Ocean Grove Voice 28 January 2009

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Aldi targets dormant Grove site?

WHILE locals bid to have builders huts at the dormant Target Country site removed specu-lation is mounting that Aldi is eying the land in its already public Bellarine expansion plans.

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DANCING IN THE STREETS

Exciting start for Grove art

The second annual Ocean Grove Summer Festival had them dancing in the streets. Pages 15-17

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Servo change brings new pumps and shopper dockets

Lofty’s old servo on Wallington Road has recently undergone a makeover - converting from BP to a Shell supplied petrol station.

ONE of the fuel servos on Wallington Road has recently had a makeover after converting from the green and yellow of BP to the yellow and red of Shell.

The garage still fondly known as ‘Lofty’s’, after the previous long-standing owner Albert ‘Lofty’ Menheere, who ran the servo until leasing it out in the 1980s, will continue to be run by the lo-cal Castello family. The Castello family who took over the servo two years ago, also run the Pit Stop service station further up the road. That petrol station will continue to be BP.

Robert Castello told the Voice they had made the decision partly because Shell had offered to

provide a new set of pumps and because it would enable them to take shopper dockets from Coles – currently no other servo does so on the Bel-larine.

“It’s a tough market. With Shell we can team up with Coles and offer shopper dockets. It will help us be more competitive.”

Robert said they would also be able to supply the cheaper new E10 fuel which claims to be bet-ter for the environment.

Signage for the Shell site should be completed in the next week.

Shell previously supplied fuel to the old petrol station that existed where the Zebra Bar now sits.

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SPECULATION is mounting that Aldi may make a move on the dormant site that Target Country has been waiting two years to occupy.

The budget supermarket chain has publicly stated its interest in opening a store in Ocean Grove and if Target were to lose interest in the Ocean Plaza project it may grab at the chance.

The Aldi factor has been bubbling about for several months but in the last week two key sources have added weight to the suggestion.

Ocean Plaza was due to have opened in Octo-ber last year and tenants planned include a Gloria Jeans and a pharmacy as well as Target Country.

However, rows about power supplies delayed the work for so long that the initial developers have been unable to complete the work and con-tractors DZINE had been hoping to take over and resume construction after the Christmas break. So far there has been no sign of a resump-tion of work and the Voice counter is now sitting on 240 days without any action.

Aldi has more than 5000 stores across Europe, USA and Australia. The fi rst Australian store opened in January, 2001. Aldi sell groceries as well as a selection of hardware, electrical items,

clothing, sports equipment, manchester and toys.What do you think about the idea of Aldi open-

ing up on the site? Visit the Voice website and register your views: www.oceangroveovoice.com.

If not an Aldi or a Target Country, what would you like to see on the site? Let us know by visiting the website or emailing [email protected].

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Al’s an Australia Day AmbassadorOCEAN Grove surf lifesaver Alistair McCooke served as an Australia Day Ambassador this week.

The 2008 Australian of the Year Awards finalist was asked to do the official duties at the Portland and Heywood 26th of January celebrations.

Alistair who has rescued dozens of people from dangerous surf during his 25-year career is also an intensive care paramedic who has helped establish emergency response service programs for expa-triate staff in Saudi Arabia and been a health and safety supervisor in a United Nations humanitar-ian mine clearance project in Iraq.

During his time in Iraq Alistair was involved in training local medics.

Before the latest honours Alistair was acknowl-edged as Victorian and National Surf Lifesaver of the Year in 2004, from a field of 33,000 active lifesavers, for his work in promoting life-saving automatic defibrillators as standard equipment for surf lifesaving kits.

Alistair is a passionate campaigner with Rural Ambulance Victoria for ‘heart safe’ communities by having the equipment located wherever large numbers of people gather and has worked closely with Wal Kelly and members of the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove who have installed half a dozen public access defibrillators across the town.

Ocean Grove lifesaver Alistair McCooke served as an Australia Day Ambassdor in Portland and Heywood on January 26.


Tell us your photo story about Ocean Grove Have you got a camera? Do you like taking photos of our beautiful town?We want to publish the best photos that capture the essence of Ocean Grove. It could be the beach, the sunsets, the parks, the sports or the coffee shops. It could just be people you know. Now here’s the technical bit. If you have a digital camera try and set it to take the biggest pictures it can, that way they will reproduce well in the Voice. If they are digital please email them at about 300dpi to [email protected]. Don’t worry if you’re not digital, just send in prints and we can scan them. Any questions just email and ask.


