Ocean Grove Voice 15 May 2013

OCEAN GROVE’S NUMBER ONE NEWSPAPER FREE FORTNIGHTLYMay 15-28, 2013

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First residents move into estateTHE first residents of Ocean Grove’s newest estate have moved in, just 12 weeks after builders began work.

Thrilled young family Aiden and Joanne Hacham and their children Isabelle, 4, and Blake, 1, made history when they moved into lot 35 in Empress Boulevard on the Oakdene sub-division on May 3.

“We’re ecstatic,” said mechanic Aiden. “I’m originally from Ocean Grove but we have been

renting in Drysdale. I grew up here.“It’s happened really quickly. Geelong Homes have been

really quick and Phil made it really easy. Can’t speak highly enough about it.”

Interestingly, Aiden’s parents Badih and Patty were the first residents to move into Marlin Drive more than 30 years ago.

Geelong Homes Sales Manager Phil Hodgkinson, an Ocean Grove local himself, says the amount of building going on at the estate is a testament to the quality of the estate and effort by the developer.

“It’s an exciting development, very well-planned and

with a lot of merit,’’ he said.‘‘We believe in it and that’s why we’ve put so much effort

into it. It’s just going gangbusters at the moment.’’The project has a personal aspect for Mr Hodgkinson,

whose son Blair will be one of the first residents to move into the estate with his partner Tanya, along with his neighbours’ daughter’s family, Aiden and Joanne Hachem and their two children.

Geelong Homes also handed over the first property in Armstrong Creek.

Grover shares Boston story

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Scouts earn silver

CWA walks for womanFIFTY people walked the 2.6 kms from Ocean Grove to Barwon Heads on April 28 to raise money for the Associated Country Women of the World.

These dollars, when added to the thousands collected world-wide to mark Country Women of the World Day, will be devoted to funding innovative measures to help the millions of women who have to walk up to half a day in order to fetch clean water for their families.

CWA Ocean Grove Nightlights President, Marie Kelly, thanked walkers and explained to them about the water project.

FIVE Ocean Grove scouts earned silver after competing in the Stradbroke Cup, a camping competition at Eumerella Scout Camp over the Easter weekend.

The scouts had to plan, pack, shop, pitch, camp and pack up without or only minimal help from leaders.

The group was the youngest of the 27 patrols and still managed to collect 170 out of a possible 240 points.

Surf shops shortlistedTWO local surf shops have again made the finals of the national retailers awards.Murfs Longboards was a finalist in the Vic/Tas Single Store Retailer of the Year category, while Strapper Surf earned a runner up spot in the multi store Vic/Tas Surf Retailer of the Year category. Murfs, which is in its fourteenth year in the retro Ocean Grove store, has quickly become an icon of the town, operating from the building that was the old Post Office in Hodgson Street. Murfs is run by Darryn Murphy (Murf) and his wife Julie.

TERRACE trader Lyn Pattison has welcomed suggested changes in the recent Ocean Grove Enquiry by Design Planning Workshop.

A trader on The Terrace for the last 37 years, Lyn and her husband Ian Pattison run Ian Pattison Jewellers and have seen plenty of changes around the place but think these proposed ideas are overdue.

“I was encouraged that some of the dangerous intersections would be addressed sooner rather than later,” Mrs Pattison said. “It was a very thought provoking process, some of the suggested changes are long overdue.

“It will be exciting to see how it develops even though it is a long term plan.

“I’m pleased to know the council has addressed that keeping the main street and strip shopping is an important aspect of community life.”

About 90 locals gathered at the Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club to uncover community aspirations for the Town

Centre on Monday, April 29 and Tuesday, April 30.

Pattison attended the information workshop along with other invested Terrace based traders, figures from local sporting groups as well as local residents.

Councillor Jan Farrell appreciated the support

and the turnout from locals during both days.

The purpose of the workshop was to begin developing an urban design framework for the town.

“It was a really exciting day and there was passion in the room,” Cr Farrell said. “Residents were very giving on the day.”

MP hopes idea will make tracks

Trader welcomes changesMARK HEENAN and MATTHEW O’TOOLE

FEDERAL MP Darren Cheeseman has mooted the idea of re-opening the old Ocean Grove train station as part of a restored Geelong to Queenscliff railway.

Mr Cheeseman has floated the idea as part of his ‘public transport vision for Ocean Grove, the Bellarine and Geelong.

“We need to start planning modern public transport links for the Ocean Grove and Bellarine today,” Mr Cheeseman said.

“Investment in the next generation of rail links will generate significant jobs and link our coastal towns to Geelong and Melbourne.

“A new Bellarine link would involve building 18 kilometres of track from South Geelong Station to Drysdale along the existing rail reserve and upgrade the existing track to Queenscliff with new commuter stations built at Newcomb, Drysdale and Ocean Grove.” Mr Cheeseman said.

“Ocean Grove has a population of over 12,000

people and is rapidly growing; a commuter rail station to service Ocean Grove and the approximate 40,000 people living on the Bellarine is the right thing to cater for future population growth.”

“A large car park would be filled quickly with commuters taking the train into Geelong and then on to the centre of Melbourne if needed.”

“We need to do the planning today as in 10 years time there will be close to 60,000 people along the Bellarine and having a commuter rail service will help service the community and bring tourism dollars to Geelong and the region.”

IDEAS: Ocean Grovers met to uncover community aspirations for their town centre.

The Federal Government has put forward a plan for a high speed rail from Melbourne to Sydney, Canberra, Gold Coast and Brisbane and Mr Cheeseman said this should include Geelong.

Mr Cheeseman said he

wanted to put the idea out there but it would be incumbent.

Last week’s State Budget included commitments to fund to build and operate the new train station at Grovedale - $22m ($16.5m construction) and to investigating the viability of rail services between South Geelong to Drysdale and Grovedale to Torquay.

VISION: Darren Cheeseman (above) wants to restore the Geelong to Queenscliff railway.INSET: Map of Surf Coast Bellarine Geelong Rail.

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Free healthseminars

Story time for kidsOCEAN Grove Library is taking part in National Simultaneous Story Time on May 22.

Libraries across the nation will read Nick Bland’s delightful tale The Wrong Book at 11am as part of this annual celebration of children’s books.

The library is excited to have all 86 prep students from Ocean Grove Primary joining them for the special session.

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BELLARINE Health will host a handful of experts who will share advice later this month.

Lisa Taylor, a parenting and communications expert, will speak about the essential communication skills needed to have ‘those’ conversations.

Dr Erin Coffey, an Osteopath from The Health Creation Centre, will talk about the importance of bras and Bettina Wren, a Naturopath, will speak to the ‘tired mum’.

The talks are on Tuesday, May 28, at St Peter’s Church, Draper St, Ocean Grove at 7pm. It’s free to attend but book your place by emailing Penny at Step Into Life at [email protected]

Concert to raise fundsTHE Barwon Heads Chorale will present The Mid-winter Concert next month, which is a fundraising concert for the Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal. The concert will feature songs from your favourite musicals, swing, jazz and popular tunes.

Special guests include the Salvation Army Brass Sextet.

The concert is on Sunday, June 2 at the Barwon Heads Community Hall, corner of Ozone Rd and Hitchcock Ave at 2.30pm.

Entry by donation - gold coin minimum!

Residents save woman ALERT neighbours have saved the life of an elderly Ocean Grove resident who became stuck in the water at the Begola Wetlands on May 2.

The 73-year old entered the fenced-off area of the wetlands to retrieve her dog, who had run into the lake area before becoming stuck in the muddy shallow water.

The women spent around 30-minutes in the water

before being rescued by nearby residents who heard her cries for help and discovered her on her hands and knees in the water.

Emperor Drive resident Andrew Strachan was one of three rescuers who dragged the woman to safety.

“I originally thought it was a baby crying or a couple of kids playing a joke… but after looking around with a couple of torches we realised that someone was in the lake,” Mr Strachan

said.“We knew she was in

quite a bad way when we found her… her hands were all blue (and) she was struggling to breath.”

Mr Strachan, along with Brendan Hellard and a mysterious “Johno”, pulled the woman out and took her into a nearby house, where they attempted to warm her before police and an ambulance arrived.

Acting Sergeant Shaun

Moore believes the woman was incredibly lucky nearby residents were so vigilant with the woman, who suffered severe hypothermia from being stranded in the water. “We’re just fortunate for the quick response of the neighbours that went to her aid,” Sgt Moore said.“She spent a few days in the Geelong Hospital so it’s lucky they found her when they did.”

MATTHEW O’TOOLE

THE cost of raising a toddler soon stacks up.

But what if you could borrow those short attention toys and swap them for something else a week or two later?

That’s where Ocean Grove Toy Library can come in.

The library, which has been operating since 1988, is currently based in the Bellarine Church of Christ Hall in Tareeda Way, on the Parks Estate.

However, it will be moving to the all new Integrated Childcare Centre when that opens early next year and organisers who run it want to encourage more members to come and use the resource so they can grow the offerings to fill a larger venue.

“It’s a great resource for families – from birth to six years,” committee member Tanya McDonald said.

Presently there are 48 members and the number constantly fluctuates.

“Right now we’re trying to increase the profile because we are looking to the future,” Tanya said.

The toy library offers

ride ons, toys, games, puzzles and equipment as well as a party pack, which includes a jumping castle, rollercoaster, potato sacks and a parachute which costs $30 to hire.

Regular membership costs $50, with grandparent membership at $40 and reduced membership for committee members.

Members can borrow

three items for up to a fortnight and are expected to put in one roster shift a month.

Opening times are Tuesday 7.30pm to 8.30pm and Saturday from 10am to 11am.

For more information contact 0425 055 665 or visit http://w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m /OceanGroveToyLibrary

Don’t buy, borrow!

AN Ocean Grove mother believes more stringent safety measures should be in place to cope with the rising demands of her busy street.

Sunset Strip resident Brodie McGregor, who moved to the area more than four years ago from Melbourne with her young family, said the introduction of speed humps along the busy coastal strip would be beneficial.

The stay-at-home mum of two said motorists, especially during ‘peak summer periods’, would often ignore the speed limits, suggesting it was becoming a worrying concern for local residents.

She described the northern section of Sunset Strip,

near the corner of Parma Crescent, as dangerous and it was like a ‘blind corner’ with an accident waiting to happen with many local residents having steep driveways.

Sunset Strip is regularly used as an access point to Ocean Grove Marketplace Shopping Centre from Collendina Beach.

“It is a concern, I understand Sunset Strip is a busier road and we knew that when we moved here,” she said.

“But it is supposed to be a 50km road and it is a ‘blind corner’ that we are on.

“I am concerned especially with my oldest and he is starting to get to the stage

where he is skateboarding and we have a steep driveway and ‘cars are burning around the corner’ and it is ridiculous.

“I remember seeing buses ‘flying around the corner’ and they are not slowing down and I just think that is a major issue.”

She said the growing needs of local residents and a booming Ocean Grove population would only increase traffic flow on Sunset Strip in the future.

“It is one of the only streets that cuts through from the beach through to the (Ocean Grove) Marketplace,” she said.

“Over the years I have seen more and more traffic

from when we first moved here four or five years ago and the traffic is building up here now and there are a lot more cars along Sunset Strip.

Brodie said she had witnessed up to three ‘head on collisions’ out the front of her home.

“I only said ‘speed humps’ because it is the only thing I can think of to slow cars down because they are certainly not going 50km per hour and there are a lot of bends,” she said.

City of Greater Geelong General Manager of City Services, Gary Van Driel, said there were no current plans for works on Sunset Strip in Ocean Grove.

Call for speed humps on Strip

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CLEARLY setting up a restaurant in the suburbs while living an hour and a half from the Melbourne metropolis is no impediment to being one of the best at what you do.

Ocean Grove’s Ben Shewry is co-owner of Ripponlea restaurant Attica, which has just jumped from number 63 to number 21 on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list in the last 12 months.

The ranking was the latest accolade for Taranaki-born Shewry, who was the Age Good Food Guide chef of the year in 2010 and named Best New Talent in 2008 by Gourmet Traveller.

Ben is known for his eclectic flavour combinations he credits to growing up in black, rural, coastal Awakino, where his family foraged, cultivated and caught their own food.

Last year he was the focus of a 15-page feature in the Swedish food magazine Fool, while New York Bon Appétit writer Andrew Sachs flew in simply to profile him and his restaurant.

Sachs wrote: “Because here’s the thing: You may think you’ve had this kind of food in Brooklyn or Portland or San Francisco or San Sebastian or wherever. But you haven’t. What you ate may have been perfectly

good, but it wasn’t this. While ideas travel, taste is local. The food doesn’t taste better at Attica because you’ve flown halfway around the world to eat it. It tastes better because it is made of things that can be had nowhere else, and handled with care by a sweet-tempered control freak. The Ben Shewry experience requires you to be no more than 35 seconds away from his kitchen.”

Talking about his latest recognition, Ben said he felt a bit surprised.

“It’s been a bit surreal. Unexpected but really nice. It is about the continued evolution of the restaurant, I didn’t really expect that much. When this sort of stuff happens it’s hard to believe,’’ he said.

“We’ve just got to continue evolving and getting better, that’s the goal. Has always been actually, right from the beginning. Whenever we had an award we always tried to get better after that and never tried

to rest on the work we’d already done. You always want to be more articulate with your work.”

Ben’s passion for his craft is evident in his answer to the question ‘why not cash in on the success?’

“Some people might think that but I guess I can assure that it’s never the time to sell it.

“It has to continue to get better because that’s where we draw our satisfaction from. There’s a whole team at the restaurant. We draw our pleasure from doing a better job every day.

“(I) Could earn a lot more money in a number of other jobs or other work environments but it’s not the main reason for

wanting to do this really. “Pretty soon our

development kitchen will be finished, we’re putting in a lab kitchen at Attica. That will be finished soon and when that’s finished that will make it a lot easier for us to evolve the actual cooking part more directly.

“The restaurant has a lot of staff, so it’s hard to get in there and have a quiet moment to develop things.”

Nor has the extra attention won him over.

