be the home of the Ocean Grove Surf Lifesaving Club. The project so far has involved the demolition of the existing structure, site preparation and a pop-up restaurant venue in operation during the build. Works on the new building will commence within the next week. An observation tower to enable the OGSLC to perform their beach safety functions will be built ready for use by summer. The estimated completion time for the new complex is April 2019.
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The wild weather we are experiencing means that less people visit our coast at this time of year. However, it is still important to #ShareOurShores using the principles of Respect, Responsibilities and Rights. You can do this through simple actions such as putting your dog on a lead when others are approaching, cleaning up after your dog, staying off the sand dunes, complying with the 5 knot boating limit along the estuary and open coastline and disposing of your rubbish responsibly.
Barwon Coast is a Committee of Management appointed by the State Government with responsibility for the management of 13km of coastal crown land at Ocean Grove, Barwon Heads and 13thBeach. KEEP UPDATED WITH BARWON COAST ONLINE. facebook.com/BarwonCoastVIC
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The Voice on holiday in Russia Locals Matt Payne and Damian Moran took the Voice along to the football World Cup in Russia. We were very lucky to be invited along to the Russia vs Egypt game in St Petersburg. Matt and Damian are pretty much living out every world-football fan's dream by attending the the biggest sporting tournament on the planet. For the record, the hosts won 3-1.
State View with Lisa Neville Premier inspects Drysdale bypass It was a pleasure to host the premier on the Bellarine on Friday 15 June. Amongst other announcements, the premier and I visited the site of the soon to be commenced Drysdale bypass. Uncle Bryon of the Wathaurong provided the Welcome to Country and spoke of the importance of the archaeological survey currently being conducted. We also welcomed members of the Drysdale Clifton Springs Community Association on the day. The association has been very active with its input into the planning stages. I thank them for that input and their now support of the project. Importantly construction company Decmil are commencing design works, paving the way for major construction to begin in September. The Drysdale bypass has been talked about for more than 40 years and thanks to the Andrews State Government this major $117 million project is now being delivered. Queen's Birthday honours. In the recent Queen's Birthday honours list it was great to see residents based on the Bellarine once again figure prominently in the awards. My congratulations go to Peter Tanner of Wallington and Lyn Mulligan of Ocean Grove, both of whom
were awarded Order of Australia medals. Peter has had a long time commitment to many charitable and community organisations including the widely respected Reach Foundation, where he was chair for many years. In this role he worked very closely with legendary Melbourne footballer and Reach founder, the late Jim Stynes. Peter also has a long association with other organisations such as the Save the Children Fund and the former United Way, now Give Where You Live. Lyn Mulligan is also a much deserved honour recipient after a lifetime of community work here on the Bellarine. Many people would know of Lyn through her work with the former Ocean Grove Hospice and other organisations like Oxfam, the Uniting Church, Bellarine Community Health, Bikes for Humanity and the Girl Guides. Again my congratulations to Lyn and Peter. Athlete travel grants now open I am pleased to announce applications have opened for the state government's 2018/19 Athlete Pathway Travel Grant Program. The program helps aspiring Victorian athletes, teams, coaches and officials to realise their sporting potential through grants that remove the barrier of travel and accommodation costs. The program recognises that in a country as
large as Australia, athletes often have to travel significant distances, often at significant cost, to pursue their sporting dreams. There are two categories of grants: state sporting associations can apply for grants of up to $6000 for teams or up to $2000 for individuals to travel to compete at national championships or trials; and community sport and recreation organisations can apply for grants of up to $750 to help with travel and accommodation costs related to competition or training for athletes, teams, coaches and officials. This round will see around $275,000 allocated to more than 150 recipients across the state. Since the grants were introduced by the government they have supported 950 recipients to realise their sporting dreams, including a number on the Bellarine. The grants close on 24 July and for more information go to sport.vic.gov.au/grants-andfunding/our-grants/athlete-pathway-travelgrants-program. As always, please don't hesitate to contact me by email or call my office if there are any matters that I may be able to assist you with directly. Hon Lisa Neville MP Member for Bellarine lisa.neville@parliament.vic.gov.au Twitter @Lisanevillemp Phone 52 501 987
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Home talent to rock QMF On track to sell out for the fourth year in a row, the annual Queenscliff Music Festival is coming around once more. Internationally adored suburban pop poet Courtney Barnett will close out this year's festival on Sunday 25 November, bringing her band, fan favourites and latest hits to the Queenscliff stage. The 30 year-old ARIA award winning singer-songwriter and left-handed guitarist has been winning fans the world over with her observational lyrics and delightfully deadpan delivery, performing everywhere from The Tonight Show to Conan and touring extensively since late 2015. The late great Indigenous Australian musician Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu will be honoured with a special live performance of his final album Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow). It will be brought to life by a 16 piece orchestra from the Australian National Academy of Music and feature an array of very special vocalists and performers. Other Australian artists jumping on board the Bellarine bandwagon for 2018 are country music darling Kasey Chambers, iconic indie favourite The Whitlams, dreamy art-pop artist Sarah Blasko, hip-hop crew The Herd and Milk Records troubadour Fraser A. Gorman. International acts already booked include Hawaiian based musician and Jack Johnson record label buddy Donovan Frankenreiter, whose surf-rock style has earned him song credits in movies and sponsorships with Billabong, and Japanese funk orchestra Osaka Monaural, who have been dubbed "one of the hottest funk bands on the planet". QMF pride themselves on appealing to people of all ages and tastes, so they're thrilled to add hilarious Australian trio Tripod to the
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OGFNC player profile Name: Ricci Curtis What got you interested in playing senior women's football at Ocean Grove? My dad is a big supporter of AFL as it has played a massive role in his life, and being one of six girls I guess one of us had to love it, right? I have always loved footy but never actually thought it was anything I could pursue until it was publicised a little more in the AFL men's and women's. Growing up I have played a lot of elite sports (I was a runner), but sadly I broke both my feet from over-committing. As a result I haven't done much sport
since surgery, so I guess you could say this is my comeback - I wanted to be part of a community, so to me, footy was the clear option. I am definitely a coastal girl, hence why I applied for Ocean Grove, it is such a great place with even better people. Favourite AFLW team or AFL team? Western Bulldogs in AFLW - but yes Geelong definitely in the AFL. When Geelong has an AFLW team next year I will support them. Favourite AFLW players and men's AFL player? Darcy Vescio and Taylor Harris, who both
play with Carlton AFLW. Jed Bews from Geelong is my favourite AFL player. Superstitions before a game? I actually have to drink a Red Bull energy drink before the game - 30 minutes prior to start. Your biggest inspiration in women's football? My dad and Michelle Fedele (she plays Geelong VFLW). Favourite food? Lasagne. Favourite drink? Latte. Favourite holiday destination? Queenstown, New Zealand.
