Introducing the all new FORTÉ LITE! A digital mag, for a digital world…

There is something special about flicking through a mag, so the idea here is to allow for that experience in the digital space.

Melbourne’s cultural hubs to reopen this month, including NGV, Melbourne Museum and more

They’ll open in time for the winter school holidays.

Nine of the region’s best glamping spots for your next getaway

We’ve spent the day dreaming of exactly that, and come up with a few of the best glamping winter getaways in regional Victoria.

Plant Addicts Anonymous are running a huge pop-up plant sale this weekend

Plant Addicts Anonymous are all about embracing the love of indoor plants, allowing you to fill your home with new green babies.

Winter is here. Take a trip back to summer in the region by voting in this photo competition

Voting ends on Wednesday 3rd July.

The Geelong community has received more than $300,000 in funding to kickstart the region’s recovery

The grants – which range from $1000 up to $70,000 – have been allocated to 45 different clubs and organisations across the region to support heritage projects in central Geelong as well as community events, projects and equipment.

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’?”

Australia launches its first human trials for potential COVID-19 vaccine

It’s one of approximately 12 experimental vaccines currently or soon to begin human testing worldwide.

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

Preliminary works are scheduled for 2021.

Jack River has released a ‘Sugar Mountain’ 1000-piece puzzle

As one of 2018’s most inspiring pop records, this Sugar Mountain puzzle is a must for any music lover.

Foxtel has launched its own streaming service, Binge

Featuring titles from HBO Max, FX, NBC Universal and more.

The Support Act Wellbeing Helpline is now available to all arts workers

You may feel isolated, but you’re not alone.

What to watch if you’re looking for something to fill that movie-shaped hole in your life

There’s plenty of decent things to watch out there, and not all of them are television series that require days out of your life

Do you have winter jumpers you no longer need? Donate them to the Geelong Animal Welfare Society

The GAWS sewing group are upcycling jumpers into pet beds.

Stage two of Victoria’s lockdown restrictions will be eased from June 1

Bit of good news for your Sunday.

This guy recreated the Dirty Dancing finale while home alone in quarantine and we’re impressed

Nobody puts a lamp in the corner…

Concerns for mental health rise as thousands of young people seek help for loneliness during the pandemic

New data shows a 50 per cent spike in the number of people seeking help from ReachOut’s digital youth mental health service to deal with loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the same time last year.

Meet RISING, the new festival taking over from White Night and Melbourne International Arts Festival

The festival will be locally-focussed first and foremost.

The Victorian Government has allocated $4.5M to build Twelve Apostles Trail

Construction of the Twelve Apostles Trail will translate into immediate jobs for Shire residents and income for local businesses during the downturn.

Guide Dogs Australia puppies are back for another Zoom meeting

In celebration of National Volunteer Week

Geelong Arts Centre have revealed their livestream performance program for June

This series enables the arts centre to employ Australian artists
who have been hit hard by the impacts of coronavirus.

I wanna be like Mike

The Last Dance is streaming on Netflix now.

 

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