Ben has been consistently un-phased by the celebrity chef opportunities springing up.

“No, to be completely honest that’s one of the hardest things to deal with. I don’t feel that at ease

with that. The attention is not really my cup of tea. I appreciate it and I’ve had overwhelming support from people, it’s amazing, but the way I feel about the whole celebrity thing is not something that trips me at all.

For Ben, a holiday in Noosa and the welcoming surrounds of Ocean Grove are preferable to a glitzy outcome.

“The community in Ocean Grove is fantastic, since we moved there we just made so many friends.

‘‘We feel so comfortable in Ocean Grove. Just one of the best places ever. The support that our friends and the community give us is just unreal.”

Star chef retreats to Grove

PUBLIC EYE: Despite being known around the world for his award winning food, Ben would rather holiday in Noosa or Ocean Grove than spend time in the spotlight.

Whenever we had an award

we always tried to get better after that and never tried to rest on the work we’d already done. -Ben Shewry

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HUNDREDS of market-goers turned out for Rotary Club of Ocean Grove’s first Winter Market for 2013 at the Bellarine Aquatic Centre this month.

The winter market takes over from the Kingston Park Summer markets and is well supported by the market traders who are now able to trade all year round.

Market co-ordinator Jim Ricchini was rapt with the number of traders who registered for the market.

“We had a full house of stall holders booked in today, and welcomed back a lot of regulars who appreciated the chance

to sell their wares without having to worry about the weather too much,’’ Mr Ricchini said.

‘‘The timing was great too with Mother’s Day, only a week away it was an ideal time to pick up something for all the Mums out there.’’

This is the second year Rotary has run the indoor market and the markets will run on the first Sunday of the month through to September.

Anyone interested in becoming a trader, or to help as a volunteer with the running of them, can call Jim on 0409 215 193.

Winter market warms up

LEFT: Maureen, Karen, David and Robin Everett of Elegant Kitchen Boards.

ABOVE: Clifton Springs’ Jenni Nickelson of Sock it to Me soft toys.


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SWAN BAY: Mick Armstrong

IF Lisa Neville ever travelled by bus she would know that the Myki cards are sold on the Bellarine buses.

Yes, there should be retail outlets on the Bellarine Peninsula, but meanwhile just buy one from a bus driver.

Too easy. Louise Barry Ocean Grove

WHAT a coincidence! Only this week my family and I have been

discussing the farce that is the Myki system. My son wanted to get a bus from Ocean

Grove to Barwon Heads, but in order to do so, I had to travel all the way to Geelong, in a car, NOT on public transport (as I didn’t have a card either), just to get him a Myki card.

There is no way to buy one from Ocean Grove.

What happens when my car breaks down and I have to jump on a bus to get to work?

The Myki system is more of a deterrent to using public transport than an incentive.

Gill Black Ocean Grove

AFTER reading your article in the Voice I thought I ought to let you know of my experiences with Myki.

I bought a Myki card right at the start when they were introduced to the Bellarine bus route.

I am pleased that I have used my card for that time and found it to work well.

I do not use the Internet to top up my card as I never do any monetary transactions of any kind on the Internet, this means I top up my card with the bus driver.

The driver will only accept $10 or $20 notes, no bigger as it is a security risk for him to carry too much

money on his bus. If the system is “down” I

get a free ride to Geelong. I think there ought to be another system where we can top up and buy our cards here in Ocean Grove.

What do I do if I want to take my granddaughters to Geelong on the bus? How do I buy tickets for them? I hope you get plenty of feedback on this subject as

there are many shortcomings associated with Myki.

I often see other commuters swipe their card, which has no credits on it, and they get away with a free ride.

Kathyrn Agg

IN response to your article regarding Myki, in Ocean Grove we have also struck problems.

I can’t believe they won’t make all post offices an outlet for purchasing Myki tickets.

My daughter was going to catch a bus with a girlfriend into Geelong and returned home because they didn’t have a Myki to get on the bus.

I then had to take them into Geelong so they

could buy a Myki card so that they could get home later.

It’s hard enough travelling to Geelong from Ocean Grove and this just causes another barrier.

Why don’t they have a dispensing machine on buses so that they can be purchased anytime. Get it together Myki.

Tania White

Myki - the good, bad and the uglyYou share your thoughts and experiences on the smart card ticketing

system which has been surrounded by controversy.

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GROVEREMEMBERS

ABBOTT ROLLS INTO TOWN

Myki too hard in GroveSTATE MP Lisa Neville has taken up the ongoing Myki issue.

It follows revelelations that Myki has no plans to offer outlets to purchase the new travel cards anywhere on the

Bellarine. Travellers can top up

their cards online or travel to Geelong to purchase a card from select 7-Eleven stores, post offi ces and newsagents - but they have to get there fi rst.

“I am concerned that

there are no outlets to purchase or top up MYKI cards on the Bellarine peninsula,” Ms Neville states in her monthly Voice column.

“The replacement of short term bus tickets from April 19 means

commuters are required to use MYKI cards only and this makes it very diffi cult for Bellarine residents using the public transport system.”

Ms Neville said she has written to the Minister for Public Transport,

the Hon Terry Mulder, asking him to address this issue as a matter of urgency and advise what steps are being taken to rectify this situation and provide a time frame on when MYKI cards will be available on the Bellarine.

The Myki ‘top up’ card system replaced the old ticketing system late last month.

What are your experiences of Myki? Email [email protected].

RECORD crowds turned out for Ocean Grove’s ANZAC Day services. Story and pictures pages 16-17


We’re not taking the myki, yetTALKING TALENT

FLY A KITE

IT seems understanding myki is going to be a complicated affair. Just ask their own representatives.

After multiple phone calls, emails and exchanges ,the Voice was reassured the smart card system replacing

Metcard will be available to purchase on Ocean Grove buses.

“myki has been operating

on buses in Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula since December 2008,”said Ticketing Projects Division Media Relations Manager Adrian Darwent.

“Short term tickets will be phased out during 2013 at

which point passengers will be able to buy and top up myki cards via the bus driver,” Mr Darwent assured.

The previous day, after a 30 minute wait, the Voice spoke with Mihir, a myki team leader who was adamant travellers could not purchase

myki onboard. “The informat

was that all regwould sell myki, now that McHinterstate bus ancannot provide onboard,” he said

After contacting

How the Voice highlighted the issue back in January.

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Colin sings Boston’s praises

I HAD just arrived back at the hotel around 3pm after completing the Boston Marathon.

I was looking forward to a rest that afternoon. I decided to quickly check whether my marathon time had been posted on the website.

To my astonishment, the website was littered with horrific news; two explosions had occurred at the finish line, two people dead and 25 injured. This couldn’t be true. I was there less than 30 minutes ago.

I had always wanted to run an overseas marathon and chose Boston because of its long history and standing as one of the five big marathons in the world.

It’s run every year on Patriots Day. Patriots Day is a very significant day for all Bostonians as it marks the battles of Lexington and Concord back in 1775, a significant event in the American Revolutionary War.

It is treated very much like our ANZAC day with commemorative services and parades during the day.

I arrived at the Boston Common at around 6am to catch the buses to the start of the marathon at a small town called Hopkington.

Being a school teacher and knowing the planning required transporting 1000 students to the swimming and athletics sports in Geelong each year, I was looking forward to seeing how the logistics of transporting 25,000 competitors was going to work.

Like a well-oiled machine, 20 buses lined up, 50 competitors took their seats and when all filled the 20

buses would leave in convoy with police escort through the city of Boston with no stopping at traffic lights.

Then the next 20 buses would line up and the same again until all 25000 people arrived in Hopkington.

The atmosphere at the athlete’s village at Hopkington was one of anticipation and tinged with lots of nerves.

The marathon got underway at 10am with runners assigned to three start waves depending on their qualifying times.

I had never experienced such a buzz from a marathon before. The whole 42 kms from Hopkington to Boston was lined with spectators five and six deep cheering you on with encouragement and positive support. You could sense the community spirit as you moved through each of the towns on the marathon route.

When we ran into the outskirts of Boston, the noise from the crowds became even more deafening and you knew you were not far from the finish now. I was looking for my wife Ann in the crowd but had no hope of finding or hearing from her.

I savoured the last 200 metres as we turned into Boylston Street and saw the finish line ahead. I soaked in the atmosphere as much as you can after running 42kms.

I was so jubilant that I had successfully completed one of my dreams. The experience was beyond my expectations. I couldn’t stop raving to Ann about the experience on the way back to the hotel.

And then my jubilation

turned to complete sadness. I couldn’t comprehend how this amazing experience could be changed by two devastating bomb explosions that killed innocent people and injured hundreds.

More than 5000 competitors were not able to complete the marathon and I felt so sorry for them not being able to experience the same jubilation as I had.

I felt for the organisers of the event and all the volunteers who had made this event so special.

I realised that I had been standing where the first bomb went off the very day before when Ann was competing in the 5km event.

I had taken pictures of the flags that lined the street and the finish shoot. I love a sports shop and went into it looking for a bargain. The blast took place outside this shop.

Boston went into complete lock down and we were told to stay inside and not to gather in large groups. It became very clear that this was a deliberate act of terrorism.

Our mobile phones went berserk with family and friends wondering whether we were ok. I have never been a fan of social media but in this instance the use of Facebook was great to reach people quickly to let them know that we were safe and sound.

Through all of the sadness and the heart ache, the spirit of humanity shone through. You had to admire the police and the ambulance officers and the work of the medical teams.

The running community in Boston banded together to support each other and

there was a real sense of togetherness. Over the next few days, the running community from all over the world got behind the tragedy of Boston.

There were some great stories to surface that lifted the spirits of the Boston people. Bill Iffrig, the runner who was knocked down by the blast near the finish line became a cult figure. From this graphic scene a catch cry from the Boston people to the terrorists was formed- “you can knock us down but you will never keep us down”.

Then there was the story of the school teacher who had been training to qualify and complete the Boston marathon for years.

This was going to be her year to finish. Unfortunately she was one of the 5000 competitors who was not able to finish the marathon.

The very next day at her school, the students lined the outside of the oval and asked her to complete the 500m she missed finishing.

When she crossed the line, the students presented

her with her marathon medallion. She was so overwhelmed by the kindness and thoughtfulness of her students.

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Tom Menino announced the formation of The One Fund Boston, Inc. to help the people most affected by the tragic events. To date more than $26 million has been raised through public and corporate donations.

Despite the tragic events, the loss of life, the horrific injuries, the sense of loss of freedom in Boston, it is the positive stories, the great acts of human kindness and the memories of my 42km experience I will take away from the 117th running of the Boston marathon.

It is times like these you realise how privileged you are and how lucky you live in Australia and a community like Ocean Grove.

People have since asked me would I do the Boston marathon again next year. My answer - yes, in a heartbeat!

Ocean Grove’s COLIN SING ran through the finish line of the Boston Marathon less than 30 minutes before the first bomb exploded. He shares his story.

LUCKY: Colin Sing with his medal after completing the Boston Marathon, shortly before the blasts.

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Your cuppa will countTHE kettle is on and ready to brew down at the Wave in Ocean Grove.

For the third year running the local Baptist church is hosting a Biggest Morning Tea for the Cancer Council.

Last year about 100 people attended the Wave event and raised more than $1000.

The “Make Your Cuppa Count” morning tea is on next Wednesday, May 23 at the Wave, on the corner of Lake Avenue

and Wallington Road from 10am to 12pm.

The cost is $5 with all money raised going directly to Cancer Research.

The morning promised lots of fun, fashion and prizes.

Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea is an opportunity to share a cuppa while helping those affected by cancer.

To book at table call the church office on 5255 1378.

PLANS to move the Cenotaph from its current location to the Ocean Grove Park are in full swing after the Ocean Grove Barwon Heads RSL submitted its application to Council.

The RSL sub-branch has

been planning the move for six months, following repeated damage to the area around the Cenotaph from trucks servicing the nearby supermarket.

RSL secretary David Gilroy believes the move is needed to ensure the security of the Cenotaph, which is located on the

corner of Hodgson Street and The Parade, and those that pay homage at the site.

“We know that the existing location has been a concern to VicRoads for the last 25 years,” Mr Gilroy said.

“For safety reasons the RSL really has bitten the bullet and taken it on.”

The current cenotaph dates back to 1962 and the RSL plan to preserve parts of the cenotaph by transferring the granite obelisk and plaques to the new cenotaph.

The new cenotaph is set to be constructed to the east of the proposed performance space in the park and will feature three flagpoles as well as floodlights to illuminate the cenotaph and flags.

“Having floodlights will

allow us to fly the national flag 24-hours a day which is something that we think is important,” Mr Gilroy said.

The relocation plans also include a cross being built into the pavement at the site.

While the plans are still to be passed by the council, Mr Gilroy said feedback on the plans so far were positive and he hoped to

have the construction and relocation completed by Remembrance Day.

“The council is happy, the heritage people are happy and the park trust is happy with the plans too,” he said.

The relocation project is estimated to cost around $70,000 with the RSL applying for various grants to help cover costs.

MATTHEW O’TOOLE

ON THE MOVE: The Cenotaph, which is located on the corner of Hodgson Street and The Parade, will move to the Ocean Grove Park.

Cenotaph move plans in full swing

NOT SAFE: Trucks have caused repeated damage to the area around the Cenotaph.

TEA TIME: Gail Huggard, Sandra Cooper and Cheryl Grundell of the Wave Baptist Church.

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Grove florist’s award collection bloomsLOCAL florist Beachside Blooms has been recognised for its exceptional service providing flowers for blushing brides at the 2013 Australian Bridal Industry Academy awards.

This is the fourth time the florist has won the coveted Floral Design award and the first time they have won the Wedding Decorator award.

Beachside Blooms owner Shelley Keast, said it was fantastic to be recognised, with this being the fifth year of being nominated for the awards.

“It is a real honour to win again,” she said.

The team at Beachside Blooms this year won with a rating of 98.58 per cent for their Floral Design and with a 97.17 per cent rating for their decorator design.

Asked for the secret to her success was, Shelley praised her staff for their hard work in customer service.