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Piping Hot Chicken Shop Check www.pipinghotchickenshop.com.au/ upcoming_gigs.html for upcoming gigs. Drysdale Senior Citizens Hall Making waves music/poetry afternoon every fourth Sunday of the month, from 2pm5.30pm. Maggie's Bar See Maggie's Bar's Facebook site for all upcoming events. Ocean Grove Hotel See http://oceangrovehotel.com.au/whatson/ for upcoming events.
Ocean Grove Callisthenics, Ocean Grove Recreation Hall Calisthenics classes incorporating dance, song, ballet and gymnastics with strength and creativity. 123 The Avenue, Ocean Grove Recreation Hall. Contact oceangrovecalisthenics@gmail.com Senior Citizens Hall Ocean Grove Monday 9.15am, gentle exercises to music for 55-plus; 10.15am, gentle exercises to music for 65-plus. Phone Marg 5255 1335. Thursday 1pm, Craft Group. Uniting Church Hall Ocean Grove Wednesdays 9am volleyball, 9.30am exercises to music for all ages. Phone Marg 5255 1335. Queenscliff RSL Hall Mondays 1.30pm, exercises using chairs for all ages. Phone Marg 5255 1335. Leopold Hall, Bellarine Highway Tuesdays 7.45pm-10pm, Scottish Country Dance
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Markets and fairs Bellarine Community Farmers' Market Third Saturday of month, 9am-1pm, Ocean Grove Park. Barwon Heads Community Hall Monthly market, last Saturday of the month, 9am-1pm.
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(formerly Ocean Grove). Phone 5251 3393. Barwon Heads Community Hall Yoga and dance with Tara Lynch. Classes for all ages and abilities. Phone 0435 481 920. Ocean Grove Scout Hall, The Avenue Ocean Grove Wednesday 7pm, 1st/2nd Ocean Grove Scout Group. Ocean Grove Walkers Tuesdays 9.30am, meet at the shelter in Ocean Grove Park except when taking bus, train or ferry trips. For further information phone Helen 0411-534 899.
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Reading and writing Ocean Grove Library, corner Presidents Avenue and The Avenue. Wednesdays 10.30am - Toddlertime. Thursdays 11.30am, Babytime Nursery Verses.
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Mondays 10.30am - Preschool Storytime. Third Tuesday of month 2.30pm-3.30pm, book chat for adults. Visit www.geelonglibraries.vic.gov.au Ocean Grove Neighbourhood Centre Program with a range of courses, classes and fun activities. Phone 5255 4294.
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Health and wellbeing Ocean Grove Hotel Last Friday of every month 1pm-3pm, Breast Cancer Support Group (lunch and nibbles). Details Julie Rodger 0435 362 573. 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. Tuesday 6.15pm, Wednesday 9.30am, 11am, 6.30pm, Saturday 8am. History
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CLUBS MEET Mondays Ocean Grove Bridge Club, 1pm, Marcus Hill Hall, Bellarine Highway end of Banks Road. Also Wednesdays and Fridays, 1pm. Phone Marg 5256 2550. Bellarine Table Tennis Club, 7pm-9pm, (juniors/ seniors) at the Memorial Hall, 123 The Avenue, Ocean Grove. Phone Ian 5256 2242 or Peter 0400 093 831. Ocean Grove and District Men's Shed - Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 9am to 3pm - and Wednesday, 9am to noon, 17 Smithton Grove. Phone Ted Price 5255 2595. Jujitsu, 6.30pm juniors, 7.30pm adults, Surfside Centre. Phone Steve 0438 019 991. Soft tennis, 1.30pm to 3.30pm, at Memorial Hall. A social soft tennis gathering for women over 55. Phone Jeanette 5256 1633.
First Monday of every month Bellarine Fly Fishing Association, 7.30pm, Shannon Park, Shannon Avenue, Newtown. Phone Pat on 0414 959 248 or Bruce on 0407 361 319 or email bffa@hotmail.com Legacy Laurel Group of Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads, 1.30pm, at St Peter's Church Hall, Draper Street. Details 5255 2820 or 5154 2873.