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I WAS born in Newcastle N.S.W and did my schooling at Melbourne Preston Tech, spend-ing my holidays in Ocean Grove. I purchased in property down here in 1997 and then moved here permanently in 2005.

My fi rst job was at Myer in Bourke St doing Window Displays and I was there from 1950 to 1954. I joined the National Theatre Dance school and then moved to Sydney in 1955 to study dance. I auditioned for the J.C. Williamsons show “Damn Yankees” in 1958 and the show ran for 6months.

In 1958 I also auditioned for “My Fair Lady” and the show ran for 5 years, during which time it toured every state in Australia & New Zealand.

I was the only dancer to complete the entire run of the show. Stuart Wagstaff (Henry Higgins) and I are the only two male members that completed the whole tour and are still alive. At the end of the 5 year season I was recalled to Melbourne for Noel Cowards “Sail” Away” for one month. I then left J.C. Williamsons and joined H.S.V.7 for Sunnyside Up & Variety 7.

It was here my life changed. I was asked to ap-ply for the position of Display Manager at Myer Northland in 1970, then moved to Doncas-ter, opened Highpoint Knox City then to Myer Chadstone, then moved into their national offi ce looking after their Fashion displays nationally.

Robert’s FairThis involved openings of their new stores Myer Perth, Adelaide, Loganholme and Penrith. I fi nally retired in 1996, with the gold watch.

I then worked for myself doing presentations for Joanne Mercer, Mitre 10, Myer Bridal Fairs Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Ford on Hamilton Island, plus a New Year Party at Raffl es Singapore. For four years running I did the Christmas dis-plays for Robinsons in Singapore.

Now I am organising the My Fair Lady 50th anniversary reunion at Her Majesty’s Theatre, where I’ve been asked to fi nd any of the origi-nal cast members for a reunion in the theatre in February. So far I have found with help from the grapevine over 40 members including Stuart Wag-staff and Bunty Turner. The website is www.hmt.com.

Now I’m really retired but I still help the odd store in Ocean Grove at Christmas, and am look-ing at fantasy gift wrapping classes at the Neigh-bourhood Centre, plus the odd paper art class.

I feel that Ocean Grove has a lack of change. The Christmas in the mall is a bit sad, with the left over star and banner from Geelong not being worth the effort - the same with the tree lights. I would close the Mall on weekends and make it an event city, particularly in the Autumn / Winter months

The only thing I would change with the Ocean

In My Fair Lady cast. Robert Foster in the centre of the picture and inset.

a day in the life - robert foster


life on the big stagea day in the life - robert foster

Grove Voice would that it could be a size bigger, although it’s very handy to carry now, it’s free, very informative and the deliveries always seem to be on time.

If I had a shop in Ocean Grove I would probably do decorator pieces, as that’s what I have a knowl-edge of - most of my life has been decoration.

Anything, including the Country Target, that’s going to bring people to the Grove should be wel-come. It creates competition and this makes other businesses lift their own games, which then im-proves the standards of the area.

My Favourite part of Ocean Grove is sitting on the balcony early evening with a very dry martini, watching the ships sail past with good friends. It’s really the people that make Ocean Grove. I lived in Melbourne for 18 years and didn’t know my neighbour, but here I think I know half the popu-lation.

If I had to live anywhere else, it would possibly be Singapore.

Robert (left) helped accompany a ‘quiet voiced’ Olivia Newton-John during her first ever televi-sion show - Sunnyside Up, above also with the late Bill Maynard.

A home in Ocean Grove, Robert Foster is organising the My Fair Lady 50th anniversary reunion at Her Majesty’s Theatre. Robert was one of the cast and made over 2000 performances.



WITH the summer heat finally upon us, the Barwon River and Lake Connewarre State Game Reserve are again the focus for many recreation pursuits.

Recent visitors to Lake Connewarre may have noticed some algae appearing on the Lake’s sur-face. Parks Victoria has tested the water and shore line deposits on the northern edge of Lake Con-newarre, near Leopold.