“It’s all thanks to my staff and our customer service really, that’s what made the difference,” she said.

This follows the florist placing third at the national ‘Designer of Dreams’ awards earlier this year with a rating of 98.81 per cent for their floral designs.

Think pinkOCEAN Grove’s Terrace bakers have turned pink this month as part of the Baker’s Delight Pink Bun Campaign – for the thirteenth year.

Along with the Ocean Grove Marketplace branch and more than 600 others across the country they are donating 100 per cent of the sale of Pink Finger Buns to Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) between May 2 and 22.

The Terrace bakery is run by Craig and Sally Humphrey.

Bakers Delight bakeries are aiming to raise a record breaking $1.2 million

through its Pink Bun campaign to help fund BCNA’s work to ensure that women diagnosed with breast cancer, and their families, receive the very best treatment, care and support possible.

Customers are also encouraged to leave a personal message on a Pink Lady silhouette for a gold coin donation. The message may be in support or memory of a loved one with breast cancer in their family or community. The silhouettes will be displayed around each local bakery during the campaign.

TURNED PINK: Ocean Grove Bakers Delight’s Rebecca Walker and Sally Humphrey.

FLOWER POWER: award-winning florist Shelley Keast.


Noble FoodsNoble Foods, Real food, Real flavour created by 3 Real Chefs... Nicole, Paul & Carol. This is what locals are queuing in growing numbers for at this amazing little hidden foodstore.Quality take home meals & produce, superb pies, sensational coffee with an abundance of ‘foodie’ delights served with a smile and personal service. Experience the flavours first hand and prepare to be stunned by the range of desserts sourced by Victoria’s best producers.

Saltbush Fine FoodsSaltbush Fine foods hosts an eclectic mix of all things food. This café & provedore showcase some of the finest local produce that the Bellarine has to offer. The extensive & artistically displayed range includes olive oil, Glasshouse farms lettuce delivered daily, Lonsdale tomatoes, Wallington honey, locally roasted Lonely Goatherd Coffee, great selection of condiments from Iron Bark Sauces to Saltbush’ own labelwhich includes tomato relish, & the oh so popular rhubarb & vanilla bean compote.

Bellarine Golden OliveNoel Osborne & Leanne Allbutt bought the olive grove - “Bellarine Golden Olive”, 2 years ago & are harvesting their olives, having hand picked over half a ton of table olives in the past few weeks.They sell Frantoio and Manzanillo Extra Virgin Olive Oils, and olive oil infused with home grown produce such as lime, garlic, basil, chilli, rosemary, ginger & parmesan, with soap made from olive oil to be sold soon.Available for sale at the olive grove: 250 Andersons road, Drysdale as well as Ocean Grove, Point Lonsdale, Queenscliff and Drysdale markets. Ph: 0438584812

135 Gallery135 is full of exciting temptations - both art works & uniquely crafted items for that special gift. The outdoor sculpture is perfectly suited for small gardens & visitors are welcome to stroll through the large bird filled native garden.135 Andersons Rd, Drysdale . www.135gallery.com.au. Open every day. Ph 52918090 to check times.

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Bellarine Smokehouse serving up natural finesseIt is believed the history of smoking food dates back to primitive caveman when they discovered that hanging their meat to dry in the smoky areas of their cave resulted in their meats acquiring a different flavour and preserved the meat better. . .Indulge yourself in a ‘Smokehouse platter’ at Jack Rabbit Vineyard or extend the indulgence and take home some of the Bellarine Smokehouse fare which includes: Plump Portarlington Mussels harvested from the cool waters of Port Phillip Bay, marinated in fine Bellarine chardonnay. Toss liberally to indulge all things al fresco, paella, seafood chowder, salads. Succulent trout from the cool depths of southern Australian waters, semi cured with fresh dill. A luxurious addition to all things al fresco, salads, pasta, smeared on potato.Range nurtured and grain fed, this tender duck breast is an ingenious partner to all things al fresco, salads, Asian-inspired dishes or as an opulent alternative to chicken.A sweet, delicate Pinky Snapper, semi

cured with fresh limes, coriander and Kaffir lime leaves. Seductively delicious, this is fish with finesse.

WildingsAt Wildings Pantry Essentials, we are one of the few producers that still passionately make everything by hand from our kitchen in St Leonards on the Bellarine Peninsula of Victoria. Drawing on over 20 years’ experience in hospitality, all our products are made in small batches using the freshest & finest ingredients. Our range of spices, salts, condiments, sweet things, dressings and infused grains are all natural, free from all the modern day preservatives, additives, colours, flavours and fillers.Come and visit 7 days a week between 9 and 4 at Shop 3, 1376 Murradoc Road, St Leonards.www.wildings.com.au

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A FEW hours a week can make a mountain of difference to some of our elderly folk.

Ocean Grove Barwon Heads RSL welfare team can provide a vital conduit between a person’s old and new networks.

They can offer companionship, a friendly ear and, for some, the opportunity to stay in touch with old friends.

Led by co-ordinator Lola Fisher, who recently took over from hardworking stalwart Wally Gee, the team goes into five nursing homes across the Bellarine and is expanding its home visits operation.

Currently there are 12 people in the team and they get out to see about 400 people. They can always do with more, particularly to cover holiday periods.

They are certainly appreciated by those on the receiving end.

One of the homes they visit is Sea Views Manor.

One of its residents is Australian Army veteran Ted Munro, who served in New Guinea and New Britain. Ted says he looks forward to the welfare team visits.

“Nothing is any trouble to them. It’s nice to see them here every week,” Mr Munro said.

“The welfare officer was very good to me when I first came here. It’s a bit of a difference to living at home for sure.”

Residents of Sea Views say the welfare team does a great job in keeping them connected with their old networks outside of the home.

Jack Lloyd who served with the Australian Army in the Middle East, New Guinea and Borneo has been living at Sea Views for about two and a half years. “They (the welfare team) are terrific. Shirley’s very good, takes me down to the RSL and various places,” Mr Lloyd said.

Volunteer Shirley Callinan became involved accidentally but she hasn’t looked back and now puts in about 15 to 20 hours a week.

“I actually started thinking about doing ‘This is your Life’ interviews. I approached the RSL and said what I wanted to do and asked if I could do it,’’ Ms Callinan said. “I did a couple of them and found them quite time-consuming and limiting

to one person. “Being as there was a number of

people could use the company, it developed from there.

“I could use the words fulfilling, I could use the words friendship, I know they all sound like clichés but they are all true.

“Giving back, I guess is part of it. It’s very rewarding. What you get out of it outweighs what you put into it.”

“I highly recommend it

because it is rewarding.”The Ocean Grove Barwon Heads

RSL welfare team is always looking for volunteers to help out.

If you can help please contact welfare co-ordinator Lola Fisher on 5256 2615 or email [email protected].

Volunteering brings friendship and fulfillment HELPING OUT: Tradies volunteer at Bellarine Secondary College.

A GROUP of Bellarine tradies have shown that even time-strapped self-employed workers can do their bit of volunteering in the community.

Two carpenters, a plumber and an electrician are working with students at Bellarine’s Ocean Grove campus to help insulate and partition the shed space used by the school wellbeing group.

It entails the tradies donating time once a week where they will make the alterations but also give

the students an insight and maybe even the inspiration to look at a trade.

The project is organised by Elevate, which exists to bring hope, life and purpose to youth on the Bellarine Peninsula and runs in partnership with different churches, and SU (Scripture Union) Victoria.

The partnership with SU Victoria has been operating since 2006. Thier current team runs mentoring and support groups at Ocean Grove (year 7-8) and Drysdale (year 10-12).

Tradies use skills to inspire

Clockwise from back left: Lola Fisher, Shirley Callinan, Jack Lloyd and Ted Munro.

A GROUP of about ten volunteers give an hour a week as mentors to Ocean Grove Primary School students.

The volunteers help with academic, social and confidence building for the youngsters during what are critical years in their development.

The mentoring is organised by St Peter’s Church and Kids Hope, which is part of WorldVision.

Jim and Linda Cotton have been involved in the mentoring for several years but have just recently taken over the co-ordinating role in the group.

“I got involved after someone spoke at the church about four

years ago,” Jim said. “They wanted people to

volunteer as mentors and I thought that sounded good.

“I’ve got no grandchildren and it is a grandparent-grandchild type of relationship. I’ve been working with the same student for four years.”

Jim, who was originally a geologist and then became a public servant, working at the Centrelink office in Geelong, said mentors came from a range of backgrounds, but primarily education, and brought with them a vast amount of life experience.

“It’s one third fun, one third

academic and another third other stuff - so you are not doing one hour solid on one issue. You split it up, giving them little bites.

“Just about every kid comes back the next year and wants to continue with the mentoring. I would say our success rate is over 90 per cent.”

“I just think he (the student Jim has been working with) seems to be a more rounded person than when I first met him. I hope that I have contributed to that.”

About ten mentors operate from St Peter’s Church, while Surfside Primary also runs its own Kids Hope program with The Wave Baptist Church.

Mentors helping kids succeed


Funky chicken shop

Carino Son got locals on their feet at the Piping Hot Chicken Shop on Saturday night.

Formed in 2010, Brother Popcorn move the floor with a unique funk mix, weaving infectious hammond organ riffs and thumping grooves with soulful improvisation. Brother Popcorn study the masters of the funk genre and create their own arrangements based on a selection of deep funk 45’s and rare grooves from the late 60’s to early 70’s. With special guest Tim Neal on organ and featuring the very versatile and talented Stella Savy on vocals, Brother Popcorn are sure to get your feet movin’, and your booty shakin’. So be sure to get down to the Piping Hot Chicken Shop this Friday (May 17) for some deep fried funk.

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Grove wins Aine from IrelandAFTER having a break from performing, local Irish musician Aine Tyrrell is set to take to the stage at this year’s National Celtic Festival.

Brought up in Ireland by a father who had been in the music scene for years, Aine took up the guitar at an early age and grew up learning traditional Irish music and has played around the world.

But after emigrating from Ireland to Ocean Grove with two small children and falling pregnant soon after arriving, Aine had little time left for music and decided to take a break from performing.

That was three years ago and since then Aine and her family have fallen in love with Ocean Grove and could not think of a better place to live.

“We came directly from Ireland to Ocean Grove really; we didn’t even bother to stop anywhere else,” she joked.

“It’s been great that everyone really seems to love Irish people here.”

After having such a warm reception to the community, Aine toyed with the idea of returning to the stage and after attending the National Celtic Festival last year, her mind was set.

“I went to the Celtic festival last year and it blew me away that there was such a real appreciation of Irish music here,” she said.

Aine performed her first gig in three years back in January and has been thrilled at how much local support she has received.

“I’m really appreciative of all the support from around the region.”

Aine will be performing at the June long-weekend festival as a duo with Matiss Schubert as well as taking a number of workshops.

The National Celtic Festival takes place in Portarlington form June 7 to 10. Details www.nationalcelticfestival.com


DINING OUTBolzano Restaurant is opening for lunch from May 15.

We will be open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 12pm.

Our 15 option lunch menu has something for everybody, with meals expertly prepared by our chefs from $12 to $25.

Feel like a great salad or lighter meal without getting fleeced?

We’ve got it covered.Fancy a pasta? We will take care of you

with an entree pasta of your choice and glass of house wine, domestic beer or alternative beverage for just $21.

Fresh Sashimi, fish, salads, quality vegetarian options and house smoked meats as well as our usual sophisticated a la carte dining is on offer.

Coming in the next couple of weeks we are also launching a lunch delivery service for the CBD area of Ocean Grove.This is squarely aimed at giving the workers in the area an opportunity to have their lunch delivered to their place of work at a specified time.

All we need is your order before 11am for delivery between 12pm and 3pm.

Feel free to ring up and place an order for pick-up as well.

We will be offering a range of light and healthy salads and rolls, sumptuous toasted pulled pork, chicken or lamb rolls with quality condiments and salad.

Our pork and lamb is slow smoked on site for 8-10 hours, then pulled and tossed through our delicious homemade sauces.

Soups, pastas, stews and risottos are also on offer, all at our usual high standards and restaurant quality.

Our bread comes exclusively from La Madre artisan bakers in Geelong.

Delivered to you, at the time you want, at a price you can’t argue with, that we guarantee.

If you are tired of the usual offerings around town and want your lunch prepared by some real chefs, then please give us a call, you will not be disappointed.

Menus and kick off dates will be arriving in your workplace very soon.

Thanks again to the people of Ocean Grove for your continued support of Bolzano Restaurant, we love your appreciation of our unique and well established eatery.

Bolzano has you coveredFeel like a great salad, pasta, meat, fish or vegetarian option?