Third Monday of every month Ocean Grove RSL, 2pm, Ocean Grove Bowling Club.Ocean Grove Garden Club, 1.30pm, Uniting Church Hall, Eggleston Street. Phone Dianne 0422 134 810. Ocean Grove-Surfside Mixed Probus Club, 10.30am, Ocean Grove Bowling Club. Fun, fellowship, friendship. Visitors welcome, phone 5255 2074, surfsideprobus.org.au Bellarine Fly Fishing Association, 7.30pm, Shannon Park, Shannon Avenue, 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, Shell Road Sports Pavilion. Phone Bryan Olsen 5255 1821.
Club meets Tuesday nights, 5.30pm, at Uniting Church Hall, Eggleston Street, Ocean Grove. Phone 0417 591 182. Rotary Club of Ocean Grove, 6pm, Ocean Grove Bowling Club. Phone 0457 315 900. Barwon Heads Chorale, 7.30pm, All Saints Church, Hitchcock Ave Barwon Heads. All abilities and voices welcome. Phone Jo on 5254 2670
First Tuesday of every month Springdale Neighbourhood Centre get together for meet and greet the first Tuesday of month, 10.15am, to enjoy a free cuppa and a chat. Further details contact Jackie on 0439 473 244 or just come along. Bellarine Table Tennis Club, 10am to noon (adults only) at the Memorial Hall, 123 The Avenue, Ocean Grove. Phone Ian 5256 2242 or Peter 0400 093 831. Ocean Grove Senior Citizens Club, The Terrace, Tuesdays at 1pm. Also Thursdays and Fridays, 1.30pm. Phone Dianne on 5255 2996. Barwon Heads Chorale, 7.30pm, at the Anglican Church Barwon Heads. All abilities welcome for a sing and a laugh. Phone Jo 5254 2670.
Second Tuesday of month National Seniors Bellarine Peninsula Branch meets at St James Church Hall, Collins Street, Drysdale, 2pm-4pm. Guest speaker on varying subjects related to seniors at each meeting. Those who are over 50 and would like to make new friends are welcome to join in. Contact Jackie on 0439 473 244.
First and third Tuesday of every month Ocean Grove Barwon Heads Lions Club, 7pm, Moorfield Park, Grubb Road. New Lions most welcome. Phone 0418 524 873.
Last Tuesday of every month. Bellarine for Refugees, Barwon Heads Community Garden, Barwon Heads, at 3.45pm. New members always welcome. Any inquiries, Margaret 0419 323 166.
First Wednesday of every month Bellarine Business Women, from 7pm, Suma Park Winery, Bellarine Highway. For details contact info@bellarinebusinesswomen.com.au or 0412 199 467. U3A Art Group: Drysdale meets every Wednesday at 1.15pm at Drysdale Tennis Club. Tutor is Dr Ted Reilly who usually gives a short talk on a technical topic such as Fifty Shades of Red or on a lesser-known Australian artist such as Dorrit Black before members follow their own projects for two hours. Enrol by visiting on Wednesday or by contacting the U3A office at Cobbin Farm, Grovedale, on 5244 5114 or mail@u3ageelong.org.au
Second Wednesday of every month Bellarine (Ocean Grove) Parkinson's Support Group, Church of Christ Hall, Tareeda Way, 1pm2pm Parkinsong, 2.30pm-4pm Support Group with guest speakers. Phone Pam 5255 5152.
Third Wednesday of every month Ocean Grove on Barwon Probus Club, 9.45am, St Peter's Church Hall.
Fourth Wednesday of every month Ocean Grove Angling Club, 7.30pm, Minerva Close sporting oval clubhouse. Phone Peter 0419 782 629. Ocean Grove Evening VIEW Club, 6.30pm, Ocean Grove Bowling Club. Phone June Hansen 0422 142 882 for information. Ocean Grove Stamp Club, 10am, Senior Citizens Hall, 101 The Terrace. Phone Dianne 5255 1372.
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Thursdays Bellarine Table Tennis Club, 10am to noon at the Memorial Hall, 123 The Avenue, Ocean Grove. Phone Ian 5256 2242 or Peter 0400 093 831.
First Thursday of every month Country Women's Association (CWA) Ocean Grove Nightlights Branch meeting 7.30pm Seniors Club 101 The Terrace Ocean Grove. New members and visitors welcome. Enquiries phone or message 0426-889 456.
Last Thursday of every month Ocean Grove Coastcare, 7pm, Ocean Grove Bowling Club. Environmental activities to protect the coastline. Phone Fran 0429 237 661. Ocean Grove Craft and Chat Circle, Thursdays (during school term), 9.30am to 11.30am, $2, The Uniting Church Hall , Eggleston St. Country Women's Association (CWA) Ocean Grove Nightlights Branch social craft eve 7.30pm, Seniors Club 101 The Terrace Ocean Grove. New members and visitors welcome. Enquiries phone or message 0426-889456.
Fridays Barwon Branch of the Association of Independent Retirees, third Friday of each month from 10am to noon (except December and January) at Waurn Ponds Hotel. Lunch afterwards. Visitors welcome. Inquiries to 5258 3435 or 5278 9796. Queenscliff Croquet Club Introduction to Croquet sessions on Fridays,1.30pm-3pm. For bookings, contact Ann 5278 3480 or Gail 5258 2270.
Saturdays Bellarine Table Tennis Club, 3pm-5pm, Memorial Hall, 123 The Avenue. Phone Ian 5256 2242 or Peter 0400 093 831. Coasters Social group. Social events for people of working age. Dining out, movies, trivia, bands/ trivia nights. Details at www.groupspaces.com/ coasters-social-group or phone 0411 952 598.