Should any testing results reveal algael levels that trigger concern, signage will be displayed prominently in affected reserve areas, and resi-dents will be alerted by further media releases.

“If this occurs park visitors will be advised and asked to heed any warning signs to not swim in waters containing blooms and to avoid direct contact with the water,” said Siobhan Rogan, Geelong District Chief Ranger with Parks Vic-toria.

Aquatic ecosystems that experience warm weather, with shallow, calm water and a rich nu-trient source, can experience a rapid growth of algae. Algae are a simple plant that occur naturally in fresh water and saline lakes, creeks, ponds and wetland systems.

“In summer months when environmental con-ditions become favourable, algae numbers can increase rapidly,” said Ms Rogan.

Algal blooms can look like thick pea soup and often persist for several weeks, or longer, depend-ing mainly on the weather or flow conditions. Cooler, windy weather or increased water flow may reduce or prevent blooms from occurring.

Although algal blooms are not a significant threat to the environment, the odour that is pro-duced can be unpleasant and off-putting to visi-tors that have come to enjoy the lakes and see the many birds and wildlife attracted to the wetlands at this time of year.

“Given it is a natural process and with the pre-dicted summer conditions, Parks Victoria staff have been vigilant in monitoring the condition of the wetlands. When algae are present it forms a bloom that is easily visible on the water surface,” said Ms Rogan.

“There are sections of the Barwon River that commonly have restricted access during the summer algae bloom period, with relevant man-aging authorities advising via signage when these occur.”

If a blue-green algae bloom outbreak is detect-ed in the Lake Connewarre State Game Reserve action will be taken in accordance with the Parks Victoria Bellarine Emergency Management Plan, and supported by all associated waterway manag-ing agencies.

Algae warning on the river


Clubs meetMondaysOcean Grove Bridge Club, 7.30pm, Marcus Hill Hall, Bellarine Highway end of Banks Road. Also Wednesdays and Fridays 1pm. Enquiries - Marg Wylie 5256 2550Bellarine Table Tennis Club, 7.30pm - 9pm. (juniors/seniors) at the Memorial Hall, 123 The Avenue, Ocean Grove Ph.52551641.First Monday of every monthOcean Grove Ladies Probus, 10am: Ocean Grove Golf Club. Contact Thelma Evans on 5255 1806.Bellarine Fly Fishing Association, 7.30pm: Bellarine Secondary College. Contact Tony on 0409 545929. Third Monday of every monthOcean Grove RSL. 2.30pm at Club Grove. Committee meets at 1.30pm, The Terrace. Ocean Grove Garden Club. 1.30pm: St Peter’s Church Hall, Draper Street. Enquiries, pls contact June McLellan on 5255 1399Fourth Monday of every monthCombined Probus Club of Ocean Grove, 10.30am to 12..30pm: Surfside Centre, inquiries 5255 5515. Friendship is our theme.TuesdaysBellarine Table Tennis Club,10am-12 noon (adults only) at the Memorial Hall, 123 The Avenue, Ocean Grove. Ph.52551641.Bellarine T.O.W.N, 6pm: Uniting Church Hall, cnr Eggleston Street and The Parade. Contact Glenda 5255 5463.First Tuesday of every monthOcean Grove Men’s Probus. 10am-12noon at the Ocean Grove Hotel, Collendina. Guest speakers., make friends. Visitors

welcome. For details please contact Geoff on 5255 4355.Second Wednesday of every monthParkinson’s Self Help Support Group, 1.30pm: Grove Centre (next to library), Presidents Ave. For details contact Pam on 5255 5152Third Wednesday of every monthOcean Grove on Barwon Probus Club, 9.45am, St Peter’s Ch Hall. Fourth Wednesday of every monthOcean Grove Angling Club. 7.30pm: Minerva Close sporting oval club house. Contact: Jason Bowers 0418 737 808 Last Wednesday of every monthCancer Support Group, 10am, Community Health Centre.Ocean Grove Stamp Club, 10am: Senior Citizens Hall, 101 The Terrace. For more details contact Dianne on 5255 1372.Thursdays Tai Chi - 6.30 pm. Uniting Church Hall, The Parade. All welcome. Christine McKay 5255 1948/0417 508 857.Bellarine Table Tennis Club, 10am-12 noon(adults only) at the Memorial Hall, 123 The Avenue, Ocean Grove. Ph. 52551641.First Thursday of every monthOcean Grove Nightlights CWA, 7.30pm at the Senior Citizens Hall, visitors welcome. Enquiries Faye 5255 4430.Fridays Uniting Church Outreach Coffee Morning, 10.30am, Hibiscus Cafe.Fourth Friday of every monthOcean Grove 4 Villages Mixed Probus Club, 10.30am, the Surfside Centre. Meet new friends, visitors welcome. Call 5256 2037