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MondaysOcean 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, 7-9pm. (juniors/seniors) at the Memorial Hall, 123 The Avenue, Ocean Grove. Phone 5255 1641.Ocean Grove & District Men’s Shed - Mon, Tue and Fri: 9am to 3pm, and Wed 9am to 12pm, 17 Smithton Grove. Phone Ted Price 5255 2595. Jujitsu, 6.30pm – juniors; 7.30pm – adults, Surfside Centre, Phone Steve 0438 019 991.First Monday of every monthBellarine Fly Fishing Association, 7.30pm, Shannon Park, Shannon Avenue, Newtown.Phone Pat on 0414 959248 or Bruce on 0407 361319 or email [email protected]. Legacy Laurel Group of Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads, 2pm at St Peter’s Church Hall, Draper St. Details 5251 2268 or 51542873. Monday May 6 meeting at 1pm followed by Danny Blume Fashion Parade at 2pm. Members please bring a plate. Non-members $3/head. All welcome. Third Monday of every monthOcean Grove RSL, 2.30pm, Club Grove. Committee meets at 1.30pm, The Terrace. Ocean Grove Garden Club, 1.30pm, Uniting Church Hall, Eggleston Street.Phone Margaret 5255 2848.Bellarine Fly Fishing Association, 7.30pm, Shannon Park, Shannon Avenue, Newtown.Phone Pat on 0414 959248 or Bruce on 0407 361319 or email [email protected]. Fourth Monday of every monthCombined Probus Club of Ocean Grove, 10.30am, Ocean Grove Golf Club. Friendship is our theme. Phone Michael Turner on 5255 1572.TuesdaysBellarine Table Tennis Club, 10am to noon (adults only) at the Memorial Hall, 123 The Avenue, Ocean Grove. Phone John 5256 2489 or Chris 5256 1996.Bellarine T.O.W.N., 6pm, Uniting Church Hall, Eggleston Street. Phone Sue on 5255 2068.Ocean Grove Senior Citizens Club, The Terrace Tuesday 1pm. Also Thursday and Friday 1.30pm. Phone Dianne on 5255 2996Rotary Club of Ocean Grove, 6pm, Club Grove. Phone 0457 315 900.Barwon Heads Chorale 7.30pm at the Anglican Church Barwon Heads. All abilities welcome to come along for a sing and a laugh. Phone Jo 5254 2670.First Tuesday of every monthOcean Grove Men’s Probus, 10am to noon, Ocean Grove Hotel, Collendina. Guest speakers, make friends. Visitors welcome. Phone Terry 5255 5587.First and Third Tuesday of every monthOcean Grove Barwon Heads Lions Club, 7pm, Moorfield Park, Grubb Road. New Lions most

welcome. Phone 0418 524 873.WednesdaysOcean Grove & District Men’s Shed, 9am to 1pm, 17 Smithton Grove. Phone Ernie 0421 703 368. Jujitsu, 6.30pm – juniors; 7.30pm – adults, Surfside Centre, Phone Steve 0438 019 991.First Wednesday of every monthBellarine Business Women. From 7pm, Suma Park Winery, Bellarine Highway. For details contact [email protected] or 0412 199 467Second Wednesday of every monthParkinson’s Self Help Support Group, 1.30pm, Grove Centre (next to library), Presidents Avenue. Phone Pam 5255 5152Third Wednesday of every monthOcean Grove on Barwon Probus Club, 9.45am, St Peter’s Church Hall. Fourth Wednesday of every monthOcean Grove Angling Club, 7.30pm, Minerva Close sporting oval club house.Phone Peter 0419 782629 Last Wednesday of every monthCancer Support Group, 10am, Community Health Centre.Fourth Wednesday of every monthOcean Grove Stamp Club, 10am, Senior Citizens Hall, 101 The Terrace. Phone Dianne 5255 1372.Thursdays Bellarine Table Tennis Club, 10am to noon at the Memorial Hall, 123 The Avenue, Ocean Grove. Phone John 5256 2489 or Chris 5256 1996.First Thursday of every monthOcean Grove Nightlights CWA, 7.30pm, Senior Citizens Hall. Visitors welcome. Phone Faye 5255 4430.Second Thursday of every monthProstate Support Group-Bellarine meets at Ocean Grove Community Health Centre at 1.30pm. Contact John Lee on 5221 8862 for details.Fourth Friday of every monthOcean Grove 4 Villages Mixed Probus Club, 10.30am, Club Grove. Meet new friends, visitors welcome, no waiting list for membership. Phone 5256 1671.Saturdays Bellarine Table Tennis Club, 3-5pm, Memorial Hall, 123 The Avenue, Phone John 5256 2489 or Chris 5256 1996. Coasters Social group. Social events for people of working age. Dining out, movies, trivia, bands/trivia nights. www.groupspaces.com/coasters-social-group or phone 0411 952 598.

Clubs meet

music/live events• Barwon Heads Hotel-May 17 Craig Sayer-May 18 Hey Charger-May 24 Kenny Miller-May 25 Dave Johns-Thursday Open Mic 8pm-Friday Happy Hour 5-7pm raffle live music -First Sunday of each second month 3pm-6pm. Youth are encouraged to perform their songs as bands/ soloists/ duo’s for more information contact Jill Meehan on 0431 606 476.• Piping Hot Chicken Shop-May 17 Brother Popcorn-June 7 Gil Askey and friends-June 8 Gil Askey and friends-June 21 Collard, Greens and Gravy• Ocean Grove Hotel-May 18 Fat 2 Skate-May 25 Muso night-June 1 RAM & Space Trucker• Parks Hall, Newcombe Street, Portarlington-May 19 Victoria Police Show band and Pipe Band Concert tickets are

$15 including tea/coffee and biscuits and can be purchased at all Bellarine Community Health Centres or at the door. Proceeds go to Bellarine Police Community Support Register for more information phone 52 553 968• Pototo Shed, Drysdale-May 21 Scotland the Rave-May 31 Desparate Housewifes – Madonna versus Kylie-June 18 The Dead Funny Musical Show

markets & fairs• Ocean Grove ParkMay 18 Bellarine Community Farmers’ Market 9am to 1pm• Queenscliff HarbourMay 19 Queenscliff Farmers’ Market 9am to 1pm• Barwon Heads Community HallMay 25 Barwon Heads Community Market 9am -1pm• Parkes Hall Newcombe Street PortarlingtonMay 26 Portarlington Community Market 9am

to 2pm• Bellarine Aquatic and Sports CentreJune 2 Ocean Grove Indoor Community Market 9am-1pm

food/wine• Leura Park Estate Sundays 12.30pm – 4.30pm Live music, sensational food and wines available Ph: 5253 3180• McGlashan’s Wallington Estate Swan Bay Road WallingtonOpen weekends and public holiday’s 11am - 5pm new release wines, gourmet platters and classic car displays Ph: 5250 5760

get active • Ocean Grove Recreation HallOcean Grove Calisthenics classes incorporating dance, song, ballet and gymnastics with strength and creativity Ph: 0438 055 679• Senior Citizens Hall Ocean Grove-Monday 9.15am gentle exercises to music for 55+, 10.15am gentle exercises to music for 65+ contact Marg on 52 551 335

• Uniting Church Hall Ocean Grove -Wednesdays 9.00 am Volleyball, 9.30 am exercises to music for all ages contact Marg on 52 551 335• Queenscliff RSL Hall-Mondays 1.30pm exercises using chairs for all ages contact Marg on 52 55 1335• Marcus Hill Hall cnr Banks Road and Bellarine Highway -Tuesdays 7.45pm – 10pm Ocean Grove Scottish Country Dance Ph: 52 513 393• Senior Citizens Hall Ocean Grove-Mondays 7-8.30pm and Wednesdays 1-3pm Line Dancing Ph: 0413 690 597• Barwon Heads Community Hall Yoga and dance with Tara Lynch classes for all ages and abilities Ph: 0435 481 920• Scout Hall, The Avenue Ocean Grove- Wednesday 7pm 1st/2nd Ocean Grove Scout Group Clubs Meet Enquiries Ph: 0422 700 951• Yoga classes in Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads: Beginners, Hatha, Vinyas & Svaroopa Yoga Ph: 0413 955 331 or email [email protected]

reading & writing• Ocean Grove Library – corner Presidents Avenue and The Avenue. -Wednesdays 10.30am – Toddlertime-Thursdays 11.30am Babytime - Nursery Verses-Friday 10.30am Preschool Storytime First Wednesday of the month 4pm-5pm Chatterbooks junior book club for kids aged 8-12Third Tuesday of each month 2.30pm-3.30pm Book chat for adults. All welcomewww.geelonglibraries.vic.gov.au

family fun• Koombahla Equestrian ParkTuesday to Friday After school riding programs special school holiday courses available Ph: 52 562 742.• Bellarine Church of Christ Hall 17 Tareeda Way Ocean GroveSaturdays 10-11am Tuesdays 7.30- 8.30pm Ocean Toy Library Borrow

a range of toys for children aged six months to six years, open to all families on the Bellarine www.oceangrovetoylibrary.org.au• Uniting Church Ocean Grove Friday 10am-12pmOcean Grove Play Group Any children 5yrs and under welcome to join a friendly play group large indoor and outdoor area, lots of toys, great craft activities, music and story time contact Chelsea Cole at [email protected]

classes & exhibtions• Ocean Grove Neighbourhood Centre Check out program with a range of courses, classes and fund activities Ph: 52 554 294• Springdale Neighborhood Centre -Third Sunday of every month ‘Making waves music and poetry arvo’ 2pm-5.30pm. A variety of acts on the day for all ages $5 donation contact Jill Meehan on 0431 606 476.• Queenscliff Uniting

ChurchMay 11 10-pm to 2pm ‘Express your dream for equality’ exhibition as part of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. Join in this free community art project. Lunch provided. Enquiries Heather 5258-2854 or 0478 611 481.

health & wellbeing• The Zebra Bar Ocean Grove 1/85 The TerraceLast Friday of every month 1PM-3PM Breast Cancer Support Group (lunch and nibbles available)Phone Julie Rodger on 0435 362 573 or email [email protected] for more information

To have your event included in What’s On phone: 5255 3233 or email: [email protected]

what’s ON


ACCOMMODATIONBarwon Grove Holiday Rentals 0412 102145Bells By The Beach Holiday House 0403 221737 Bellarine Getaways 5254 3393Bellarine Stayz Bed & Breakfast 0402 607262Broome Mansion Day & Night Spa 0434 088404Portarlington Beach Motel 5259 3801

ACCOUNTING SERVICESRoche Accounting 5256 2764

AGED CARESeaviews Manor 5256 2866

ANTENNASAble Antenna Service 5253 1680Kendall Antennas & Communications 0404 019781Point Lonsdale Television 0411 490430

ARCHITECTSCollier and Reid Architects 5255 1811de Atelier Architects 5255 3378Drent Architecture & Interiors 5256 3670

ART CLASSES & GALLERIESart’s Kool - kids & teens art classes 0437 582772

AUDIO EQUIPMENT, HIRE, REPAIRSBellarine Audio 5256 3732

AUTOMOTIVEAndersons Auto Care 5255 3884 Bellarine Auto Services 5253 1644Drysdale Smash Repairs 5251 2322Gardiner Automotive 5255 5380Ocean Grove Automotive (RACV) 5255 1050Parts 4 Automotive 5256 3210Peninsula Collision Repairs 5256 3240Peter Stevens Motor Cycles 5221 0400Sheen Panel Service 5256 3183

BABY AND CHILDHire for Baby 0411 802020Sandi’s Spot 5255 2943

BANKSANZ 5255 5760 Bendigo Bank 5255 4866NAB 5255 0700Westpac 5255 0377

BEAUTY SALONSHydrate Beauty 0411 240 564Mermaids Unisex Beauty Salon 5255 5844Salon Grove 0408 172062The Smooth Spot 0431 196007

BINS, SKIPS, WASTE REMOVALAAAA Cheaper Bins 0418 358737

BRICKLAYINGGlenn Skipper Bricklaying 0438 442519

BRIDAL WEAR DESIGNERIsabella Design 5255 2034

BUILDING DESIGNERSMichael Higgins Building Design 5255 3355

BUILDERS & NEW HOMESBeechmore Building Solutions 5250 4638Coastyle Building Solutions 0418 332081Duncan Pascoe Builders 0417 524143Geelong Homes 5222 5522Heyward Constructions 0412 121906Homes by Chapman 0414 752159Hotondo Homes 5255 3556Le Maistre 5255 1309

BUTCHERSBenno’s Meating Place 5254 1828Ocean Grove Quality Butchers 5255 1471

CARPENTRY/MAINTENANCEDream Maker Constructions 0409 700229Mark Pattison Carpentry 0410 454822Moore Carpentry & Bld Maint 0411 061556

CARPET CLEANINGCarpet Cleaners Geelong 0414 408528Graham Coates Carpet Cleaning Service 0408 526997Stanley Steamer Carpet Cleaners 0428 520525

CHIMNEY SWEEPS A1 Chimney Sweep 0426 897479

CLEANING SERVICES Mazza’s Way-to-Clean 0418 429 438Mojo’s Cleaning Services 0432 505692

COMMUNITY GROUPSVinnies 5256 2050

COMPUTER SALES & REPAIRSBITS IT Services 0411 416 384OG Tech 0457 363261

SeeCureIT Onsite Repairs 0413 967 051

CONVEYANCINGSargeants Conveyancing 5221 7411Surfside Conveyancing 5255 5556Vines Conveyancing 5255 4480

DELICATESSENThe Olive Pit 5255 1511

DENTAL Dr Alastair McCallum - dentist 5255 2584Brendan MacGeary Dental Prosthetist 5255 4533DISABILITY EQUIPMENTGeelong Wheelchairs 5244 0844Scoot Mobility Scooters 0427 313771

DRESSMAKINGAlterations and Repairs 5256 1633

EARTHWORKSJohn Ryan Earthworks 0409 553022 ELECTRICIANSBrendon Brice Electrical 0416 165855Craig Stevens Electrical Contractor 0412 518400Modern Spark 0419 888277Oaten Electrical 0402 637781

ENGINEERINGLaker Engineering 5258 1777Ocean Grove Engineering 5255 5922

ENGRAVINGIan Pattison Jewellers 5255 2019ENTERTAINMENT/MUSICHaze Music Booking Agents www.hazemusic.com.au

FENCINGBellarine Timber & Fencing 0413 580990Jim’s Fencing 131 546Just Paling Fences 0407 694422Know A Fence 0409 222112Portarlington Fencing 0416 206696

FINANCIAL SERVICESCoastal Business Services 5255 3392Core Financial Planning 5255 9555Drysdale Bookkeeping 0432 328105Lighthouse Business Services 5221 6507WHK Accountants 5255 5077

FLOORINGBellarine Flooring 5255 2044Drysdale Carpet Court 5253 1855Tile Boutique 5255 2212Sand-It Floor Sanding & Polishing 0409 359667

FLORISTSBeachside Blooms 5255 3030

FRUIT & VEGOcean Grove Fresh Fruit 5255 3599

FUNERAL DIRECTORSBellarine Memories 5255 5500Tuckers Funeral & Bereavement Service 5221 4788

GARAGESGreater Geelong Garages 0414 607453Grove Roller Doors 0438 231799

GARDEN & HOME MAINTENANCEBellarine Black Diamond Garden Service 0429 990850Creecy’s Excavating 0414 525392Hey Mr Mower Man 0420 205 572Jim’s Mowing 13 15 46Ruby’s Mowing Ocean Grove 0419 583154

GLAZIERSBellarine Windows, Doors and Glazing 0418 519078Fast@Geelong 5222 1332Frenchy’s Coastal Glazing 0448 541221

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Quick thinkers are winnnersTHE year 8 debating whizzes at Bellarine Secondary College have walked away with a win against Lara Secondary College.