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Fish and chips done right Cassie and Wes took ownership of Marketplace Fish and Chips over three years ago. They love living in Ocean Grove because it is such a relaxing lifestyle and the community is so welcoming and friendly. In their shop they use 'frozen-at-sea' fish, which is filleted and frozen within four hours of being caught. This retains the full flavours and keeps the fish fresh and tasty. They have a special fryer that can make gluten-free chips. Tasty gluten-free grilled fish is also available. Seniors are well looked after with a 10 per cent senior discount on every transaction when they present a senior's card. Wow, how time flies ... Cassie and Wes moved here just over three years ago and they are very thankful to everyone who supports their family business. "If it's freshly cooked fish and chips you're after, you are welcome to come into Marketplace Fish and Chips," Wes says. You can place an order over the phone on 5256 2099 at Marketplace Shopping Centre in beautiful Ocean Grove.
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A real dining experience On a sunny winter's day, when the air is crisp, but the winds are calm, there's nothing better than sitting outside on the deck at Napona, enjoying great food, coffee or wine. Nestled just far enough away from the hustle and bustle of The Terrace, but close enough to walk, Napona overlooks the picturesque Ocean Grove Park. Napona is offering a dinner special that can't be beaten. You can enjoy a five-course degustation menu for dinner and it's absolutely brilliant value at $70 per person or $100 with wine pairings.
The regular lunch specials are proving popular. Available every day, you can enjoy two courses and a glass of wine or beer for $45 or three courses and a glass of wine or beer for $55. Napona also has one of the most extensive wine lists on the Bellarine. Napona is open daily for breakfast and lunch and for dinner Tuesday to Saturday. Check out Napona on Facebook for regular updates on any specials that may be happening and take a look at www.napona.com.au.
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Annie blitzes for the Storm In sport it's said that the good ones stand up when you need them the most. That is exactly what Bellarine youngster Annie Poon did. The Storm under 14 girls were engaged in a tough defensive fight with Eltham 2 that saw scoring throughout the night at a premium. Having trailed early in the first quarter the wildcats headed the Storm girls taking a five-point lead into the final term. Bellarine reduced the lead and drew within two with the final possession of the game in hand. Enter Annie Poon. With ball in hand and on the attack Annie was able to draw a foul as the final buzzer went off, leaving her with two free throws after the siren to tie the game. In
the pressure packed scenario Annie held her nerve and produced two clutch shots helping her excited team mates escape the game with a share of the points. The result helped Bellarine hold fifth place on the ladder and kept them within striking distance of those above them in an incredibly close competition. The 14 girls was just the first of a number of tightly contested matchups of the night. In the following game on the same court the under 18 1 boys also shared the points with their opponents, this time in Waverley. Also at the Bellarine stadium the under 16 2 girls held off Eltham 32-30 in a scrappy encounter while the Storm under 14 boys 3
sneaked home against their club mates the under 14 4s by five. On the road the under 12 1 girls pinched one by a point on Eltham's home deck while the under 14 1 boys suffered just their second loss of the season also by the narrowest of margins at Craigieburn. Team performance of the night, however, belonged to the under 12 1 boys. Coming in to a crucial home meeting with Corio Bay that would decide top spot on the table at the current point of the year, the Storm boys came out with a strong first half to obtain a seven-point lead heading into the main break. The cease in play didn't harm the Storm team who were even better in the third dis-
Cold conditions greet Cobra youngsters COBRAS WEEK 12 UNDER 13s DIVISION 1 Cobras 7.8 (50) def Grovedale 5.2 (32): The Cobras played Grovedale at the Snake Pit, with a win at full time. Blake was BOG, Oscar was his ever reliable best with Rory, Jamieson and Luke playing tough. Ben Pinnisi was dangerous around the goal finishing with two majors. Other goal kickers were Jack (2), Jobe (2) and Jakeb (1). DIVISION 2 Cobras 23 def St Joseph s 17: In a tight tussle the Cobra boys shook off a slow start to outscore the St Joseph lads in the second half. Will Dunstan was dominant around the ground as ruck rover, well supported by captain Luke Doedel off the half back line. Goals were hard to comeby with an even contribution, one each from Kayden McCracken, Jack Every and Dylan Grace. DIVISION 3 Cobras def by Ammos Farrell: After a horrible first half the boys fought hard to unfortunately go down by one point. Hayes Webber was brilliant around the stoppages, Ashley Dwyer and Mason Prato worked hard around the ground. UNDER 11s Cobras Orange 8.8 (56) def South Barwon 6.7 (43): The Oranges controlled the game until late in the final term when their taller opponents snatched the lead in the rain. A stirring fightback ensued and two later goals saw the boys finish in front at the final siren! Awards: Mitch Charleston, Cooper Clark, George Every, Harrisyn Wingrave. Cobras Blue 3.10 (28) def Cobras White 2.3 (15) UNDER 10s Cobras Orange 8.5 (53) def Ammos Sutterby 1.2 (8): A standout in the forward line was Ben Miners finishing with two goals and Zac Casamento having his best game with two majors Awards: Lenny Honner, Ben Miners, Koby Carlesso, Zac casamento and golden fist award to Kye Franken Cobras Blue 4.10 (34) def Bell Park 2.4 (16): In tough and breezy conditions, our team worked tirelessly throughout to hunt the ball. They constantly shared possession with teammates to create space and open the game up to enable plenty of scoring opportunities. Awards: Jack Royle, Jack Vose and Ryder Stewart. Cobras White 3.3 (21) def by Bannockburn Tigers 9.4 (58) UNDER 9s Cobras Blue 8.7 (55) def Cobras Allan 3.2 (20): Blue: Noah Veenstra made great decisions with the ball. Charlie Rae won clearances repeatedly. Ry Wilson was constantly thinking about his positioning and Spencer Finch was always running to make a contest. Allan: Arie Strode and Miller Wellard were our skippers and played well after winning the toss. It took us a while to warm up after that without kicking any goals until the last quarter. We had an even contribution right across the ground but Cobras Blue handled the tough conditions well and were the better team on the day. Awards: Arie Strode, William Hargreaves, Xavier Hanson and Liam Staehr. Cobras White 14 def by St Mary s Collins 51: The Ocean Grove boys battled hard all day in trying conditions, but the St Mary s team where up and about proving too strong. Our oceangrovevoice.com.au
patching any hope of a Corio Bay come back and placing themselves in the penthouse with seven games remaining in the season. The Bellarine Storm program is an elite pathway for talented players in the Bellarine Peninsula Basketball Association. The Storm has successfully competed at a representative level since 2001. The Bellarine Storm Representative Program is dedicated to promoting, developing and competing at the highest level of basketball in Victoria. It is the goal of the program to enable each player to reach his or her maximum potential with regard to basketball knowledge, skills and experience whilst encouraging the qualities of teamwork, respect, discipline, fair play and hard work.
