Forte’s guide to the 2019 Bendigo Writers Festival

Ahead of the annual event, we’ve put together your festival guide; highlighting innovations in 2019 and key sessions across the weekend that you won’t want to miss!

The ultimate vape store has finally opened up in Geelong

Vapers of Geelong rejoice.

Hot & sweaty revelations…

This Hot Mess talks outside influences.

From studying at Deakin University to founding a design studio, Deakin Alumni are making waves in the design world

Zoe Blair-Holt, Caleb Lun, Jacky Menhennet and Jessica Pepper are four Deakin alumni who decided to take this path at the conclusion of their Deakin University degree, turning their passion of design into their very own design studio – Fresh Milk Lab.

Here are the businesses who cleaned up at the Geelong Business Excellence Awards

These Awards are the oldest continuously running business awards programs in Australia, and, as such, provide a significant recognition and celebration of business achievement and performance.

Neon pop-up adds a splash of colour to Geelong

Neon Jungle is a platform for all things neon.

Thank you, but not now

This Hot Mess has a hot tip for you.

Big Love, Little Fuss with Big Love Elopement

It really is big love with little fuss.

Forte’s Guide to MIFF 2019

Featuring 259 feature films, 123 shorts and 16 virtual reality experiences over eighteen days, this year’s festival promises to provide audiences with an energetic and informed snapshot of world cinema today.

Make a Pl@n B: Morning Showtime at the Potato Shed

All killers, no fillers is Pl@n B’s mantra.

The Melbourne artist loved by Hollywood’s elite

Hard-working, talented and caring: Melbourne is lucky to have Danielle Weber on its soil.

Keep Geelong Weird: An interview with Joshua Maxwell de Hoog about Analogue Academy

He opened Analogue Academy with two friends, James Cox and Daniel Horvat, originally as a place to process their own film, but the place has grown into Geelong’s hub for off-kilter forms of self-expression, built around the ethos to ‘Keep Geelong Weird’.

Six unique glamping holidays you won’t want to miss out on this winter season

From a luxury safari tent to a quaint treehouse or a spacious barn rental, there is a getaway for everyone.

Mark Manson is coming to Australia

The author of New York Times bestseller, ‘The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck’, isn’t interested in filling you with false hopes.

Study Photography at Deakin University

Whatever form your passion for photography may take, why not take things one step further by studying a Bachelor of Arts (Photography) at Deakin Uni.

Swansong: Intense Brilliance on Stage at The Potato Shed

Swansong, the award winning mono-drama written by acclaimed writer/director Conor McDermottroe, will debut at the Potato Shed 8pm Friday 26 July.

Bonsai Records is the newest label to reel in the freshest crop of local talent

Bonsai Records is the brainchild of Ella Jeffries.

The Palais-Hepburn are hosting a Gatsby Party

A night of 1920s escapism, The Gatsby Party is bringing the best of 1920s entertainment to The Palais where guests will be treated to an array of acts that will make sure everyone leaves hollering for more, along with plenty of opportunities to enjoy the fabulous cocktails, sit back and take in the entertainment and, of course, have a shimmy on the dance floor too.

EMC Group Geelong collects milk caps for prosthetic limbs

Caps will be collected from The Pier, Wah Wah Gee, Wah Bah, Edge, Dennys Kitchen and Lambys, with an expectation of over 25,440 caps to be saved from landfill every year.

Surf Coast Arts Trail returns once again

Held on the weekend of August 10 and 11, this year’s annual Surf Coast Arts Trail is loaded with every form of art you can think of.

Benita Collings is heading to Geelong for one night only

Benita will revisit your childhood memories of Playschool – serving up anecdotes and stories from the popular ABC children’s program and her life on screen.

It’s your last chance to go wild

Running until July 14, this annual showcase is truly something to see with the world’s best nature photography and wildlife photojournalism and its ability to capture extraordinary animal behaviour and the breathtaking diversity of life of Earth.

Snakes and Shanti: Clothing for the Conscious

So unique that no two items are the same!

Leaps and Bounds Music Festival is hosting the inaugural Yarra Winter Record Store Day

Inspired by the worldwide phenomenon of Record Store Day, this one-day event puts a focus on the independent record stores within the City of Yarra, encouraging local music lovers to shop local.

 

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