Rotary Club of Ocean Grove Inc. in Ocean Grove, Victoria | Community organisation

Rotary Club of Ocean Grove Inc.

Locality: Ocean Grove, Victoria

Phone: +61 457 315 900

Address: Ocean Grove Bowling Club, 18 The Terrace 3226 Ocean Grove, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.rotaryoceangrove.org.au

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25.01.2022 President Marion Walton and President Elect Gil Morgan presented a cheque for $2000 from Rotary to Lana Purcell from the organisation Feed Me Bellarine This organisation provides food and meals sourced from local supermarkets, farms and individuals. Volunteers cook the meals for anybody in need, no questions asked

25.01.2022 What a supercharged night we had last week at Rotary. Firstly Lorraine Batrouney was inducted and her husband Graham was welcomed, transferring from Kyneton Rotary club. Then we had cheque presentations to Narelle McLean from the Ocean Grove Community Group and David Tania from Ocean Grove SLSC. Narelle was presented with a cheque for $1475 and David $2000 Then the highlight, we heard from Graham Hiller and his wife Chris about their cycling adventure from the top of Sth America to the bottom, over 11000 Kims in four and a half months.

25.01.2022 Judy Greer, Amy Hawker and President Gill Morgan packed the toiletries donated by Rotarians that will be heading to Watarrka in the Northern Territory. The kits are to help children with hand washing and personal cleanliness. The main cause of Trachoma is insufficient washing of hands and face with the resulting bacteria entering the eyes. Our club is the first to complete a kit for this project. Children from Point Lonsdale Primary School will be including letters to go in the toilet bags. Watarrka is 230 km west of Alice Springs.

25.01.2022 Fran Keally gave Rotarians an insight into how to stave off the effects of dementia by observing a number of rules, not the least being drinking red wine. It was a great talk enjoyed by all.

23.01.2022 Rotarians hard at work on Australia Day as we provided a free sausage sizzle and face painting for kids on The Terrace. This was provided courtesy of RT Edgar Ocean Grove, great sponsors of this event.

23.01.2022 Treasurer Kim from the 1st and 2nd Boy Scouts group in Ocean Grove was presented with a cheque, the proceeds from attending the last Rotary Market gates and soliciting a gold coin donation from attendees.

23.01.2022 SAY NO TO FAMILY VIOLENCE Community Information Night The Rotary Club of Ocean Grove is hosting an information night to discuss Identifying Family Violence and the avenues available for assistance on the Bellarine Peninsula. 1,156 women received family violence case management in the Geelong region in 2018... (The SAFV Centre 2018 Annual Report). The statistics around Family Violence in Australia are alarming. Representatives from The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre and Victoria Police Family Violence Unit Geelong, will be presenting information on identifying family violence and the services that are available for assistance. The evening is open to the general public and we look forward to your support in promoting awareness around services provided in the region. Tuesday November 19th 7-9pm The Pavilion Shell Road A light supper will be provided For more information contact www.rotaryoceangrove.org.au See more

23.01.2022 The 9th annual Rotary Art Show is on again over the Melbourne Cup weekend ( November 2nd-3rd) at the Point Lonsdale Primary School function centre. Full details can be obtained from our website www.rotaryoceangrove.org.au. Over 240 entries from 85 artists and they are all for sale!

23.01.2022 Rotary Ocean Grove finally met back at the Bowling Club for the first time since the lockdown commenced. We welcomed two new members into the club who were inducted by our president Marion Walton

22.01.2022 Last nights meeting saw presentations from a selection of the (around) 50 students who participated in the Graeme Bath Rotary Junior Community Award. The grade 6 students participated in a 10 week program to gain experiences in a wide range of areas. The new skills and experiences they showed us were inspirational, covering topics such as the environment, construction, cooking, religions, community activities/meetings to name a few. An amazing demonstration - our future is in good hands ! Well done to the participants, their parents, the teachers/schools and the Rotarians who supported the program.