Grove juniors in huge win Ocean Grove Under 19s scored a resounding 72-point win over Anglesea at Ray Menzies Memorial Oval on 23 June. Ocean Grove 15.16 (106) defeated Anglesea 5.4 (34). The Grubbers were forced to do without their coach Matt Tyrrell, who was unavailable. Ocean Grove kicked four majors in the opening term as Anglesea was kept goalless in the first quarter. Grubber pair Sam Beasley and Craig Goodger both kicked three goals, while Finn Peel booted three goals for the visitors. The home side had booted eight goals by half time and led by 35 points at the main break. Ocean Grove kicked a further seven goals in the third and fourth quarters. Ocean Grove's 12-goal win over Anglesea left the Grubbers with a 7-4 record in 2018.
Diesel McNeil lines up for goal. boys battled hard with good performances in the back line by Grant, Izak and Liam. The struggle across the ground was fairly even. Awards: Zac, Augustus, Izak. Cobras Red 8.5 (53) def Ammos Westwood 2.0 (12) Cobras Orange 1.2 (8) def by Modewarre Harvey 8.7 (57) COBRAS WEEK 11 UNDER 13s DIVISION 1 Cobras 2.3 (15) def by Torquay Watson 15.3 (93): The Cobras were defeated by top side Torquay after they kicked seven goals in the second term split the game apart. Best: Blake, Harry and Oscar. DIVISION 3 Cobras 3.5 (23) def by St Albans Grinter 3.5 (23): The St Albans boys got us this week despite scores being even at half time. Luke Doedel and Daniel Lamprecht repelled a lot of their forward entries however we failed to cover all options at times. Awards: Luke Doedel, Daniel Lamprecht, Lachlan Appleyard. DIVISION 7 Cobras 8.5 (53) def Winchelsea 1.7 (13): Brayden and Riley Doheney were both strong around the ground and Heath Collins provided plenty of run off half back. Thanks to the four under 11 boys who stepped up. UNDER 11s Cobras Orange 9.5 (59) def Cobras White 4.3 (27): Xave Wallace a revelation in the ruck. Lachy Payne best game for 2018. Great team effort! Awards: Ben Cirillo, Fraser and Hamish Stow, Xave Wallace. Cobras Blue 4.6 (30) def by Bell Park 5.2 (32): We controlled the game through the middle of the ground, moved the ball effectively and set up well defensively. Awards: Slater Hatfield, Tom Snowden, Ash Blount and Riley Molloy. UNDER 10s Cobras Orange 1.4 (10) def by St Mary s Davie 4.6 (30): The back line worked extremely hard in the second half with plenty of pressure!
(Anna McNeil) Awards: Ben Miners, Henry Wynn, Taj Dodson, Alex Morgan and Cooper Reilly. Cobras Blue 5.7 (37) def Leaping Joeys 2.8 (20): Throughout the game, they worked together by sharing the ball, tackling in numbers, and following up with second and third efforts to the contest. Cobras White 15.4 (94) def Ammos Dodd 4.5 (29): Handballs from congestion to outside runners was a highlight and our passing and finishing in the forward 50. Awards: Bohdi Hately, Jenson Constable, Kai Dickson, Charlie Eales. UNDER 9s Cobras Orange 4.4 (28) def Ammos West 2.0 (12): We were led really well by our captains Finn Wallace and Billy Rodges. Billy was strong down back and Finn seems to have assumed the mantle of team tackling machine. Awards: Sonni Andrews and Vincent Hambleton who just keep impressing. Cobras White 6.4 (40) def Lara Kelly 1.3 (9): The Cobras boys showed fast take off, were confident, crated space and looked for each other across the four quarters - the best team effort for the year. Best: Wynn, Hardwick, Rohaan and Hunter. Cobras Blue 14.11 (95) def Lara Christensen 0.0 (0): Will Fryman set the team alight in the first quarter. Finn Sheahan produced great run and carry while Lincoln McCall and Cale Cook made great position to kick their first goals of the year. Cobras Allan 1.1 (7) def by Leopold Graham 13.12 (90): Special mentions to Molly O Keefe, Ben Mifsud, Liam Staehr for great games and Hayden Campbell for bouncing up after a shirtfront and receiving an award from Leopold. Awards: Billy Bianco and Ollie Cooper (great captains efforts), Albie Reid and Tai Sendeckyj (saving two goals). Cobras Red (14) def by South Barwon (25): This team beat us by more than 10 goals last time they me. Boys are showing great improvement with great games from Baxter and Aston Greenfield and also Harry Lyons.