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“Here are some pictures we took in Gili Trawangan, an island off Lombok,” writes Ocean Grove’s Martha Curry. “This is Gading reading the Ocean Grove Voice. As he is studying English, I think he really is reading it and he is as shocked by Ocean Grove’s traffi c woes as we are.”

The Young, Peers and Jordan families, of Ocean Grove, having much fun in the pool at The French Quarter in Noosa last November. “It was a great holiday in the sun and on the beach,” said Kristen Jordan.


THE new Ocean Grove Voice website has been up and running for a couple of months now and hopefully many of our readers will have checked it out.

Already we’ve had some great feedback, espe-cially on the fact that you can read the whole pa-per on the website.

On top of that we’re getting reports of interna-tional interest from those that visit and want to keep in touch.

If you have your own stories about web readers from afar we’d love to hear them.

What is more, we’re even breaking stories with-in an hour of them happening – which isn’t bad for a bi-monthly newspaper.

The videos are proving popular too. We’ve had a fair amount of hits on our little selection. And although we’re not in the business of claiming ‘thousands of hits a day’ we are really happy that so many people have taken the time to check them out.

Newer features include a place to load up your favourite surfing videos. We’ve got a few inter-national ones already but we’d love you to send links to your own local videos. And it doesn’t have to be surfing. It could be dance, footy, sing-ing, a party, a family holiday or your own short

film. We’re really keen to build on our website and

put much more there. If you haven’t done so, please go to www.

oceangrovevoice.com, have a look around and tell us what you think, good, bad or otherwise.

Ideally we’d like constructive suggestions for what you’d like to see there. You can also write to: The Voice, PO Box 54, Ocean Grove 3226.

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Ok we all like to get away for a holiday but Ocean Grove and the surrounds are up with the best when it comes to summer activities. Here’s the perfect day. Wake up early and head over to Barwon Heads and take a spectacular coastline fl ight with Peter Pendergast at Southern Auto Gyro. After that breathtaking treat you’ll have worked up a good appetite so why not treat yourself to lunch at Kalamata at the Lighthouse Olive Grove. The afternoon offers something completely differ-ent, a trip out to North Geelong and some family fun at the Geelong NAS Karts. Still got some energy left? Or do you have a young teenager looking to learn something new? How about drum school. Scott McCutcheon runs Fishpond Drum School back across the bridge in Barwon Heads.See, there’s plenty do if you look for it.

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Recent attention on the lonely Barwon River Dolphin ignores the fact that Surfers at 13th Beach often have close calls with pods of playful creatures. These great pictures were taken by David Bianco on Boxing Day.

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FESTIVAL ‘09

GREAT music, stalls and perfect weather conspired to give Ocean Grove a memorable second annual Summer Festival. The festival-climate weather helped fill the Terrace for most of the day as two stages of music, a phenomenally popular kidzone and stalls provided a fitting backdrop to Ocean Grove’s claim to be the social hub of the south. One of the big successes of the event was the community stage where young perform-ers and musicians played to a crowds standing shoulder to shoulder all afternoon. More pictures on the following pages.

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The organisers of Ocean Grove Summer Fes-tival say they were very happy with the second event. An estimated 5,000 people visited the event dur-ing the 10 hours of entertainment. “The second stage was a great add-on to the festival,” said Huib de Bruijn. “Everyone was able to experience what great talent we have in Ocean Grove, and the opening kid’s entertain-ment was a big success.”Huib said that the organisers would like to thank all the local musos that played on the community stage.“They were fantastic,” he said. “And so were the kids that performed in the Kids have talent show.”The kid zone was again a great success, a high-

light of which was 50 of the youngsters painting a canvas each which were later put together as one masterpiece by local teacher and art thera-pist Kerrie Bedson. This artwork will travel around Ocean Grove. It will first be on display in the Library and the Pip-ing Hot Chicken Shop. Highlights on the main stage included the Josh Owen Band and the Go Set and ended with George Kamikawa performing a second set at a Zebra Bar after party. What did you think of the Festival? The organis-ers would like to get feedback and suggestions on future events. Email [email protected]. A list of the event sponsors is featured on the Voice online story of the event.