The students - Mackenzie Pennycook, Rowan Jarvie and Leila Haverick - competed in the higher year 9 division of the competition at Geelong Grammar after excelling last year in the year 7 program.

Debate coach Rhonda Browne watched on as the team took the win by one point and said it was

great that the team pushed themselves to excel.

“They’re an exceptional group of kids that really are at the level and above,” Ms Browne said. “For those of us here in Ocean Grove it was an important win as we’re just a tiny school that’s competing against the big guns.

“It’s great for the kids to compete at this level, especially with their win.”

The year 8 team still has another three debates in their division and if they can pull off some more wins they may have a chance of competing at state level.

MATTHEW O’TOOLE

EXCELLING: Mackenzie Pennycook, Rowan Jarvie and Leila Haverick.

LOCAL youth worker Adam Bond was recently recognised at the 2013 Impetus Youth Awards for his contributions to the Ocean Grove Neighbourhood Centre youth program.

The awards run every year by the City of Greater Geelong to recognise outstanding contributions made by the youth who live, study and work in the area.

For the last eight years Adam has been involved in the youth program in Ocean Grove.

Neighbourhood Centre manager Nicki Dunne believes Adam is a worthy

recipient of the award. “Adam’s passion in

supporting and providing guidance to young people shines through every week,” Ms Dunne said.

“He often puts his hand up to support or follow up the wellbeing of a young person in his own personal time, attends camps and activities outside of his working hours so that young people can be engaged.

“Adam is compassionate and sincere while supporting a young person or their family (and) is a worthy winner of this award.”

Adam’s skills working

with adolescent youth in the region extends beyond his regular Friday night duties at the Ocean Grove Neighbourhood Centre.

For the past seven years he has worked as Belmont High School’s Student Wellbeing Co-ordinator.

Adam, a full-time secondary teacher, has now since moved to North Geelong Secondary College to further his teaching career aspirations.

A humbled Adam appreciative of his honour stressed it was important to form working relationships with local youth outside his main working role in the school classroom.

“It is great you get to build relationships outside the school environment,” Adam told the Voice.

“There is constantly new young people coming through all the time, which is good and the

relationships you form with the staff too is something you look forward to every Friday night going down there.

“It makes worthwhile sacrificing your Friday nights.”

Adam’s passion to help earns him award

WORTHY WINNER: Adam Bond.


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THIS week I am going to continue the theme of identifying raptors.

I have to thank Susie Baker for stopping her car when we were driving back from lunch at ‘Piknik’ near Swan Bay, so I could take a photo of this ‘Little Falcon’ or Australian Hobby’. I’m sure Susie was very excited by the prospect of sitting idly in her car while I was stalking ‘Little Falcons’, but I was very grateful because I haven’t seen many of them over the years!

The Little Falcon derives its (slightly disconcerting) scientific species name of longipennis from its narrow, long-flighted wings.

If I was a Little Falcon I would like to change my scientific name to something very different.

The Little Falcon is one of Australia’s smallest birds

of prey, growing to about 35cms long.

Little Falcons are often mistaken, from a distance, for a small Peregrine Falcon.

The plumage of both birds is quite similar, but the Peregrine is bigger (growing to 58cms long). The Little Falcon, like the Peregrine Falcon, is found throughout all of mainland Australia and also can be seen in Tasmania.

The Australian Hobby has a widespread habitat but are not seen commonly, like the Peregrine Falcon.

Little Falcons are very efficient predators and are often seen in open woodlands, where they catch their prey.

Their diet mainly consists of birds (boo hoo), bats and large flying insects.

Little Falcons do not

build their own nests, rather a breeding pair will take over the nests of other birds.

Cheeky Blighters indeed. I have seen the Australian Hobby in Wallington, Connewarre and at Swan Bay.

Last week I saw one at Lake Victoria in Point Lonsdale, but it was so wary and smart that it flew away when I was trying to creep up on it.

Consequently, the photo I managed to take was very ordinary to say the least.

The Australian Hobby has long thin wings, and they almost resemble a really large swallow in flight.

The upperparts are grey with dark flight feathers.The underparts are off-white. They have a brown face patch. They have a grey beak and a yellow eye ring. Young birds are rufous brown on the abdomen, as you can see from the bird in the image.

On May 19, the Bellarine Birdlife Group are having an outing to Point Cook and Spectacle Lake.

If you are interested you can email me on [email protected] and I will give you the details.

The Ocean Grove Nature Reserve and Parks Victoria Queenscliff would like to invite friends and volunteers to the Ocean

Grove Nature Reserve on Sunday, May 19 from 12pm-2pm, to celebrate National Volunteer Week.

There will be a free BBQ lunch in recognition of the contribution and support provided by the Friends and Volunteer groups.

The Nature Reserve is well worth a visit at the moment, as there are Eastern Spinebills and Yellow-faced Honeyeaters, and I also saw a Peregrine Falcon a few weeks ago.

Don’t forget to join the Friends of the Ocean Grove Nature Reserve facebook page (https://w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m /groups/34794023030/)

- Jen Carr

Small raptors very efficient predators

RAPTOR: The Little Falcon is one of Australia’s smallest birds of prey.


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Ocean Grove Junior ResultsWe are into our third week of Winter competition with some mixed results across the board.

Some teams have won their first couple of matches by a big margin and some have lost both weeks. With still many more teams to play you never know what will happen from one week to the next.Results from May 4:Section 2 Girls played at Home versus Geelong Lawn and lost in a very close match 3,25 – 3, 27. Steph Golightly and Anna Williams won their singles with Madison Ketchen and LucyHughes winning their doubles. Section 6 Mixed travelled to Geelong Lawn and won 2,24 – 4, 34. All members in this team, Uzair Shah, Eloise Puiatti, Jacinta

Smith and Lachlan Treble, played very well. Section 7 Boys were at Home against Geelong Lawn White and won 5,31 – 1, 11.

Unfortunately Geelong Lawn were a player short, however Harry James and Ethan Franks won their singles 6-0 & 6-1. Section 8 Girls travelled to Hamlyn Park and won 1,18 – 5, 35. Jaweria Shah, Abigail Williams, Alexandra Caldow and Natasha Miller all won doubles on the day. Section 9 Boys played at Drysdale and lost 5,31 – 1,22. Zac More and Chris Rugge fought hard to win their doubles on this difficult match day.Section 13 Mixed Red played against Ocean Grove White at Home. It was White’s Home game but they lost 0,18 – 6, 36. Mia Holliday, Tom

Mazouris, Emily Kehagias and Rhiley James all played very well to win all sets.Section 14 Boys played at Home against Grovedale and lost 2,22 – 4,29. Jack James won his singles and Harry and Liam Mullen teamed up to win their doubles.

Thank to Tom Bowers who joined this team at the last minute to help, with no previous experience, and only lost his set 6-5. Section 15 Girls played at Grovedale and lost 3,29 – 3, 21.

A great effort by this group made up of new members to the club.

Good luck to all teams next week and have fun hitting.

Results compiled by Jen Franks. Go to ‘David Franks Tennis Coaching’ facebook page for results, tips and more information. Harry James. Picure: LINDSAY KELLEY

Teamwork pays off

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May 4Ocean Grove 6.11:47 defeated St Albans 7.2:44By a quirk of the draw, Ocean Grove’s under 16A’s came up against St Albans two weeks in a row. The first game was the last of the grading games and the second week was the first game of the season proper in Division 2.

The first match started at a ho-hum pace and the contest was devoid of any real highlights early on. Both teams struggled for any fluency and seemed to be taking long, slow indirect passages to goal. St Albans were a bit more desperate than the Grubbers and deservedly held sway at the first break.

Harry Walker and Darcy Pearson continued their good form from previous weeks and were doing most of the grunt work around the clearances. A couple of first gamers in Flynn Kelly and Jake LeMaistre did their best to keep The Grubbers in the game. Kelly was providing a good target up forward and notched his team’s only goal while the elusive LeMaistre was using his pace to great effect on the big ground.

The second stanza started with some promise when Kelly jagged his second goal in a fine solo effort to level the match up. After that though, the team’s efforts came and went in patches.

The St Albans on-ballers took advantage of Ocean Grove’s lacklustre approach and started to get on top in the stoppages with little resistance from their Grubbers’ counterparts. Despite the lack of intensity, Ocean Grove had a few more scoring chances which they mostly squandered - save for a clever dribbling goal from Fletcher Sharrock who had Byron Taylor to thank for a clever assist.

The backline had been typically resolute and kept St Albans scoring to a minimum but even they lacked their usual cohesion. At the main break, Ocean Grove were still in the game despite not playing their best footy and trailed by just two points in a

low scoring affair. The coach’s half time

address made the paint peel from the change room walls. He wasn’t happy with the attitude of his charges and he let them know. Despite the spray, it was St Albans who came out from the break fired up and banged on two quick goals before Ocean Grove settled back into the game. But just as the game looked to be slipping away from them, a change of attitude came over the Ocean Grove team.

Finally, The Grubbers found some run and system. Buddha Wilkens goaled to keep his team close and the work-rate went up all over the ground. The back six lead by Mitch Lindkvist and Riley Maloney kept the pressure up while Hodds, Quigs and Johnny Bjornenak were starting to run and create space. A stalemate ensued for the majority of the third quarter before St Albans goaled again just before the break to give them a handy 14 point lead going into the last quarter - but at least we saw some sustained effort from The Grubbers.

Will the real Ocean Grove please stand up! I don’t know what was in their three quarter time drinks but I want some! The Grubbers came out and totally dominated the final quarter. The midfielders and on ball brigade got on top and finished the game full of running while pumping plenty of ball into the forward line. Hamish Hoober was selfless in sacrificing his attacking game to shut down St Albans’ main play-making match winner while up forward Brod Gist, Fletcher Sharrock and Kyle Ewart were providing alternative targets in attack.

The defensive pressure in the forward line was superb and the match was being played where Ocean Grove wanted it. Unfortunately, their domination wasn’t quite transferring to the scoreboard. Sharrock and Ewart both marked strongly on the lead but couldn’t quite convert as time ticked away. Other opportunities came and went until Buddha Wilkens slotted

his second goal courtesy of some typical Harry Walker grit. The Grubbers had pegged back the deficit to less than a goal but missed a couple more chances despite having all the play.

Ninety seconds to go…four points down. If you had to nominate someone from the team to take a shot at goal to clinch the game, Byron Taylor would get a few votes. And, suddenly there he was, ball in hand, 30 metres out, directly in front after marking unopposed. He went back and coolly guided it through the big sticks. The Grubbers finally hit the front and controlled the ball until the final siren sounded. St Albans failed to score in the last quarter which was a reflection of Ocean Grove’s dominant last quarter.Goals: A.Wilkens 2, F.Kelly 2, F.Sharrock 1, B.Taylor 1Best: N.Thorley, J.LeMaistre, F.Kelly, D.Pearson, H.Hoober, R.Maloney

May 11Ocean Grove 14.16:100 defeated St Albans 4.5:29 After the close encounter of the previous week, The Grubbers were expecting another even contest but after losing the first quarter, The

Grubbers took control and ran away with the game.

St Albans started the game well and had a couple of goals on the board after five minutes before Ocean Grove settled into the game. Ned Thorley stood tall in the first quarter and provided Riley Featherby and Byron Taylor with first use of the ball at the stoppages. Ocean Grove gradually got on top but struggled to find the big sticks apart from Featherby’s brilliant rover’s goal – his team’s only major of the quarter to go with six behinds.

Thirty seconds into the second quarter and Ocean Grove hit the front thanks to a Flynn Kelly goal – his first of three for the quarter. One came thanks to a gift from Kyle Ewart who marked strongly after some great team play down the outer wing. Ewart continued to present well and was rewarded with a goal of his own – a classy snap from the pocket. Ocean Grove dominated the quarter and had winners all over the ground. When St Albans went forward Andy Douglass, Luke Bastiaan, Nick Giblin and James Hodder stood firm in defence and propelled the ball back to their team’s advantage. A Joe Smith spoil

on the last line of defence was straight from the text book and efforts like this from the back six ensured St Albans didn’t increase their goal tally for the quarter. At half time Ocean Grove had raced to a 5 goal lead and didn’t look like slowing down. Meanwhile in the medical room, Riley Featherby was treated for leather poisoning after a first half where he had the ball on a string.

The third quarter was a carbon copy of the second – The Grubbers’ dominance continued and they piled on another five goals to St Albans one. Fletcher Sharrock owned this quarter and displayed a few of his tricks. He marked everything that came his way and was good on the deck as well. The silky left footer iced his good work with three majors while Isaac Wilkins and Harry Walker chipped in with one each. Every Ocean Grove player was getting involved – even James “Waterboy” Teague who managed to give away a free kick despite not being in the team due to injury.

The game was all over as a contest at the final break but the Grubbers ran the game right out against an opposition who were a bit off their game. Brod Gist had worked hard all day and got better as the game went on.

Kyle Ewart and Flynn Kelly capped off good days with nice goals while down back James Hodder and Riley Maloney were repelling everything that came their way. Despite the blow out, Nick Giblin continued with his unrelenting, “head over the ball” attitude until the final siren sounded. Riley Featherby finished the game as he started and clearly won B.O.G. honors.

The young Grubbers are playing some nice team footy and are looking forward to the Junior Battle of the Bridge this weekend. Goals: F.Kelly 4, F.Sharrock 3, K.Ewart 2, J.LeMaistre 1, B.Taylor 1, I. Wilkins 1, R.Featherby 1, H.Walker 1Best: R.Featherby, J.Hodder, B.Gist, B.Taylor, R.Maloney, F.Sharrock.