Ollie Monteith executes his kick in the Grubbers'' win over Anglesea. 182365 (Mark Heenan Media) Wednesday, 4 July, 2018
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Defence the key to win By Meg Badrock Round 13 vs Portarlington A Grade (61 def Portarlington 20) A good percentage booster for the girls, with particular emphasis on defensive pressure throughout the match. Shelby Hackett starred with a change of position back to goal defence, working well alongside Kelsey Ollis. Claudia Britt made the official step up from B Grade, creating a lot of turnovers throughout centre court. Best: Shelby Hackett, Kelsey Ollis, Claudia Britt B Grade (49 def Portarlington 27) A messy game for the girls, however they were still able to gain control despite limited numbers and a few position changes. Kim Hart's persistence in goals paid off, scoring 41 goals despite battling winds. Best: Kim Hart, Kylie Lane, Jesse Sutton C Grade (36 def Portarlington 23) The Grubbers fought hard in wet conditions to secure another win. Sharp shooter Kate Titheridge scored 27 points, while Lauren Barber performed well at either end of the court. Best: Kate Titheridge, Paula Birch, Lauren Barber D Grade (36 def Portarlington 7) A huge win for the girls who were able to hold Port to just seven goals throughout the match. Amina King was strong in the centre, with Kim Carroll and Maddy Goodger combining well in goals. Best: Amina King, Kim Carroll, Maddy Goodger E Grade (36 def Portarlington 11) A confident win for the E Grade side, enabling a clean sweep in senior netball for Ocean Grove. Candice McKenzie was once again influential in goals, with Alicia Skurrie and Jenny turner both playing their roles. Best: Candice McKenzie, Alicia Skurrie, Jenny Turner Round 12 vs Anglesea A Grade (54 defeated Anglesea 37)
Ocean Grove B Grade centre Alyse O'Keefe looks for options against Anglesea. 182267
Ocean Grove 's C Grade netball side. 182267
Kimberley Hart had a great game, scoring 56 goals in the B Grade. (Mark Heenan Media) 182267
Another close start for the Grubbers against Anglesea, with the girls going from strength to strength throughout the game. Elyse Howard fed well to goalers Abbey and Bec, who had their defenders covered with storing holds and improved movement within the goalring. Best: Elyse Howard, Abbey Middleton, Rebecca Scott B Grade (68 def Anglesea 29)
The best team effort of the season with the girls combining well throughout the court. Kylie Lane dominated in wing defence with great hands-over pressure and Kim Hart shot with confidence scoring a total 56 goals. Best: Kylie Lane, Kim Hart C Grade (35 def Anglesea 21) Holding second place on the ladder, the girls worked hard to secure another win. Mia
Ocean Grove B Grade Wing Attack Jessie Allen goes on the attack with the ball against Anglesea. 182267 Smith was agile in defence, with fellow defender Paula Birch backing her up. Best: Mia Smith, Paula Birch, Sharni Thebes D Grade (43 def Anglesea 23) A good win for the girls, largely enabled by Shereen Wolfe who was shooting goals from everywhere and Maddie Crothers' efforts in defence. Best: Shereen Wolfe, Maddy Crothers, Amy Collihole E Grade (31 def Anglesea 13) A convincing win from the Grubbers with impressive performances from Sarah Roberts and Candice McKenzie, who also represented the Grove in the women's football on the same day. Best: Sarah Roberts, Candice McKenzie, Teegan Laffin U19s (21 def by Anglesea 30) Bad luck to the girls who went down to Anglesea by only nine goals. The girls will have a chance to rest up next week with a bye against Portarlington. Best: Milly Dodds, Rachel Mercer, Elli Campbell
Grubbers juniors come away with four big wins from six By Emma Badrock Round 13 vs Portarlington The windy conditions made it hard for all teams to put out a good game but Ocean Grove still managed to win four out of six games. 13/1 - Ocean Grove 6 def by Portarlington 21 It was a really tough game for the Ocean Grove U13s as they took on the top of the ladder Portarlington. There were some good pieces of play by Grove but Port were just too strong and took control of the game. Best: Not Supplied 13/2 - Ocean Grove 16 def Portarlington 4 It was a great game by the U13/2s as they braved it out in the freezing morning conditions. They were able to keep Portarlington to a steady one goal per quarter while converting their turnovers into goals down the other end. The game was in their hands today and they deserved a good win. Best: Not Supplied 15/1 - Ocean Grove 23 def Portarlington 14 It was a close first quarter and Portarlington continued to play well, pressuring Ocean Grove right up until three-quarter time. Grove managed to pick it up in the last quarter and finally gained that convincing margin over their opponents. It was a good effort despite some poor passes in the strong wind. Best: Charli Duckett, Amelia Cunningham, Emma Badrock 15/2 - Ocean Grove 23 def Portarlington 5 It was a convincing win for the U15 Division 2 team this week. The first quarter was quite slow, with a lot of going back and forth but Grove picked it up after that and continued to grow their lead. It was very much a defenders game in the early morning cold and windy conditions. Best: Not Supplied 17/1 - Ocean Grove 37 def Portarlington 9 It was another easy win for the U17 Grubbers this week. After a slow start, they really warmed themselves up and were able to start converting more of their possessions into goals. There were some good section of play from all areas of the court. Best: Nikita Page, Elli Campbell, Keely Reid 34 VOICE