22.01.2022 The Rotary summer market gold coin donation raised a whopping $12,200 for the bush fire appeal. This was done with the help of the Ocean Grove SLSC, CFA volunteers and of course the generosity of all who attended. Thank you one and all!

22.01.2022 What a wonderful night we had last Tuesday when both Gabby Childs and Maddy Eldridge gave us a talk. They were the recipients of the Rotary VCE awards for years 11 and 12 and what great ambassadors they are.

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20.01.2022 We had a very entertaining talk from Julie McFadden on Tuesday night telling Rotarians about her time in dual roles teaching and Head Chef at Margoneet Prison in Lara.

19.01.2022 Members of the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove are interviewing residents of the Lower Bellarine recording their memories of life in these townships from the 1940’s-1970’s. Small towns, hunting, fishing, the 1952 flood and other recollections make for great reading. The first interviews are available on rotaryoceangrove.org.au from January 12. More will be added over time.

19.01.2022 Bec Picone from the Peace of Mind Foundation was the guest speaker at our very popular weekly zoom meeting last night. Bec and her brother Clint founded the not for profit organisation 7 years ago after having lived through emotional and pragmatic challenges of a family member with brain cancer. Peace of Mind runs a full calendar of events including fundraisers, functions and brain cancer retreat weekends.

19.01.2022 Rotary District Governors have agreed to establish a central fund into which all Australians can donate to support the victims of the devastating bushfires rava...ging our country. Please spread this message widely. A link to the fund can be found on the main page pf the RAWCS website here https://rawcs.org.au

19.01.2022 We've had a great response to the re-instatement of the hugely popular market. Only 1 week and 4 days to go.

19.01.2022 It's going to be a boomer of a market on December 6 with over 100 stalls. We had a huge turnout at the November market with so many people happy to be back and supporting this wonderful event. See you all in 2 weeks and 4 days.

19.01.2022 Everyone is looking forward to the market. Only 2 weeks and 4 days to go.

17.01.2022 Great coverage for our Community Service Awards from the Bellarine Times. https://timesnewsgroup.com.au//rotary-club-of-ocean-grove/

17.01.2022 President Gill presented delicious yo-yos and shortbread made by Rotarians to Feed Me Bellarine.

16.01.2022 The Ocean Grove Disabled Surfers Association (DSA) is all about making people smile. Nick Ansell from DSA spoke about how the organisation started in 1986 and now has 17 branches across Australia with a large number of volunteers who are committed to helping all people with disabilities experience the rush of riding a wave.

16.01.2022 Ocean Grove Market is happening tomorrow and the FRUIT and VEG stall is back. Hooray. See you tomorrow.

15.01.2022 Exciting to see our Community Service Awards out there!

15.01.2022 The Ocean Grove bowling club have cancelled all meetings and gatherings until the end of May at this stage. Therefore there will be no Rotary meetings until at least that date, we are endeavouring to conduct the meetings on line and Rod Bush will be in touch to walk you through the process in the next few days. Stay safe everyone and hope to see you soon

13.01.2022 It was great to see so many Rotarians and their wives at the Brewicola brewery on Marine Parade OG last Tuesday night. We got treated to an informative talk on how the beer is brewed and tasted some of the product. A great night!

13.01.2022 First market for 2021. It’s going to be huge. See you on Sunday.

13.01.2022 With Anzac Day approaching Driftwood Cafe on the Terrace have approx 30 Care packages (as they are calling them ) for veterans that are struggling in this current lockdown environment. These packages consist of milk, eggs, soup, biscuits and ready made meals and have been made available by the generosity of Mike and Jenny Killingsworth and Driftwood Cafe. If Rotarians or their friends know of any veterans that would benefit from these care packages could you let either Marion Walton ( 0417390437) or Alan Keyse ( 0413186929)know.