OCEAN Grove seems to be built on an Ant mound, especially this time of year! Ants are the most numerous type of creature on earth.

Ants form colonies that range in size from a few dozen to a few million. The larger colonies are made up of either: 1. sterile, wingless females who are known as the ‘workers’ or ‘soldiers’; 2. fertile males called drones; 3. and one or more fertile females called ‘queens.

Ants appear to act collectively and coopera-

tively together to support the colony. They are so widespread because colonies can adapt to chang-ing conditions and also defend themselves well.

There are many different types of ants, and even in Ocean Grove there are Bull ants, com-monly seen at Ocean Grove beach, which are large ants (@3-5 cms long) which can give hu-mans a nasty sting, and other more common smaller ants called white footed house ants.

In Australia there are 985 different species of ants identified (Ref; Wikipedia-Ant). Ants tend to lie dormant during the winter months and therefore can survive in a wide variety of cli-mates. They are found on every continent except Antarctica

Ants have antennae, three distinct body sec-tions, a hard external skeleton called an exoskel-eton, metapleural glands that excrete antibodies that protect ants from infection, six legs, and large eyes. Some ants have very poor vision, where as other ants such as the ‘bulldog ant’ have very clear vision.

Queen ants lay eggs, and if the egg is fertilized the resulting ant will be female, if not fertilized it will be a male. The egg develops into a larval stage, then a pupal stage, then emerges as an adult. The larva is cared for by the worker ants,

and they regurgitate food from their stomachs to feed the larva and each other.

Queen ants can survive for up to 30 years, and worker ants can survive for 1 to 3 years. Male ants, however, survive for only a few weeks (no comment here about the weaker sex!)

Ants communicate by leaving trails of chemi-cal signals, known as ‘pheromones’. The ants can detect pheromones through their antennae. The pheromone trails are followed by other ants, and the trail can lead the ants to food. When a phe-romone trail is broken by an obstacle, the ants commence a new trail. If an ant is squashed it releases a pheromone scent that attracts ants to defend the colony.

Ant colonies construct complex nests either in trees, under the ground, under rocks or logs, or in hollow stems. Ants can carry objects that are 5-20 times their body weight.

Ants tend to invade homes to search for food. They can access the house through tiny gaps in plaster and doorways or window frames- use seals and weather stripping to block entrance points.

Thanks to Judy Balmer and Katja De Bruijn for ideas for this article!

By Jenny Carr

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Gypsy Jazz on a Sunday afternoon

HOT Club Swing offered cool sounds on a sunny Sunday afternoon at Oakdene. A gentle breeze, a glass of sparkling Chardy and the mix of violin and Django Reinhardt-style guitar completed the picture. The music - mainly inspired by the acoustic music of 1930’s Paris - is best described as French Gypsy Jazz. Oak-dene gardens were a stunning setting to enjoy it. The musicians of Hot Club Swing are Ben Calderazzo (leader/guitar); Phil Smurthwaite (violin); Steve James (rhythm guitar) and Rob Gador (double bass).They will be back on February 1 and 22.


KIWI publican Caron Zillwood is inviting all fellow ex-pats living in Ocean Grove, the Bellar-ine Peninsula and Geelong to celebrate Waitangi Day on February 6, 2009 at the Zebra Crossing, known locally as the Zebra Bar.

For three years Caron has celebrated Aus-tralia Day with fellow Australian publican and partner Paul Young. This year Caron wants to acknowledge her heritage on Waitangi Day – New Zealand’s national day which recognises the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.

“I became an Australian citizen in 2003 after our daughter Grace was born. My home is Ocean Grove. I have established friends here. I own an Aussie pub. But I was born in New Zealand. I lived there for forty years. My family is in New Zealand. I am distinctly kiwi.”

Caron’s partner Paul laughs at the idea. “Paul

doesn’t think kiwis will come, but I want to prove him wrong, and I hope fellow kiwis will help me show the kiwi spirit is alive and kicking in Australia. Born kiwi, always kiwi!