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17/2 - Ocean Grove 12 def by Portarlington 19 Unfortunately the U17/2s couldn't quite get it done. Portarlington opened strongly and got an early jump on Ocean Grove, which made it tough to launch a fightback. Despite some good efforts and a particularly strong third quarter, the Grubbers ended up going down by seven. Best: Not Supplied Round 12 vs Anglesea A clean sweep for the Ocean Grove junior netball teams, taking out all of their games against Anglesea and also a win against Drysdale in the U15/2s. 13/1 - Ocean Grove 22 def Anglesea 10 It was great to see the U13/1s get a win under their belt over their opponents of Anglesea. Both teams came out strong in the first quarter and gave everything they had, with scores remaining level at half time. Ocean Grove stepped it up after that and it became their game, with Anglesea struggling to keep up. Best: Chloe Jeffrey 13/2 - Ocean Grove 39 def Anglesea 2 Ocean Grove came out firing, scoring 10 to Anglesea's nil in the first quarter. The game stayed within their control as they went on to continue their lead, only allowing their opponents to score two goals. Best: Georgie Connolly, Marnea Tot, Ella McGlynn. 15/1 - Ocean grove 42 def Anglesea 8 After a slow start in the first quarter, Ocean Grove got themselves together and and went on to take out the win very easily. Despite some good attempts fro their defensive end, Anglesea just weren't up to Ocean Grove's standards. Best: Annabelle Soppitt, Jordan Coad, Charli Duckett. 15/2 - Ocean Grove 36 def Drysdale 2 It was a really strong effort by Ocean Grove in the U15/2s. As the game went on, Grove's score continued to increase while Drysdale's remained the same from quarter time right through until the end. It was a fantastic combined effort from all players in the team. Best: Not Supplied 17/1 - Ocean Grove 41 def Anglesea 11
Ocean Grove Wing Defence Gemma Bell intercepts the ball during her side 's 19 and Under clash against Anglesea. 182267
Ocean Grove 's Under 19 side. (Mark Heenan Media) 182267 The U17s racked up another win, remaining undefeated and on top of the ladder. Anglesea tried but Grove just dominated all areas
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Roos fly under the radar By Mark Heenan Anglesea relished flying underneath the radar after its 37-point win over a disappointing Ocean Grove at Ray Menzies Memorial Oval on Saturday 23 June. Final scores Anglesea 13.13 (91) to Ocean Grove 7.12 (54). Anglesea sat in outright second after 12 rounds with a 9-3 record, and coach Paul Carson said the victory over Ocean Grove in misty rain and testing conditions was significant. Ocean Grove recognised its aboriginal origins and wore a specifically designed inaugural indigenous guernsey in the indigenous clash. It was Anglesea's second win over Ocean Grove in 2018 - they defeated the Grubbers at Alcoa Oval on 5 May by 39 points. Carlson said the dominance of BFL ladder leader Barwon Heads allowed his team to go largely unnoticed. "It probably helps Barwon Heads keeps winning and everyone bangs on about how well they are going - which is fine," Carlson told the Voice. "You might be right going somewhere underneath the radar a bit - maybe that's because no one really rates us and no one really expects us (to win). "This is a really tight competition and these results are popping up." For the Grubbers which was 7-5 and in fourth spot, it was a damaging loss and a blow to their top three hopes. Ocean Grove's defeat was compounded by its rising mid-season injury count. Star defender Pete Hardy, an ex-Anglesea player, sustained a hamstring injury in the first quarter and took no further part after quarter time. Ocean Grove quartet Kaiden Long (calf), Paddy Maloney (shoulder), the versatile Nick Lynch (knee) and Corey Walter (AC joint) were all sidelined. Key Grubber big man Pete Corredig was unavailable due to work, while seasoned veteran Kelly Williams suffered a setback in his return with concussion and an AC joint shoulder based injury in the reserves. Anglesea forward Blake Grant shined with five goals, while the dangerous Jordan Erskine booted three majors. "He (Grant) worked his bum off and he got opportunities," Carson said. Play came to an abrupt before half time with Anglesea player James Edmonds was stretchered from the ground with a serious ankle injury. Kangaroo on-ballers Ryan Dahlhaus and Ash Caldwell were standout players for the visitors. Kieran McNally, James Linton and Luke Cartelli all kicked two goals for the home side. Grubber forward Jake Carmody was pushed up the ground and remained goalless. It was the first time Carmody had not kicked a goal in a senior match since Ocean Grove's Round 6 loss to Barwon Heads last year. Anglesea led at every change and dominat-
Justin Carey, James Linton and Luke Cartelli wear Ocean Grove's indigenous guernsey before the match. 182262
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Isaac Wilkins shows the strain of his kick in the drizzle. 182262
Shaun Fankhauser attempts to get his kick clear against Anglesea. 182262
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ed forward 50 entries despite only leading by nine points at quarter time. Persistent rain wreaked havoc in the second half in the slippery conditions. The visitors almost doubled Ocean Grove's score after half time with Anglesea kicking 6.7 in the third and fourth quarters compared with Grubbers tally of 3.12. RESERVES A fast finishing Anglesea defeated Ocean
Grove by 25 points in their reserves clash. Final scores Anglesea 12.4 (76) to Ocean Grove 7.9 (51). Ned Thorley kicked two goals for the Grubbers, while Anglesea star Marcus Smith dominated with five goals and his team-mate Robert Voss chimed in with two majors. Ocean Grove, which kicked three goals in the first term, could only managed four majors after quarter time.