Grove topple Saints

Action from week two of the Grove-St Albans match up.

OCEAN Grove u16 A’s came out on top when they faced St Albans two weeks on the trot.

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Twos on goal spreeMen’s Div 1Surfside Waves 2 Barwon 4A tough game for Surfside’Div 1 men at home to last year’s grand final runners up Barwon. Barwon took an early two goal lead that the Waves managed to respond to with a great goal from Jake Armstrong.

Second half Barwon showed their superiority adding another two goals before Surfside could come back with a wonderful goal from young gun Staffan Hargreaves.Men’s Div 3Surfside Waves 5 Deakin

Uni Black 1In an end to end game where Surfside didn’t start the better side Deakin took the opportunity to score early on. Soon enough the waves settled with a fantastic goal from leader and mentor Andy Hedges.

The second half proved a scoring spree for the waves with a second from Andy Hedges, a penalty converted by Pablo Mujica, a wonderful goal from Stan Nangle and a brace by Steve McGain.

Well done lads in the wet and windy conditions was a great game.

Staffan Hargreaves slots home for the division one side against Barwon.

The Barwon keeper tips a Waves effort over the bar.

A Waves player is obstructed by a Deakin player.

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Small sided Football:Under 7’s:Round 1 kicked off with Surfside Reds playing Bellarine Mako Sharks and Surfside Blues playing Breakwater Whites. I was really glad to see so many parents turn up to support the teams and to see a well organised event.The reds started their first game with great confidence passing the ball around and learning the rules as they had never played 4 a side soccer before. A few goals by Josh, Gabe and Max and some great bursting runs through the Sharks defence by Morgan and Jack, also some hard tackles by Luke and Will saw the Reds home.Round 2 and with 3 teams now Surfside are looking a force to be reckoned with.The Reds played the Bellarine Tiger Sharks and had most of the ball early on but went behind through a great strike from the half way line by the Sharks. After a few good plays by the Reds they started to get more confidence and started to take control of the game more.A few good goals by the goal machine Josh saw them up before half time. After an Alex Ferguson like team talk by coach Chris the Reds got their mojo back. A stunning free kick by Gabe went through everyone and nestled in the bottom corner. A few breakaways by Max and Aidan and another goal by Josh helped the Reds. Some Vinnie Jones like defence by Jack and Will helped the Reds keep the Sharks at bay.The Whites played their first game together against Barwon Heads Vikings. Barwon Heads came out with all guns blazing and flew into a big lead. The Whites did not drop their heads with Nicholas and Konner making sure the Vikings did not score again before half time with some fierce tackles in the midfield. Half time came around which gave Coach Troy the chance to give the boys a speech that Winston Churchill would have been proud of. The boys came out with fire in their bellies and with some wonder strikes from Zach the Whites got back into the game. The Whites kept on attacking through Jayden and Michael and started to gel as a team. Well done boys as some had never

played soccer before. That was a really good effort.Under 10’s The U10 Girls first match for the season, and for many of the girls their first ever soccer match, proved to be a very successful outing. Playing against the Barwon Heads Comets, we certainly brought them down to earth with a convincing 12 – 4 win. The Surfside girls stuck rigidly to their structure whilst the opposition tended to bunch together chasing the ball, so when the ball came free there was always a Surfside player available to launch another attack. Every Surfside player performed fantastically with a particularly dominant performance by Ashley who scored 6 goals. Audrey proved a fearsome in defence and attack scoring two goals; Matilda was always vocal in her captains’ role scoring 2 goals, 1 of which was a huge goal kick that somehow found its way in to the oppositions goal! Ella worked tirelessly in defence and attack scoring 2 goals. Penny showed some silky skills and was unlucky not to get on the score sheet; likewise Zara worked extremely hard and was unlucky not to score on several occasions. Our newcomer Jamison played a great first game and happily got stuck in. Good weather prevailed this morning for the game against Drysdale SC. Surfside, ably captained by Audrey, were stunned by an early goal from Drysdale. The girls regrouped and responded by scoring an equaliser. Confidence started to grow amongst Surfside with some fantastic free flowing football. At times the girls strung together some great passing moves that bewildered the opposition and scored a further three goals by halftime. Despite being a number of goals down, to their credit, Drysdale never gave up, rallying in the second half. They possessed some talented players that tested the Surfside defences time and time again but they stood resolute. Drysdale were eventually rewarded with one more goal. However, Surfside were always in command and added two more goals to their tally. Overall, another great

performance from Surfside with a 6 - 2 win. Scorers were Ashleigh (2), Audrey, Matilda, Ella and Penny. The whole team demonstrated real commitment today with a great team approach and they all appear to be thoroughly enjoy themselves.Under 11’s:Surfside Wave (Blue) 4 Barwon Heads (Victory) 1 The game was very tight for the 1st 10 minutes with Surfside attacking but couldn’t break Heads defence. On a rare counter attack Barwon Heads were able to conjure up a goal by moving the ball around & catching our keeper off guard. This goal seemed to spur Surfside into gear, with the kids passing the ball around more consistently. Finally a good through ball found Josh Kuipers, who dribbled passed a defender and slotted the ball into the back of the net. The rest of the first half was very tight with neither team able to add to the score board. Alex, who had to change teams for the day, was running up and down the field constantly to give support to both the defence &andattack. The second half was a tight affair again with the ball swinging from one end to the other with both defences staying strong. Dylan produced a good saves to keep the scores locked 1 all. Will Lamb who was playing the next game came on to give the kids an interchange player. The fresh legs helped the Surfside team out, Matt Tormey moved into midfield and took control of moving the ball into attack. This enabled Jolyon to move onto a loose ball in attack and beat the keeper with a powerful shot. Barwon Heads were starting to run out of legs, while Surfside finally started to hit their targets in attack. Josh Kuipers swooped onto a couple of loose balls and swept pass the defence to score another 2 goals. Goals: Josh K 3, Jolyon 1 Best: Great Team Effort by All. It was the first outdoor games for Tom Greer, Dylan Vigilante and also the first game for the club for Nicky Farrugia and Jolyon Simpson. Well done boys.Surfside Waves (White) 3 Barwon Heads (Heart) 4 In this game Barwon Heads

came out attacking straight away. Surfside couldn’t get going and their first goal. Surfside made some changes to its structure and finally began to click. Surfside attacked down the left wing with Josh Marsden receiving a nice pass before squaring the ball back into the goal mouth. It was a little tighter towards the keeper than hoped but the keeper fumbled the ball and it went into goals. Score one all, with the ball swinging from defence to attack but with not many shots on goal for either team. In the last 10 minutes of the ½ Barwon were able to get a few loose players into attack and score two very late goals The second half was similar to most of the first with the ball constantly being played in midfield. Bobby was finally able to break free after numerous attempts and was able to score a well deserved goal. This seemed to spur Surfside to attack more and within another five minutes were able to score another goal, this time through Jolyon. The score was three all with only 10 minutes to play. Surfside was rotating all of its players through the midfield to try and keep fresh legs. The bigger ground was making it hard for the younger players to keep pushing, so the younger players got a bit of extra time on the bench to recover. The bigger Barwon Heads team moved the ball around & attacked more often. Sean produced a few great saves to keep the score three all, but finally Barwon Heads were able to produce a powerful strike that beat Sean. Surfside fought back but just couldn’t get the equalizer. Goals: Bobby, Josh M & Jolyon Best Players: Will, Bobby and Josh M. The rest of boys all played well. Waves had two first outdoor game players in James Coles, Louie Shearman and first game for the club players in Bobby Green and Josh Marsden. Well done boysUnder 14 girls: Surfside Waves 1 Barwon 1.The Waves took on Barwon at Grovedale Reserve synthetic pitch on Saturday May 4. Playing on a pitch that is really too small for this age group both teams acquitted themselves well with a highly entertaining game for the large

group of spectators. Surfside put the Barwon defence under constant pressure in the first half but just couldn’t find the back of the net. One of the few Barwon attacks saw them take the lead in the 18th min when the Waves defence struggled to clear a bouncing ball which deflected to a Barwon player to slot home. The Waves continued to attack and finally found the net with Lily firing home in the 28th min from a free kick just outside of the box. The second half saw the ball moving from end to end with both teams having chances to score. The large crowd thrilled by some great attacking soccer from both teams resulting in some exciting goal mouth action. Neither team was able to break the deadlock with the final result being a 1-1 draw. A fitting result to a very good game that neither side deserved to lose. Under 13 boys:Barwon 3 Surfside Waves 1We played against the leader of the competition Barwon. The first half of the match was a very even contest. Barwon had more possession of the ball than us but we were impeccable in defence.We counter attacked and the minute 15th Noah was fouled in the penalty area when he collected the ball after a rebound. Penalty was awarded and Noah scored putting Surfside Waves ahead.Barwon continued its relentless attack but our team responded well as our players were working tireslessly in the field of play. At the very end of the additional time Barwon scored the undeserved equalizer as we

were the more compacted team in this first part.The second half was dominated by Barwon as they had more match fitness than us; two consecutive weeks without a competitive game cost us this match as we got tired. Barwon scored twice putting the match beyond our reach.Everybody played well and we looked a good adversary to Barwon and it’s a matter of time that we’ll start to get some points.Special mention to Max who played injured and Cahill with one of his football boots damaged and they still put a great effort for the team.Well done boys and keep trying.

Under 17 boys:Barwon 1 Surfside Waves 1The lads had a dissicult first half with the wind against them making it tough, however enough chances were created to be in the lead but at half time it was one nil to Barwon. The second half we played well and scored a penalty to equalise. Again, there were plenty of chances to take the lead, a nail biting final 10 minutes but the game ended in a 1-1 deadlock. Good performances from all the players who are improving week on week. Another home game next week where we will look to secure a win to kick start our season. Overall a well deserved point gained.

grove junior soccer

Debuts onfield and under lights

Above: Ocean Grove under 11 mixed Blue and White line up ahead of playing against each other under lights.

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UNDER 14(1)Round 4 Grading v LaraOGCC 5.5.35 defeated by Lara 13.9.87The high flying Cobras came crashing back down to earth with a 52 point defeat at the hands of the rampant Lara Cats in the final game of the grading rounds.

After a competitive first half, trailing by only 2 goals at the long break, the Cobras were blown away by a bigger and faster Lara side and found themselves down by 53 points at ¾ time. To their credit the boys fought to the end and were certainly not disgraced.

One poor quarter let them down but it was certainly a wake up call for the Cobras after cruising through the first three rounds.Goals: Michael Smith 2, Oliver Monteith 1, Connor O’Keefe 1, Sam Beasley 1Best: Michael Smith, Josh Hirt, Ryan Symonds, Reed Jordan, Max SuttonRound 1 v LeopoldOGCC 4.10.34 defeated by Leopold 6.9.45After a disappointing previous match, the Cobras were determined to put in a better effort against one of the divisions heavyweights, the Leopold Lions.

Decked out in striking pink socks in support of Breast Cancer Network Australia’s Pink Sports Day, and with a big crowd in support, the Cobras had first use of the breeze but couldn’t capitalise, leading by 3 points at the first break. The second term saw a lift in intensity and despite kicking into a stiff wind, the Cobras won the quarter and held a handy lead at the main break. Unfortunately, once again the Cobras could not put the score on the board despite having plenty of the play and although holding an eight point lead at ¾ time, they were facing a massive challenge to bring home the bacon.In the end the combination of a physically bigger opponent and a stiff breeze proved too much for the Cobras, although with 2 minutes left to play it was still anyone’s game.

In a match that went right down to the wire, the Cobras matched it with one of Division 2’s leading teams so shouldn’t be too disheartened with the loss. Tom Smith completely nullified his highly rated opponent, Joe McDonald got plenty of the ball, Max Sutton was in and under all day in his best game for year and Reed Jordan was solid as a rock in the last line of defence. Reed’s old man Bernie also showed his versatility with some nifty shovel work during the second quarter.Goals: Connor Harvey 2, Craig Goodger 1, Spencer Luppino 1Best: Tom Smith, Joe McDonald, Max Sutton, Spencer Luppino, Michael Smith, Reed Jordan

UNDER 14(2)Round 3 Grading v LeopoldOGCC 6.7.43 defeated Leopold 4.8.32After a shellacking at the hands of Winchelsea in the previous round, all eyes were on the Cobras to see how the boys would respond. And respond they did, with a morale boosting win over Leopold to notch their first victory of the season.

Jumping quickly out of the blocks, the Cobras held a 15 point lead at ¼ time and were never headed. Fletcher Long jagged 2 and Nathan Taylor continued his good form to be amongst the best. The Cobras should be very proud of their efforts to bounce back and post a fabulous victory.Goals: Fletcher Long 2, Hamish McManus 1, Lochlan Habgood 1, James Butteriss 1, Tahj Bellman 1Best: Lochlan Habgood, Tahj Bellman, Nathan Taylor, Fletcher Long, Lewis ConquitRound 4 Grading v Bell ParkOGCC 11.7.73 defeated Bell Park 4.2.26A first quarter blitz from a venomous group of Cobras put this game beyond doubt by quarter time, the Dragons from Bell Park having no answer to the teamwork and ball movement of the ever improving Cobras.

Pleasingly the boys kept up the work rate throughout the game, keeping the Dragons scoreless until the last quarter and cruising home to an impressive and well earned 47 point win. Up forward, Jase Franken and Austin Wilcox put on a show, sharing 7 goals between them and Lachlan Street played his best game of the year.

Another confidence boosting win for a team that is definitely on the improve.Goals: Jase Franken 4, Austin Wilcox 3, Fletcher Long 2, Harry Dixon-Jennings 1, Max Fairbrother 1Best: Lachlan Street, Fletcher Long, Lochlan Hapgood, Angus Benson, Raymond Emma-NgopuUNDER 12 ORANGERound 3 v GrovedaleOGCC 13.9.87 defeated Grovedale 2.7.19A road trip to take on the Grovedale Tigers resulted in a comprehensive victory for the Under 12 Orange team.The Cobras dominated from start to finish, moving the ball with precision and tackling with ferocity, an aspect of their game that particularly pleased the coach.

