AIAIAI and Ninja Tune break records with new sustainable headphones

The music industry may have a slight sustainability problem… Well slight is a bit of an understatement. Between old vinyl…

Sophia Cachia, Kelly Cartwright and more lead Geelong Women’s Business Club’s empowering new event

Driven by the belief that every woman is capable of achieving amazing things and creating a community with like-minded individuals…

Cabaret queen Anya Anastasia brings her hilarious one-woman comedy musical to Geelong

Drawing favourable comparisons to Kate Miller-Heidke, Kate Bush and Lady Gaga, Adelaide-born cabaret star Anya Anastasia is bringing her hilarious…

Australia’s leading LGBTQIA+ arts and culture festival Midsumma returns to Melbourne for its biggest and boldest run yet

Celebrating LGBTQIA+, diverse journeys, culture-makers and communities across 17 days, Midsumma Festival will present a huge 151 open access events…

Platform Arts is bringing back its $5000 residency to support early-career artists in Geelong

Applications are now open for Platform Arts’ free program in Geelong to support emerging artists to develop their practice, undertake…

White Night returns to Geelong this year with an after-dark program of illuminations, projections, music and more

The overnight art party that is White Night is returning south this November, with White Night Geelong making its colourful…

The St Kilda Film Festival is running a short film competition for regional Victorians

Have you been hiding away your film making skills, waiting for the chance to show them to the world?

Geelong Pride Film Festival returns for 2021 with its biggest and proudest program yet

Back bigger, better and prouder than ever for its fourth outing, one of the largest regional LGBTIQ+ film festivals in…

Geelong Arts Centre launch new Winter Escape Season filled with opera, theatre, comedy, quirky cabaret and live music

If you’re compiling a list of fun winter activities that won’t have you literally freezing your butt off, then you’ll…

When homes become creative spaces

Dance studios pivoted to hosting classes via Zoom. Software designers scrambled to build apps connecting families across the globe. Friends…

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the Disney universe with ‘Disney: The Magic of Animation’

After being closed for the better part of two years, ACMI reopened in February to the glee of all Melburnians….

Melbourne’s new winter arts festival RISING announces 2021 program featuring over 750 Victorian artists

RISING, the new major cultural festival taking over Melbourne, has just announced its much-anticipated 2021 program, and it’s abundant to say…

Geelong West’s bold mural honouring cancer survivors and sufferers in the community wins bronze in Australian street art awards

A bold mural in Geelong West dedicated to cancer awareness was named a finalist in the 2020 Australian Street Art…

Supporting our local designers, artists and makers, Geelong’s biggest indoor market returns for its first event of 2021

Victoria has a lot to offer in the way of small businesses and locally-made products, with creative, innovative and motivated…

The Deans Marsh Festival returns as a series of mini-events

Going strong for more than two decades now, with a brief forced hiatus in 2020, the Deans Marsh Festival is…

Re-connect with Geelong’s land, culture and heritage at the National Wool Museum’s new exhibition

You only have to walk through the front door of the National Wool Museum to realise what an amazing asset…

Blink Theatre Company’s short dance film Memory House premieres this month at Village Cinemas Geelong

Blink Dance Theatre and Geelong Arts Centre have teamed up on their latest creative endeavour producing a short dance film…

The Daily Aus delivers bite-sized news for young people with their latest podcast

In these turbulent times, finding news sources that are trustworthy and accessible has been more valuable than ever. That’s where…

Geelong Design Week is coming, and it’s set to be bigger and better than ever imagined

The City of Greater Geelong is showcasing the best of local designers and artists in this year’s Design Week, running…

Geelong Arts Centre’s Summer Sessions returns for its final weekend

After a brief intermission, thanks to the five-day lockdown, Geelong Arts Centre’s new and innovative Summer Sessions program will return…

The R Hotel, previously The Ritz, has been completely revamped and it looks incredibly luxe

In what has been a long time coming for many Geelong local, The R Hotel, previously The Ritz Hotel, has…

The exhibition celebrating the life and works of Mirka Mora is finally opening in Melbourne this month

The landmark exhibition will hit the Jewish Museum this December.

An artificial eco-friendly reef is on the cards for Clifton Springs

In an exciting and forward-thinking first in the region, the City of Greater Geelong has partnered with a world-leading artificial…

Kickstart a new hobby with this urban landscape photography workshop

If you’ve entered 2021 revitalised and refreshed, with a new focus and a desire to learn some fresh new skills,…

 

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