“Wear jandals, talk the “fush and chups” and chilli bin talk, drink Steinlager pure, and listen to fair dinkum Kiwi music – Split Enz, Crowded House, Dave Dobbyn…If you want a rush from the past, we’ll also play The Narcs, Th’ Dudes, Mi-Sex and heaps more, not to mention, traditional Maori music.

“Aussies often tell me New Zealand has no good artists. But they claim them as their own. The “Best Ever Australian Album” includes Crowded House and Split Enz!”

Caron invites kiwis to bring their guitars and singing voices. “And start practising the haka!”

Caron’s Kiwi callKiwi publican Caron Zillwood hopes fellow ex-pats will join them for Waitangi Day.


Show heralds new arts dawn

HOPES are high that Ocean Grove Arts Network’s inaugural exhibition will herald a new dawn in arts in the town. Ten exhibitors - including painters, sculp-tures, craftworkers and a photographer - took part in the first show at Noel Essex’s studio

in Grubb Road during the Australia Day weekend. Visitors said they were particularly impressed by the variety of works on show. The opening night itself attracted potential future exhibitors and OGAN supporters and laid the foundation for future events.

Betty Noel, Noel Essex and Sheila Peh at the opening of the

inaugral OGAN art show.

John Bowman, Noel Essex and Jon Mamonski at the show.

William Linford was among the artists exhibiting at Ocean Grove Arts Network’s first show.

For more details on joining Ocean Grove Arts Network contact John Bowman at [email protected]


what’s ON

Wednesday January 2810pm–late: Ocean Grove Hotel - $10 Pizza and Karaoke – Surfside Bar

Thursday January 297.30pm: Ocean Grove Hotel – Music with Pub Rock Duo, The Ringins

Friday January 309pm-late: Ocean Grove Hotel – DJ Jiminy Kickit – Rock/Pop/Hop Music

Saturday January 319pm: Barwon Heads Hotel – Plum Crazy and DJ9.30pm - Late: Ocean Grove Hotel - Cast Iron Pinata – Original Funk Rock

Sunday February 19am-1pm: Community Market, Kingston Park, Ocean Grove. 3pm – 6pm: Bar Deli – Live music with Ryan Jules3pm – 6pm: Zebra Bar – Live acoustic music with Justin Keenan from the Go Set.

Friday February 611am – 1 pm: Zebra Bar – Kiwi Day

Sunday February 153pm – 6pm: Bar Deli – Live music with Rent and Bree Anne. Monday February 1610 am: Club Grove – Morning Melodies. Crooners Around The World. $10 per person, show only. Bookings essential.

Saturday February 217.30–11.30: Club Grove – Live music with Better Days9 pm: Barwon Heads Hotel – Live music with The Badloves

Tuesday February 246.30pm: Mental Illness Community Forum, The Wave, Lake Avenue, Ocean Grove. Supper provided, admission free. Keynote speakers Dr Anne Ward, Peter Brocklehurst and Pamela McIntosh. Organised by the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove and Barwon Health.

Saturday February 288am: 2009 Victorian Lifesaving Championships at Ocean Grove. Until March 1. 11am-4pm: Happy 50th Birthday Ocean Grove Scouts. Come and celebrate 50 years of scouting at their annual Ocean Grove Scout Field Day. 312 Rhinds Road, Wallington. Activities include abseilling, rope bridge, mini olympics, giant catapaults and sausage sizzle. 7.30pm–11.30pm: Club Grove – Live music with The J Band7.30pm: Piping Hot Chicken Shop – Live music with Sarah Carroll, Alex Burns with Adventures in Paradise9pm: Barwon Heads Hotel – Live music with Baxta + resident dj

Mondays7pm–8.30pm: Line Dancing at the Ocean Grove Senior Citizens Hall, 101 The Terrace. Elaine 0413 690 597

Wednesdays1 pm–3pm: Line Dancing at the Ocean Grove Senior Citizens Hall, 101 The Terrace. Elaine 0413 690 597

Saturday February 77.30 – 11.30: Club Grove – Live music with Guy Hennequin7.30pm: Piping Hot Chicken Shop – Live music with Chris Wilson9pm: Barwon Heads Hotel – Live music with Daryl Braithwaite9pm – 1 am: Zebra Bar – KaraokeSunday February 83pm–6pm: Bar Deli – Live music with Mike Leahy3pm–6pm: Zebra Bar – Live acoustic music with Steve McEwan from the Yes Men.