The Grubbers were held goalless in the final term. The home side loss left fifth-placed Ocean Grove with a 6-6 record after 12 rounds.
SENIOR SCOREBOARD ANGLESEA 13.13 (91) DEF OCEAN GROVE 7.12 (54) OCEAN GROVE Goals: K. McNally 2, J. Linton 2, L. Cartelli 2, M. Caldow. Best: G. Campbell, J. Carey, L. Cartelli, J. McDonald, M. Lindkvist, K. McNally.
Grubbers shine under lights By Mark Heenan The Ocean Grove senior women's football team were queens of the night during their inaugural clash under lights at Ray Menzies Memorial Oval on 23 June. The Grubbers 12.12 (84) celebrated indigenous round with a big win over Lara 1.0 (6) by 78 points. Grubber  indigenous forward Che Louise Cockatoo-Hewitt starred with three goals. The home side got off to a lightning start with a four-goal haul in the first quarter. Lara was held scoreless until the third quarter it kicked a goal. Alongside their 80-point win over Bell Post Hill on 10 June, the Grubbers' 13-goal victory over the Lara Cats was their biggest triumph on the bigger confines at Shell Road this season. "It was awesome," Ocean Grove senior women's captain Jackie Montgomery told the oceangrovevoice.com.au
Ricci Curtis gets her kick away under lights at Shell Road. 182364 Voice after the match. "We as a team need to get out of the blocks nice and quickly. "We are not renowned from coming back from any deficit at this stage. "We know we have to kick a good couple of early goals to get going and if we do that we'll be fine.
Jackie Montgomery is about to swoop on the ball after the Grubbers' win over Lara. 182364 (Mark Heenan Media) "We have had really good wins where Shell Road is a massive oval but we have got some really good runners now."
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Win for Grove heading into bye Ocean Grove A Grade goal shooter Abbey Middleton shows her defensive skills in the Grubbers' 61 to 20 win over Portarlington on Saturday. Middleton shot 15 goals. Ocean Grove's A Grade now has a 9-4 win loss record after 13 rounds ahead of this weekend's bye round. For the full report and more Mark Heenan Media pictures, see page 34. 182450
Teenagers debut for Grove By Mark Heenan
SON OF A GUN: Tom Richardson, son of Grubber premiership player Adam Richardson, lines up for goal in his senior debut. 182452 (Mark Heenan Media) "It is a big day for any kid playing their first game of senior footy. I thought both acquitted themselves pretty good," Lynch told the Voice. While it was a much-needed victory, the Grubbers failed to resolve their goalkicking woes. At quarter time, the Grubbers kicked a
be available for selection against ladder leader Barwon Heads. Defender Kaiden Long (calf), Nick Lynch (knee), Peter Hardy (hamstring), Corey Walter and Kelly Williams all did not play against Portarlington "We will get four or five back after the bye - I have been waiting for that and we had an ordinary run with injury," Lynch said. Barwon Heads has won their last eight Battle of the Bridge clashes against Ocean Grove the Grubbers last victory over the Seagulls was Round 14, 2014. "They are the benchmark Barwon Heads - I have got some ideas how I want to play against them," he said.
SENIOR SCOREBOARD OCEAN GROVE 16.23 (119) DEF PORTARLINGTON 7.7 (49) OCEAN GROVE Goals: J. Carmody 4, L. Cartelli 3, T. Richardson 2, I. Wilkins, H. Pearce, T. Gavin, L. Taylor, M. Caldow, C. Marchbank, J. Linton. Best: J. Anderson, A. Jarvis, H. Walker, I. Wilkins, J. Linton, L. Cartelli.
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Star Grubber teenagers Tom Richardson and Harley Pearce performed well in their senior debut after Ocean Grove scored a comfortable 70-point win over Portarlington on Saturday. Final scores Ocean Grove 16.23 (119) defeated Portarlington 7.7 (49) at Ron Evans Oval. Ocean Grove sits in fourth spot with an 8-5 record after 13 rounds. Richardson, who plays Ocean Grove Under 17s, while Pearce, the Under 19s Grubber cocaptain, both kicked goals. Richardson, who booted two majors, is the son of former Grubber goalkicking ace Adam Richardson, also an ex Drysdale player. Adam, a dual Ocean Grove premiership player in 1994-95 who bagged 121 goals for the Grubbers in 1995, played two senior AFL games for Adelaide in 2001. Ocean Grove coach Paul Lynch said it was a thrill for both players to taste victory in their first senior BFL game.
wasteful 2.11 and Lynch said it was matter of time before it cost them the match. "It happens a lot, that is the problem, we kick a lot of points religiously - so it is an area of our game we have to get better," Lynch told the Voice. "They have to practice to get better - it is going to cost us one day. "We have been horrific at times this year with our kicking for goal." An inaccurate Ocean Grove dominated after half time with 11 goals - including a sevengoal third term blitz. Pacey midfielder Jahd Anderson was a standout in his 50th senior game, while Andrew Jarvis had a strong impact in the ruck. Grubber sharpshooter Jake Carmody finished with four goals and Luke Cartelli shined with three. Backman Justin Carey sustained an ankle injury. Lynch hinted some of his key players would
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