12.01.2022 Last night was probably the Clubs biggest night of the year as we hosted 122 Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads senior for Christmas Dinner. Entertainment was provided by the Belmont Rythmic Singers - 8 fabulous voices and the accompanying piano. Well done to President Marion Walton who has organised this event for many years and Rod Greer the friendly and funny host.

11.01.2022 Lift the Lid on Mental Illness is Australian Rotary Health’s National annual fundraising day for mental health research. Last night another huge group of Rotarians from Ocean Grove, complete with crazy hats, listened to four guest speakers from ‘Shedding the Blues’ , a Bellarine Peninsula group who encourages men to shed the blues in favour of powerful music.

10.01.2022 This weeks meeting was a night at the opera ( almost) as Michael Lapiena entertained us with both song and story about his journey to becoming one of Australias great entertainers. We also welcomed Ron Ayers and his wife May, as Ron was inducted as a new member.

09.01.2022 We are back! Looking forward to seeing everyone in 3 weeks and 5 days.

09.01.2022 Rod Crole and Mick Bajada from Ambulance Victoria gave Rotarians an informative talk on many aspects of life as an Ambo as well as the importance of using CPR when the need arises. They also made a point of saying mouth to mouth CPR is no longer required only chest compressions.

08.01.2022 Both our President Marion Walton and our Director Rod Bush laid wreaths on behalf of Ocean Grove Rotary at Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads War Memorials yesterday.

07.01.2022 Rotary Art Show delivers again! The 10th annual Rotary Art Show held on Melbourne Cup weekend made a profit in excess of $9000. This meant we could distribute all of the profit to the following local organisations...Riding Develops Abilities, Disabled Surfers, Trinity Aid for Refugees, Whittington Primary School and the Bellarine Training and Community Hub. On hand to receive their cheques were Di McCann and Betty Minogue from RDA, Phil Chisolm and Nick Ansell, Disabled Surfers, Shirley Hurley from Trinity Aid, Craig Smith from Whittington Primary School, and Shane Cummins from Bellarine Training and Community Hub,

06.01.2022 This week Stephanie Templeton talked to Rotarians about her role as a research and evaluation associate with school to school international. Stephanie has a Master of Arts in education development specialising in international policy and planning and has worked in countries such as Democratic Republic of Congo, Niger, Mali and Morocco.

06.01.2022 The Ocean Grove Market is on again this Sunday February 7 at 9am - !pm. Come and browse the 110 stalls at Ocean Grove Park, 81 The Avenue, Ocean Grove. See you there.

05.01.2022 With great weather expected and over 80 stall holders in attendance its a great time to come down and grab a bargain.

05.01.2022 Our changeover dinner happened last night with us farewelling our president Maz and welcoming our new president Gil along with 2 new board members Xenia Williamson ( Public Image Director) and Chris Foster ( Service Projects Director. President Maz also presented major donor pins and crystal to Gordon King and Marion Coppins-King, Paul Harris sapphires to Rod Bush and Coral Barker and the John Fox certificate for special service to Alex Magee

05.01.2022 A cool, mostly dry day - so after youve been to the Rotary market at Ocean Grove Park, why not come over to the Rotary Art Show at Point Lonsdale Primary school ? over 250 works on display (from 90 artists) - the quality is amazing !! - over 30 have been purchased.

04.01.2022 Rotarys summer market is on again this Sunday between 9am and 1pm at Ocean Grove Park cnr Presidents Ave and The Parade Ocean Grove. Over 100 stall holders so come along and grab a bargain.

04.01.2022 https://fb.me/e/6L6jKNzIA What a great response to the scarecrow competition with entries ranging from the wierd and wonderful to cute and folksy. Make sure you get your entry in to be part of the fun. You’ve got until Jan 20 so get started. Good luck.

02.01.2022 61 people joined our weekly zoom meeting last night helped along by members of the Geelong East Rotary club. We are in Rotarys Basic Education and Literacy month and James Carter from the Rotary Club of Camperdown spoke about his literacy journey despite being illiterate at the age of 19 years. What a story. Thankyou James.