Friday February 137.30pm: Piping Hot Chicken Shop – Live music with Sally Dastey [Tiddas] & Squeeze Box Wally [WPA]

Saturday February 147.30 – 11.30: Club Grove – Live music with Brendan Britt9 pm: Barwon Heads Hotel – Live music with Easy Tiger + resident DJ

Sunday February 84pm: A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Oakdene Vineyards, 255 Grubb Road.

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‘ Singing Cobbler’ Peter Brocklehurst will be one of the key speakers at a forum on mental health issues in Ocean Grove this month.


Ocean Grove has a wide range of social groups from surfers to

commuters to retirees and more. What is the hub of the Ocean Grove

community for you? By Clive Whitworth

Carpenter Peter Baxter, 30, of Ocean Grove said: “There are many commu-nity groups, that is why I love Ocean Grove. I have four main communities: The CFA, my work, the Wave Baptist Fellowship and the surfing community”.

Teacher Lynn Jordan from Melbourne said: “I come down to my house here regularly and will live here soon. I have a good group of friends centered around the gym where I go every day and have met lots of people having coffee up the main street. These have become a regular part of life.”

Retiree Jo Hawthorne, 61, of Ocean Grove said: “I have many interests, and for me it is various fitness exer-cise groups, being involved with the community and enjoying retirement in a coastal lifestyle with family and grandchildren.”

Postie Nathan Wilkinson, 38, of Ocean Grove said: “I think it is prob-ably the family and the beach really; the coastal lifestyle.”

Teacher Brian Coughlan, 46, of Romesey, Vic, said: “I am a regular visitor and for me it is the community events and facilities for families such as the tranquility fair, the markets and events at the potato shed, the facilities are great, especially the pool”.

Human Resources officer Alex Buchanan of Ocean Grove said: “For me it would be Ocean Grove Park. I catch up with friends here a lot. I am really grateful for the work that people have done over the years to preserve this wonderful area.”

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Holiday tennis a hitOCEAN Grove’s tennis courts were full up during the weekdays as youngsters took the chance to learn more and have fun during the holidays. The youngsters took part in a three day program of tennis. Meanwhile some of Grove’s veteran tennis players were on the other courts - proving that what the youngsters were learning would serve them well.

We’ve restocked the shelves and deli fridges yet again for the coming month. Some new lines proved to be exceptionally popular, so we’ve decided to keep them: Pistachio, Cherry and Cranberry Nougat, Chocolate and Hazelnut Fudge, the Mother Meg’s Range, including the very popular rum balls and for the chef’s, (real) truffles, this time in smaller sizes, making them more affordable. In the cheese fridge, we’ve added to the already extremely popular range a Jean-Grogne Brie. This superb French import lasted a whole two days before it sold out. If you appreciate a true brie with loads of character come and give it a try. We’ve also had a hit in the smallgoods fridge with the Riverlands Smallgoods, the garlic and red wine salami in particular. These SA made smallgoods show why they’re twice as good at this stuff than anyone else. Michael

27oceangrovevoice.com voice surfing

THE Ghanda GRLmobile Surf Spree comes to Ocean Grove this weekend.

Held at the popular Ocean Grove Main Beach, the event is strictly girls only and is sure to pro-vide a great day of fun.

In 2009 the ‘fun surfing contest for girls of all ages’ will once again be a one day event. With less than a week left to register, every girl, from beginner to advanced, is encouraged to get in-volved in this fun surf event. The divisions for the day will be: Shortboard: U/14, U/18, Open & Over/35 Longboard: U/18, Open, Over/35 & Over/45 White Water Wahines (First time com-petitors, no age limit).

The white water wahines division is designed for girls of all ages who have never competed in a surf competition before and would like to have a go at the competition side of surfing.

Learn to surf sessions will also be run on the day to make sure that all girls can be involved re-gardless of surfing level.

