THE Ocean Grove Cobras will officially launch their 2019 season this weekend with a fun family gala day.<\/p>\n
The event will allow the local community the opportunity to get to know the town\u2019s junior football club while having some fun at the same time.<\/p>\n
Highlights will include skills and fitness sessions, jumping castles, games, merchandise sales and the opportunity to register for the season ahead.<\/p>\n
The Cobras\u2019 Gala Day on Sunday March 3 will celebrate all things junior footy.<\/p>\n
Ocean Grove Cobras president Shaun Stow said this year the club would field 16 teams in the local competition and welcome more than 200 Auskickers to their home ground each Friday night.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s safe to say that junior football is absolutely booming in this town!\u201d Mr Stow said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe look forward to growing these numbers even further post Gala Day 2019.\u201d<\/p>\n
More than 200 children and their families attended last year\u2019s first ever Cobras Gala Day, and as a result of its success it\u2019s back this year with exciting new additions.<\/p>\n
Mr Stow said with the prominence of junior sport in this growing region and some ambitious plans around new clubrooms for their club, the OGCJFC had invited local politicians to the event and they had kindly taken up the invitation.<\/p>\n
Confirmed attendees include, Corangamite federal member Sarah Henderson, Labor\u2019s Corangamite candidate Libby Coker, and state Member for Bellarine Lisa Neville.<\/p>\n
Bellarine ward councillors Trent Sullivan and Stephanie Asher will also be in attendance.<\/p>\n
Adding to the attendee list, much to the players\u2019 delight, is a surprise Geelong Cats player and several players from the Ocean Grove Senior Football Club, including current coach and ex- Cobra, Jordy Jones.<\/p>\n
Mr Stow said the gala day wasn\u2019t a political function but an event to celebrate the kids, the club and the community they lived in.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have invited key political figures to see what our club is all about and for them to see the restraints we currently have with size of clubrooms and no girls\u2019 facilities, etc,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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The OGCJFC Season 2019 kicks off on April 26. The Ocean Grove Cobras Junior Football Club Gala Day is at Collendina Oval, Minerva Close, Ocean Grove on Sunday March 3 between 1pm and 3pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE Ocean Grove Cobras will officially launch their 2019 season this weekend with a fun family gala day. The event will allow the local community the opportunity to get to know the town\u2019s junior football club while having some fun at the same time. Highlights will include skills and fitness sessions, jumping castles, games, merchandise […]<\/p>\n