From cocktails to pampering, spoil someone rotten with the most uniquely personal gift boxes we’ve ever seen

If you and your partner, lover, best friend, brother, sister, mum, dad or work colleague share a relationship unlike any…

A simple guide on how to get your COVID-19 vaccine certificate onto your phone

It’s happening. After a long, long road we’re at the point now where Victorians are required to prove they have…

Geelong Arts Centre announces inspiring female-led First Nations Cultural Conversations event, ‘Ba-gurrk Murrup (Women’s Spirit, Past, Present and Future)’

What does it mean to be a successful First Nations woman in the 21st century? How does one interpret identity…

Victoria’s ‘vaccinated economy’ kicks off with regional trials and a huge concert at Sidney Myer Music Bowl

The Victorian Government is testing the state’s preparedness to live under ‘COVID-normal’ with trials of vaccine passports beginning on Monday,…

Expressions of interest are open now for International Women’s day street art commissions

Artists from all backgrounds including those a part of the LGBTQIA+ community, artists with a disability, First Nations artists and…

Theatre Royal, Northcote Social Club and Isol-Aid Festival take home gold in Music Victoria Industry Awards

The second-ever live-streamed Industry Awards event was broadcast live on Channel 31 and the web to award the industry-voted winners for…

Now extinct in the wild, these rare and very precious antelope calves have been born at Werribee Open Range Zoo

In some wholesome news to kick off your weekend, Werribee Open Range Zoo is celebrating the birth of two extremely…

As our local restaurant and bar scene continues to suffer, it’s imperative diners show up for their reservations

If you’ve ever been stood up for a date, then you know how bad it feels to be all dressed…

Two women where masks, one woman is receiving her purchases

Westfield Direct is bringing Click and Collect services to you

Westfield has unleashed a ‘Westfield Wherever You Are’ in their brand spanking new Westfield Direct where keen shoppers can access…

Elevate your bathing ritual with Lather Lust, Geelong’s new line of luxe, eco-friendly handmade soap bars

When you imagine luxury, your mind may not immediately turn to the bathroom. But that’s exactly where Highton resident Scott…

The Bellarine is getting a new multimillion-dollar library, complete with a living habitat on the roof 

The good people of the Bellarine will soon be able to enjoy a modern and accessible library in Drysdale, with…

Geelong’s iconic National Wool Museum takes out gold in the Victorian Museums and Galleries Awards

This week, the Victorian Museums and Galleries Awards celebrated the people and cultural institutions that have been powering the state’s…

The jewel of Torquay, The Sands Resort, is reopening this summer after a multimillion-dollar makeover

Located just an hour’s drive from Melbourne, The Sands Resort Torquay (previously known as Peppers The Sands Resort Torquay) has…

The US Postal Service has suspended deliveries to Australia

The United States Postal Service (aka the USPS) has suspended deliveries to and from a whole list of countries around…

GABS Can Design Awards return for 2021, shining light on designers within the craft beer industry

You love the taste of your favourite craft beers and we’re all in awe of the skills of the talented…

Moorabool LGA in Victoria will enter a seven-day lockdown from 11:59pm tonight, list of workers for mandatory vaccine expands

Victorian Premier Dan Andrews had announced that the Moorabool LGA will enter lockdown tonight due to the increase in COVID…

Australia Post are once again halting online shopping pick-ups

We all love a bit of online shopping to get us through the endless lockdowns, save us the trip into…

A Fear of Needles: Why getting vaxxed isn’t always as easy as it seems

Every single day we are flooded with content about the COVID-19 vaccines. Whether that be from seeing the overused syringe…

Vaccine passports to be trialled across regional Victoria this October 

The Victorian Government is set to conduct vaccine passport trials in businesses and events across highly vaccinated parts of regional…

A life-size Max Gawn mural has popped-up on the Bellarine with proceeds going to FightMND

With Footy Finals fever in full swing, die-hard Melbourne Demons fan and artist Lucy Simms has paid tribute to Captain…

The best Geelong spots for the adrenaline junkie in your life

With so much time inside lately, there’s no question that a lot of us are ready to get out there,…

“It’s enough to break some people”: Piano Bar’s Andy Pobjoy shares the struggles of local businesses in poignant new video

Is anyone actually surviving in the most locked downstate in the world? That’s the question explored in a new video…

Blues Roulette release new EP to raise funds for hospitalised Melbourne blues musician Jesse Valach

Jesse Valach hails from Tauranga, New Zealand, and has been resident in Australia for some years. I first came across…

A magnitude 6.0 Earthquake has rattled Melbourne, regional Victoria and as far north as Sydney

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake has struck about 150km north-east of Melbourne, reported to be felt as far west as Adelaide…

 

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