This year “GRLmobile: Australia’s Mobile Phone service for Chicks” have jumped on board and have transformed a shipping container into a

DJ booth, which will be providing DJ-ing lessons for the girls. All entrants will receive a Ghanda T-shirt and Bag filled with lots of gifts from sup-porting sponsors. Entry fee is $35 for the first di-vision and $15 for any divisions after that.

The event will be held at Ocean Grove Main Beach on Saturday January 31.

The Ghanda GRLmobile Surf Spree is spon-sored by Ghanda.com, GRLmobile.com, Switch-foot Surf Coaching, Onboard Surf School, Vic-toria: The Place to Be, and Surfing Victoria.

For more information and entry forms visit: www.surfingaustralia.com/events, contact Sur-fing Victoria on 52612907 Email: [email protected]

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Girls Surf comp kicks off

Old Mals head for Main BeachSOUL longboard club will host the first ever Victorian Old Mal Titles on February 14.

Some of the best local and interstate old mal specialists are expected to battle it out in the 60’s-style competition that highlight classic boardrid-ing of that era.

“We believe that there are some outstanding traditional longboarders in this state, but more importantly we would like to provide an oppor-tunity for all longboard surfers to enjoy a fun, relaxed day where we can recognize and appre-ciate longboarding in the old style,” said SOUL president Brian Tucker.

“ The club decided that we wanted to run an old mal comp on the Bellarine Peninsula as it has the potential to be able to provide great old mal

waves at some excellent venues. Hopefully we will be surfing at Ocean Grove but we have the choice of some other breaks too.”

All boards must be pre 1968 and at least 9ft in length. There will be over 40’s and under 40’s divisions.

Entry forms at www.soullongboardclub.com.au or contact Lee Considine 0417 334 096 or Brian Tucker 0412 118 662. All entries close on Feb 7th.

Meet at Ocean Grove at 6.30 am sharp on the day.

There will also be a board show and shine, band, old movies and a presentation night at Ocean Grove Golf Club that evening.

Andrew Brown

28 oceangrovevoice.comd’s: collendina v wallington

Collendina 1/83 W Blyth 38 R Ninness 27* def Wallington 76 B Pearson 4/16 S Irwin 2/18.

Cobras collect the honours Cobras D’s.

Wallabies D’s.


Collendina 8/138(cc) D Murphy 25 S Parry 2/8 M Garside 2/17 B Davies 2/25 L McDonald 2/27 def by Queenscliff 7/225(cc) S Wayth 90* R Baker 36 S Irwin 2/23 B Pearson 2/26

Coutas day

d’s: collendina v queenscliff

30 oceangrovevoice.comgrubbers c’s v port’

Looks like a reasonable version of the YMCA dance - but it’s actually a legitimate dismissal by Mark Hyland, on his way to a very respectable 5/33. Mark also notched up 34 runs in the C’s win over Portarlington.

Ocean Grove 284 M Higgins 55 A Bate 41 M Hyland 38 J Hellard 28 S Cramer 26 C Dunne 2/30 S Dowie 2/42 L James 2/50 J Col-lett 2/65 def Portarlington131 A Croxford 32 C Dunne 32 M Hyland 5/33 S Cramer 3/33 A Bate 2/36

Strong win for table-topping C’s

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31oceangrovevoice.com grubbers cricket

Adam Spiby defies close attention from Queenscliff players to notch up a solid 54 and helped Grubbers A’s to a good win.

Spiby’s half century helps overrun CoutasQueenscliff 8/184 T Smith 51 D Gibbs 37 S Anderson 2/31 def by Ocean Grove 8/187(cc) A Spiby 54 S Anderson 48 D Tom-kin 3/27 A McDonald 2/35

Right: Grove opener David Bate.

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CLUB VETS CUP OFF FRIENDSHIP

A COUPLE of cricket mates – and club stalwarts – play for a trophy now they’ve reached the dizzy heights of D grade. The Norquay-Hunter Cup, named after Cobras president Leigh Norquay and Queenscliff’s John Hunter (both above) recognises their mutual love of the game and a friendly spirit between the two clubs. This was the second year of the cup, Cobras taking the honours on this occasion.

Grove skate park now on bucks list with a surf tripOcean Grove’s skate park was on the itinery for a recent bucks party that stopped in town for a surf. The casually dressed group rocked up in a mini bus complete with boards and partied hard but healthily into the afternoon.

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Ocean Grove Voice 28 January 2009