A few awesome locally-owned Geelong bookshops to check out

While the weather’s dropping and we’re staying in and enjoying time inside a lot more lately, that means it’s book…

Eight of the best theatre shows coming to regional Vic this winter 

There’s nothing better than chucking on the winter coat and heading to one of regional Victoria’s beautiful theatres and losing…

UK comedy legend Bill Bailey brings his brand-new show to Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo this year

Having scored the thumbs-up from immigration, UK comedy icon Bill Bailey will return to Australia this year for a huge…

’Mental as Everything’ is the powerful and immersive stage show reducing the stigma of mental illness

A performance that’s taking important steps towards the destigmatisation of mental illness, the powerful ‘Mental as Everything’ is making its…

Round up the crew, Geelong’s famed Piano Bar has popped up in Melbourne

Start organising your song requests Melbourne, Geelong’s renowned Piano Bar has hit the Princes Freeway and set up camp at…

Michael Griffith’s psychological thriller ‘The Magnolia Tree’ is coming to Geelong this month

Capturing the imagination of audiences since its initial production at La Mama in 2017, the powerful psychological thriller play The…

Dark desires and devotion: Frolic Dark Rainbow Festival heads to Ballarat oozing with immersive thrill

The sensory feast that is Frolic Dark Rainbow festival is coming back to Ballarat from June 11 to 13, brimming…

The hits of Queen are taking center stage in Ballarat this July

Get ready for some Killer Queen! Ballarat Lyric Theatre company, yes, the same company known for putting on productions like…

There’s a magical production bringing some of the best Disney songs to Geelong this May

Everyone – I repeat everyone – knows Disney songs. Sitting in front of the television watching your beloved Disney flicks…

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…

World-renowned illusionist and escape artist Cosentino brings mind-bending new show to Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo this year

Stand aside muggles, there’s some serious magic coming to town. The legendary Melbourne illusionist Cosentino is heading out on a…

Sweeney Preston and Ethan Cavanagh bring their cleverly crafted take on life in their 20s to the MICF stage in ‘Very Mature’

Dressed to impress and armed with a fresh set of comedic material, Sweeney Preston and Ethan Cavanagh have certainly made…

Geelong Arts Centre’s Summer Sessions are fast approaching, and we’ve got some tickets to giveaway 

This week, Geelong Arts Centre will raise the curtain on their highly anticipated 2021 summer season, The Summer Sessions.  The…

Harry Potter and The Cursed Child to resume at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre next month

All aboard the Hogwarts Express.

Roll up, the Sesame Street Circus Spectacular is heading to Geelong

It doesn’t matter how old you are or what you’re into, heading to the circus is like going on a…

CLOSED: Win a double pass to the Melbourne encore season of ‘Come From Away’

Following a record-breaking season in Melbourne, where it earned the title of the most successful musical ever in the Comedy…

Plan your road trip, Ben Folds is teaming up with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for two special performances

It’s been a long wait for the return of live music in regional Victoria. While we’re thankful for the steady…

Tommy Little, Clare Bowditch and One Fell Swoop Circus lead Geelong Arts Centre’s huge Summer Sessions lineup

Serving as an industry kickstart for a live music and entertainment scene only just emerging from an extended hibernation, the…

A group of performance-making Geelong locals are making their debut with short film, ‘Anything & Everything’

Geelong locals have been busy creating a thought-provoking short film throughout lockdown. Platform Arts’ new performance ensemble ‘infinity’, will premiere…

Melbourne Fringe unveils weird and wonderful boundary-pushing festival program

In the year of the impossible, Melbourne Fringe Festival has unveiled its 2020 program, promising a stacked festival full of…

The Geelong Gaol are live streaming an investigation this weekend

Creepy.

You can sponsor an animal at the Ballarat Wildlife Park

When you sponsor an animal, you help that animal in ways that can’t even be counted.

Soon you’ll be able to get your mitts on an official ‘Friends’ Cookbook

Gather your friends and prepare to say “How you doin’?”

The Victorian Government has allocated $5M to one of Queenscliff’s biggest tourist operators

Preliminary works are scheduled for 2021.

 

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