With 10 goal kickers, this was the classic ‘team effort’ and everyone contributed throughout the game. Jake Hargreaves, William Harrington and Shaun Bradley were prominent all day in a game where the Orange boys displayed an impressive brand of footy.Goals: Jake Hargreaves 2, Bailey Payne 2, Ben

Townson 2, Noah Ansell 1, Alexander Warner 1, Kobe Annand 1, Rory Monteith 1, Joshua Miller 1, Jye Thomas 1, Cooper Tully 1Best: Jake Hargreaves, William Harrington, Shaun Bradley, Tom Fairbrother, Jye ThomasRound 4 v South BarwonOGCC 19.11.125 defeated South Barwon 1.0.6The Orange boys put on a clinic at the Snake Pit in Round 4, cruising to a massive victory over South Barwon.

With winners on all lines, the Cobras set up the win with six goals in each of the first two terms, before taking the foot off the pedal in the third quarter. A further six goals in the final terms got things back on track, and once again, the goals were spread around with 11 individual goal kickers.

Mitch Gawley-Price and Rory ‘Banger’ Monteith were amongst the goals, and Jake Hargreaves continued his fine form by snagging four.

Another impressive day at the office for the Cobras.Goals: Jake Hargreaves 4, Rory Monteith 3, Noa Northam 2, Henry Walsh 2, Mitch Gawley-Price 2, Bryce Dunell 1, Joshua Miller 1, Heath Robertson 1, Ben Townson 1, Bailey Payne 1, Tom Ness 1Best: Mitch Gawley-Price, Rory Monteith, Bryce Dunell, Cooper Tully, Henry Walsh, Noa NorthamUNDER 12 WHITERound 4 v TorquayOGCC 3.7.25 defeated by Torquay 7.13.55

The Cobras welcomed the Torquay Tigers to the Snake Pit for round 4 action, and both sides put on an entertaining tussle.

Starting slowly, the Cobras dominated play for most of the first half but poor kicking for goal prevented them from holding the lead.

The second half saw the Tigers move up a gear and while the Cobras tried hard, they could not hold off the rampant Torquay team. James Gillians was resolute under pressure in the backline, Joshua Lange controlled the midfield and Flynn Hardiman worked hard in the forward line, however the Tigers were just a bit too good on the day.Goals: Louis Beale 2, Flynn Drake 1Best: James Gillians, Joshua Lange, Flynn Hardimann, Luke Giblin, Louis Beale, Flynn DrakeUNDER 10 BLUERound 4 v LeopoldOGCC 12.10.82 defeated Leopold 0.1.1

Round 4 action saw the Cobras Blue team head out to Leopold to strut their stuff against the Lions. A fast and furious start from the Cobras saw them kick five goals in the first quarter and the good work continued right through to the final siren.

The Big O, Oliver Connan,

Slammin’ Sam Donegan and Smokin’ Joe Doedel were the standouts in a great team effort.

Even though the scoreboard showed a pretty convincing win, it was pleasing to see the Cobras continue to follow their coaches instructions right to the very end. Well done Cobras.Goals: Joshua Bouma 3, Hamish Green 2, Fletcher Keck 2, Alexander Anastassiou 1, Oliver Connan 1, Xavier Ryan 1, William Lamb 1, Sam Donegan 1Best: Oliver Connan, Sam Donegan, Joe DoedelUNDER 10 ORANGERound 4 v South BarwonOGCC 10.12.72 defeated South Barwon 1.1.7Another great team effort from the Cobras saw them run out comfortable winners over South Barwon in round 4 action.

The Cobras made great use of the wind kicking eight of their ten goals when kicking with it, and also defended brilliantly when they were kicking into it. Josh Kuipers and Luke Ewart were the main goal scorers and everyone contributed in a very even team performance.

Most importantly the boys are having fun, listening to their coach and improving every week.Goals: Josh Kuipers 2, Luke Ewart 2, Saxon Copeland 1, Eoin McNolty 1, Jesse McNamara 1, Brodie Muscat 1, Flynn Ness 1, Hayden Ewart 1Best: Austin Hamilton, Hayden Ewart, Jesse McNamara, Oliver Northam, Brodie Muscat, Flynn NessUNDER 10 WHITERound 3 v CorioOGCC 10.8.68 defeated Corio 0.0.0The Cobras White boys welcomed the Corio Devils to the Snake Pit and in a great team effort managed to keep the Devils scoreless for the entire game.

Captain for the day Kirby Reilly provided great leadership and received

fantastic support from Tahj Wirth in the backline and Jack Fox up forward. The last quarter highlights belonged to Super Duper Cooper Ward who snagged three goals in the quarter to cap off the great efforts from his teammates further upfield.

A fantastic effort by a team that is improving their skills each week.Goals: Cooper Ward 4, Jack Fox 2, Rhys Devlin 1, Nick Gibbon 1, Jai Harrison Roberts 1, Kirby Reilly 1Best: Jack Fox, Tahj Wirth, Kirby Reilly, Lachlan Pfaender, Jai Harrison RobertsRound 4 v TorquayOGCC 3.4.22 defeated by Torquay 7.6.48The Cobras were still wiping the sleep from their eyes as the Torquay Tigers hit the ground running and raced to a 33 point lead at quarter time. Still scoreless at half time, the Cobras fought back hard in the second half and outscored their opponents but weren’t able to bridge the gap.

The Poynder twins, Ned and Zac, were prominent all day, along with Brendan Mohr and Max McLachlan who kicked 2 goals.

The Cobras played a great brand of footy once they woke up.Goals: Max McLachlan 2, Johnte Lange 1Best: Ned Poynder, Zac Poynder, Brendan Mohr, Kody Harrison Roberts, Lachlan Pfaender.

Ocean Grove under 10 Blue line up ahead of their game with Leopold.

Cobras u14 sporting pink socks to support the club’s Pink Sport Day.

Above and below, Cobras under 10 Blue versus Leopold on Saturday.

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OCEAN Grove’s house prices are holding fi rm and sales are steady despite large percentage reversals in other towns

in the region. The reason, according to Property Victoria fi gures, is that home owners in many regional coastal areas are hanging onto their seaside properties while comparatively affordable towns like the Grove are still proving the biggest draw card for seachangers. The 4th quarter median house price in

Ocean Grove rose from 366,500 in 2007 to 375,000 in 2008 – equaling a 2.3 per cent increase.

That compares to a minus 4.3 per cent fall in Jan Juc and an 18 per cent fall in Barwon Heads – from $500,000 in 2007 to $410,000. However, according to local agents the fi gure is somewhat distorted by the number of house sales in Ocean Grove (111 in 2007 and 52 in 2008) and Barwon Heads (37 and 20) and Ocean Grove’s larger number of $300-400,00 bracket homes which remains the strongest market. Owners with million dollar properties are not selling.

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Fire spot saves hall from repeat of 80’s loss

Surfside Primary enjoyed a great turn out for Walk to School Day, despite cold drizzely weather last week.

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A Welcome launch

TICKLED PINK: Darren and Sally Taylor with Kate Malone.

Supporting the Cobras Pink Sports Day were Jonathon and Edwina Lumsden and Matt and Madeline Gibbon.

Andrew Mitchell, Tania Willard and Jo Prendergast looking after the sausage sizzle.

FOOTBALLERS donned pink socks and armbands and mums and dads sported pink hats, t-shirts and aprons at the weekend when the Cobras held a day in support of the Breast Cancer Network Australia. The club took part in the event to pay tribute to local women and their families in the community who have been affected by breast cancer. It was also timed to coincide with Mother’s Day weekend. Cash raised on the day will go towards providing support to women with quality information, treatment and care. To donate to the cause please go to: bcnapinksportsday2013.gofundraise.com.au/page/ogccjfc

www.oceangrovevoice.com36 junior netball

Kardinia Park gamesThe autumn weather has so far being very encouraging for the Friday night netballers who are being challenged by the GFL teams U11-2 & U11-3 – The girls are very having great fun learning new netball skills and enjoying the team environment when they are all trying their best.U13-3’s - Ocean Grove 19 vs GSWP 1 Best Players: Lily Bond, Brogan Cooper, Mietta WilkinsU13-4’s - Ocean Grove 12 vs Leopold Green 22 Best Players: Mia-Sachi Walters, Jessica Smith, Olivia HartU13-5’s - Ocean Grove 10 vs Belmont Lions 8 Best Players: Phoebe Awramenko, Claire Townson, Emily WilsonU15-3’s - Ocean Grove 15 vs St Marys 8 Best Players: Gemma Sager, Taylor Stapleton, Emily BambrookU15-4’s - Ocean Grove 4 vs South Barwon 16 Best Players: Bryley Reid, Skylar Duckett, Milly DoddsU17-3’s - Ocean Grove 14 vs South Barwon 27 Best Players: Chelsea Garrard, Maddie Moroney, Brielle KingOcean Grove versus

Barwon HeadsIt was a mild autumn day for netball for the ‘Battle of the Bridge’ on Saturday against Barwon Heads starting with the juniors.Under 11’s – The girls have improved each week and continue to practise the skills they have learned at training.U13-1’s - Ocean Grove 19 vs Barwon Heads 19 Best Players: Emma Mullaly, Loretta Doyle, Isabel Hackett.This was tight tussle for the girls, they kept trying till the last whistle against a tough Barwon Heads opposition, a fantastic effort by all the girls.

U13-2’s - Ocean Grove 14 vs Barwon Heads 9 Best Players: Milly Dodds, Meghan Carr, Maddie Calguiri.This was another close one with the girls out of the blocks slowly but finished the game off strongly, congrats to all the girls for persisting.U15-1’s - Ocean Grove 37 vs Barwon Heads 16 Best Players: Emily Moroney, Taya Payne, Chelsea AbelAll girls played a great game and held off the Barwon Heads pressure, well done.U15-2’s - Ocean Grove 37 vs Barwon Heads 18 Best

Players: Lucy Conquit, Georgia Holloway, Shaynesha PageFantastic effort by the girls with some great teamwork, keep up the good work and train hard.U17-1’s - Ocean Grove 52 vs Barwon Heads 23 Best Players: Clem Praud, Zanna Woods, Bridget TaylorAnother slow start after the bye by the girls and some new players adjusting but then finished with a solid win, great job. Congratulations to Molly Babb winner of the Spirit of Sport award for Round 4, Well done Molly.

U17-2’s - Ocean Grove 42 vs Barwon Heads 5 Best Players: Jayne Fendyk, Greta Gant, Matilda DoyleGirls came out and controlled the ball all over the court, fantastic effort by all players.U19’s - Ocean Grove 30 vs Barwon Heads 11 Best Players: Brooke Walter, Bianca O’Callaghan, Eden BoltonAnother win to the girls with some new faces in the line-up and played controlled netball across 4 quarters and several players adjusting to different positions. Fantastic effort and thanks to girls that

assisted on the day.Ocean Grove versus AngleseaOn a balmy autumn day we travelled down to Anglesea to enjoy some netball and the sunshine.Under 11’s had a great game changing around positions and coach Katie was pleased with the girls endeavours, great job girls.U13-1’s - Ocean Grove 23 vs Anglesea 8 Best Players: Isabel Hackett, Isabel Jones, Claudia BrittU13-2’s - Ocean Grove 41 vs Anglesea 2 Best Players: Zoe Boland, Gemma Bell, Bree Abel

U15-1’s - Ocean Grove 43 vs Anglesea 7 Best Players: Chelsea Abel, Bridey McElligott, Abbey BadrockU15-2’s - Ocean Grove 34 vs Anglesea 8 Best Players: Beth Walder, Michaela Giblin, Lucy ConquitU17-1’s - Ocean Grove 35 vs Anglesea 19 Best Players: Clem Praud, Danielle Neal, Bridget TaylorU17-2’s - Ocean Grove 37 vs Anglesea 18 Best Players: Bec Watson, Paige Woolhouse, Briony WemyssU19’s - Ocean Grove 19 vs Anglesea 16 Best Players: Eden Bolton, Alyse O’Keefe, Lauren Barber.

Ocean Grove u11 v Barwon Heads.

Grove u13 (1) v Barwon Heads.

Ocean Grove u13 (2) v Barwon Heads. Pictures: LINDSAY KELLY

Hard work starts to pay off

Ocean Grove under 17 versus Barwon Heads.

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Ocean Grove versus Barwon HeadsD Grade - Ocean Grove 24 vs Barwon Heads 24 Best Players: Nikita Maslen, Kirrilee Sing, Danielle VicaryAnother draw for the day with both teams extremely competitive and goals were contagious! During the last quarter it was goal for goal with neither side giving an inch during the epic battle. Nikita showing consistent form all game in the centre turning over several possessions. It was a game where defenders were playing solidly also - Kirrilee had firm competition in the circle but kept Barwon Heads at bay with Danielle taking several rebounds slowing the Heads score line. C Grade - Ocean Grove 31 vs Barwon Heads 27 Best Players: Kim Carroll, Tahlia Sinnott, Kat SykesA fierce physical battle ensued between the two teams which resulted in a close win for Ocean Grove. Kim showed plenty of determination in the ring contributing to the win and earning her player of the round against her old team. Tahlia also had plenty of the ball and the court surface and some attractive feeding to the goalers from Kat despite regular body work. B Grade - Ocean Grove 41 vs Barwon Heads 27 Best Players: Tina Birch, Bec Sykes, Emma WhorlowAfter a slow start to the game, B grade settled into a competitive style of play. Some strong defensive efforts, as always, from Kelly McIntosh which allowed

the team to capitalise on the turnovers. Goals galore from Tina and Emma who teamed strongly together in the circle with some dazzling feeds from Bec.A Grade - Ocean Grove 55 vs Barwon Heads 52 Best Players: Sarah Breed, Zanna Woods, Laura BellWell this game was a tight even clash to the end with Grove taking out the 4 points. The girls put in 4 solid quarters despite Heads perseverance. The attacking game had both teams scoring freely with some precise goaling from Zanna and Laura while Sarah displayed her unstoppable manner through the centre corridor. Coach Laura admired the mature patience and control shown in the last quarter with the game in the balance saying it was a real credit to the girls.All Abilities at Kardinia Park – played some fantastic netball with coach Vicky moving the team around showing their versatility against a physical opponent with full credit to Ocean Grove players who are gelling really well and showing how much they enjoy their netball. The training sessions have been really paying off with some great activities ensuring they are ready for Friday nights.

Ocean Grove versus AngleseaD Grade - Ocean Grove 19 vs Anglesea 22 Best Players: Kirrilee Sing, Nikita Maslen, Rachael MayorThis week was another close

competitive game for Ocean Grove, dependable Kirrilee did a great job in defence with consistent Nikita through the centre creating the turnovers necessary to keep Grove in the thick of it. A technical hiccup saw Jamie back in the goal ring adding to the scoreboard total with Rachael cementing her position with her ability to read the play, making every pass count.C Grade - Ocean Grove 27 vs Anglesea 17 Best Players: Tahlia Sinnott, Sarah DeGenaro, Tamara SplattAnother solid game from C Grade. It was a great attacking game with Tahlia covering the centre in usual fashion keeping Anglesea guessing. Sarah was one of the differences in keeping the defence together with Tamara who kept her cool under pressure and helped their team to victory.B Grade - Ocean Grove 42 vs Anglesea 43 Best Players: Gen Scott, Bec Sykes, Kelly McIntoshThis game was a thriller, it was down to the team that could maintain the strength and intensity right to the end. Unfortunately it was Anglesea this time in a close one with the centre court players Gen and Bec having plenty of court to cover and reliable Kelly in defence trying to get her hands on any ball that came her way.A Grade - Ocean Grove 39 vs Anglesea 47 Best Players: Allison Durling, Grace Caldow, Sarah BreedWith Anglesea coming out of the blocks early and gaining a 9 goal lead at the

first change Ocean Grove knew it was going to be tough to peg them back. The centre courters, Grace and Sarah, were working overtime trying to overcome Anglesea’s persistent pressure as they were feeding the attackers. Defenders Allison and Michelle had some tall encounters to deal with in the goal circle working the ball out of defence on many occasions.Congrats to Sarah Breed on her FNG Player of the Round last week, Well done

Sarah.

Social happenings - Thanks to Kelly, Jaimie and Caily for organising all the social events, please show your support by attending the club functions. Entertainment books are for sale through Kelly McIntosh, Chocolate fundraiser through Jaimie GeorgeMay 18 – Mystery Bus Trip June 15 - High Society night June 23 - Bus trip to Vixens game – get in early before tickets sell out.

Grove A grade push forward against Barwon Heads.

Good grab for Grove B grade against Barwon Heads.

On court thrills and spillsOcean Grove A grade versus Barwon Heads. Pictures: LINDSAY KELLEY

www.oceangrovevoice.com38 grubbers footy

Back on winning trailTHE GRUBBERS have the perfect opportunity to push for a top-five spot when they meet bottom-placed Portarlington this Saturday at Ocean Grove.

Sixth-placed Ocean Grove recorded a comfortable 61-point away victory over Anglesea at Alcoa Oval on Saturday May 11.

Final scores were Ocean Grove 24.15.159 to Anglesea 15.8.98.

It was not all smooth sailing for the Grubbers on Saturday who suffered injuries to key personnel during the game and were restricted to a maximum of one rotation on the bench in the second half.

Dynamite forward Travis

Gavin, who kicked two goals, suffered a broken nose and sustained concussion after hitting the turf hard following a marking contest on the quarter time siren, while midfielders Aaron Bird (shoulder) and Luke Sinnott (shin) failed to play the full game out.

Ocean Grove coach Shane Jack, praised Anglesea’s pressure in the second and third quarters, but was satisfied with the way his players responded despite a lack of interchange personnel late in the game.

Apart from the rising injury toll on Saturday, Jack admitted Grubbers were close to full strength at selection with only Max Rooke and Riley Koops the only major players who

were unavailable with injury. “We wanted to work on

a couple of things, it was a disappointing first half even though we were up by 40 points at half time, we just missed tackles and some skill errors which has cost us all year,” Jack told the Voice after the match.

“I gave them (the players) a rant at half time.

“I thought Anglesea played well, I will give credit where it is due, they came out hard in the second half they played hard footy.

“I thought our boys really today stood up, they got pressured, they got within five goals.

“I thought we pushed hard only down to one rotation on the bench, makes it hard on a hot day.”

Jack admitted the nine-point defeat a week earlier against neighbouring rivals Barwon Heads was a ‘hard loss to take’ after being in a winning position, the playing coach said the constructive talk on Saturday was a feature in the Anglesea win.

“I wanted constructive criticism, (as in) those blokes who move to the right spots and were disappointed that don’t get the ball,” Jack said.

“I talked to the blokes during the week and said ‘you have got to create and make space for your other players as well’.

“I thought it was a lot better today (against Anglesea), we constructed talk.”

For Anglesea, leading goalkicker and Kangaroos

coach Lucas Murphy was a star up forward kicking six goals, while Sam Leeds, who booted two goals, and Sebastian Kent were standout players for the home side.

However in a high scoring game in the dry conditions at Anglesea the Grubbers jumped the Roos in the first half kicking 14 goals to the home side’s eight majors.

It was the third time this season Anglesea, who have a 1-5 record after six matches, have conceded 20 goals or more in a game.

Key Grubber big man Tom Roberts booted five goals and played predominantly as a forward, while the silky skilled Dave Gray and youngster Jack Rawlings both kicked four goals

apiece. “He (Roberts) has played

a lot at centre-half forward before he came to the club,” Jack said.

“He is pretty smart, I was playing Tom Roberts down deep as a forward, he just glides across and knows where to run.”

Experienced Grubber on-baller Rowan O’Callaghan was named in his side’s best and played well at the contests, while ruckman Brayden Sneddon competed well throughout the duration of the game.

After half time, Anglesea matched it with Ocean Grove in the third quarter winning centre clearances and got within six goals before the Grubbers regained their winning

touch booting five goals to two in the final quarter.

Ocean Grove, after six rounds, have won three games and lost three matches and Jack stressed the importance of his side’s match-up against Portarlington, who lost to Torquay by 206 points on Saturday, to gain a 4-3 record.

“We come up against Portarlington on Saturday, and we have got to play well to get us in front of the (win loss) ledger for the first time of the year hopefully,” Jack said.

The Grubbers senior game against Portarlington starts at 2:10pm at Ocean Grove Memorial Recreation Reserve on Saturday.

MARK HEENAN

OCEAN GROVE 24.15.159 DEFEATED ANGLESEA 15.8.98

OCEAN GROVE: Goal Kickers: T. Roberts 5, D. Gray 4, J. Rawlings 4, T. Gavin 2, K. Williams 2, L. Rock , S. Jack , T. Doherty , S. Fairway , R. O’’Callaghan , A. Bird , J. Milnes Best Players: R. O’Callaghan, B. Sneddon, K. Williams, J. Rawlings, J. Milnes, P. Maloney

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Grubbers have lessons to learnOCEAN Grove captain Liam Rock says there are valuable lessons to be learned from the Grubbers’ nine-point loss to traditional rivals Barwon Heads on May 4.

The Seagulls have now won the past two ‘Battle of the Bridge’ clashes against the Grubbers, where both games have been played at Ocean Grove.

Final scores were Barwon Heads 15.15.105 to Ocean Grove 14.12.96.

The wait for the Grubbers’ first win at home at Ocean Grove is still on hold after losses to Drysdale, Geelong Amateur and now Barwon Heads this season.

It was a golden day for the Seagulls after the visitors won all games in the Under 18’s, Reserves and the Seniors against Ocean Grove on May 4.

Ocean Grove squandered a critical 22-point lead at half time against Barwon Heads as the visitors piled on six goals to the home side’s one major in the third quarter.

Barwon Heads overturned a 22-point deficit at the main break to lead by nine points at three quarter-time.

Rock said while the Grubbers’ ‘mental lapses’ had crept back into their match with Barwon Heads, which was a major concern, he remained confident Ocean Grove would only improve during those critical moments in the future.

“We are just having quarter lapses here and there... and it is really killing us,” Rock said.

“You are up by four goals (at half time) and we had them on toast and you let them go into the third quarter and let them kick three goals pretty quickly and they get the momentum back.

“At the moment it’s probably more of a mental thing.

“We will get better and there are a few newer blokes in the team and we are sort of starting getting used of they way they play.

“There is always next week and we can always try

and start again.” He said the rivalry with

arch enemy Barwon Heads was ‘like a final’ during the home and away season.

He praised the Seagulls’ ability to play well in the bigger moments in the most recent ‘Battle of the Bridge’ outings.

Former Grubber Brandon Backwell, who crossed to Barwon Heads over the summer, was a shining light for the Seagulls, kicking five goals against his old side.

“Over the last two games Barwon Heads have got themselves up and about (for the ‘Battle of the Bridge’) – they have beaten us twice now,” Rock said.

“They (Barwon Heads) have got some young guys coming through and they are a really good outfit now.”

The Grubbers were without key position player Tom Roberts, who played in the reserves, and midfielder Ben Ricardo who continues to be sidelined with a lower back injury during their side’s loss to Barwon Heads.

MARK HEENAN

BARWON HEADS 15.15.105 DEFEATED OCEAN GROVE 14.12.96

OCEAN GROVE: Goal Kickers: T. Gavin 4, A. Bird 3, J. Milnes , M. Laidler , T. Doherty , L. Sinnott , S. Jack , K. Williams , D. Gray Best Players: H. Foott, S. Fairway, K. Williams, L. Rock, J. Milnes, P. Maloney

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THE Bellarine Football League has commenced training in preparation for their Interleague clash against the Murray Football League on Saturday, May 25.

Five Ocean Grove players have been named in an initial interim squad announced on April 30.

Grubber players include Ocean Grove captain Liam

Rock, Brayden Sneddon, Bryn Weadon, Kelly Williams and Tom Roberts.

The first two BFL Interleague sessions got underway last week and yesterday at Drysdale Recreation Reserve.

A further two training sessions will take place at Simonds Stadiums in Geelong on Tuesday, May 21 at 6pm and Thursday, May 23 at Drysdale Recreation Reserve at 6pm.

Rock, last season’s Ocean Grove best and fairest winner, said managing his body after the weekend’s match with the Grubbers and at club training was a key factor in preparing for a gruelling Interleague clash.

“In the past, always the Tuesday night at Ocean Grove hasbeen a pretty light session for the Interleague guys, Wednesday is a pretty full session at Interleague and then on the Thursday

you wind it down before the weekend,” Rock said.

“You should be right if you are doing the right things on Sunday and Monday going down the water (for recovery) – I guess it is part of football and you sort of adapt.”

The BFL face off against Murray Football League in Tocumwal, located in the Southern New South Wales Riverina region on Saturday, May 25.

Training kicks off for clash against MurrayMARK HEENAN

Liam Rock

Pictures: LINDSAY KELLEY

CLUB Grove’s triumphant feats on the bowling greens have continued after claiming the prestigious State Pennant title honour on Sunday May 5, writes Mark Heenan.

Ocean Grove Bowling Club qualified for the State Champion of Champions event held in Barham, located in the Southern Riverina region of New South Wales, after their Premier Division team defeated Victoria Bowling Club at Queenscliff on March 17 in the Geelong/Ballarat based competition.

Ocean Grove, led by Australian representative and their bowls coach Matt Flapper, defeated Moama Bowling Club in the Grand Final 76-60.

Flapper, 34, who took over as full-time bowls coach at Ocean Grove Bowling Club one year ago, said the State Pennant title victory had exceeded all expectations.

Fifteen of the 16 players

who helped Ocean Grove taste their first Premier Division title in March against Victoria Bowling Club took part in the win on May 5.

“I could not be happier with it, it has fair dinkum blown me away,” Flapper told the Voice.

“It was a big thrill for Ocean Grove to win the premiership - as in their first Premier Division pennant win - it was massive.

“But to back it up and go to State Pennant and then win there…… it had exceeded all my expectations going through and winning that.

“My expectation was I hope we are competitive, you want to be a challenger and then if you can win a couple of games then you are a chance.”

Flapper said Melbourne metropolitan clubs had held a firm grip on the prestigious Victorian Bowls title. In the last 18 years a Melbourne-based team has

won the State Pennant title on 14 occasions.

In fact, it is only the second time a bowling club from the wider Geelong region has won a State Pennant title.

The last local Geelong bowling club to win the state honour was Geelong West in 1999.

“The State pennant is normally dominated by

the metropolitan Pennant winner,” Flapper said.

What made the win even more special for Ocean Grove it that they remained undefeated throughout the three-day competition from May 3-5.

Before reaching the final against Moama, Grove won all five of their section games with wins against Yallourn 68-42 (Strzelecki

region), Chalambar 67-43 (Wimmera Region), Moonee Ponds 71-49 (Metropolitan winner), Sale 62-34 (Gippsland region) and Wodonga 64-57 (Ovens and Murray region).

Ocean Grove was one of 12 region winners across Victoria that took part in the State Pennant title competition.

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Molly Babb, winner of the Spirit of Sport award for Round 4, with Acting Sergeant Shaun Moore of Bellarine Police.

MOLLY SHOWS THE SPIRITOCEAN Grove netballer Molly Babb has earned the Bellarine Netball League Spirit of Sport award for Round 4.

The Victoria Police Blue Ribbon Foundation perpetuates the memory of members of the Victoria Police killed in the line of duty through the support of worthwhile community projects within Victoria.

The Spirit of Sports Awards Program seeks to reward positive behaviour on the field by encouraging and identifying fair play, sportsmanship and mutual respect among teammates, opponents and umpires. At the same time the program seeks to build lasting relationships between local youth and the Victorian Police.

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Ocean Grove celebrate their win in New South Wales.

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GROVE FOCUS ON TOP FIVEGrubbers pages 38-39 Grove earned a much needed win at Anglsea on Saturday. Picture: MARCEL BERENS

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