Playgrounds to reopen and changes to childcare from midnight tomorrow night, major restrictions to ease in regional Victoria next week

Victorian Premier Dan Andrews has today revealed that Victoria’s lockdown will be extended beyond midnight on Thursday as the state’s…

Geelong Arts Centre announce brave, bold and creative local recipients for this year’s Creative Engine grants

While the future of the arts remains in a constant state of flux as the coronavirus pandemic continues, the Geelong…

Geelong and Bendigo currently have the highest vaccine uptake in Victoria

Victorians are flooding to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after the state government widened Pfizer eligiblity for people aged between 16…

The best at home feasts, banquets and platters to order in Geelong for Father’s Day

Okay folks, Father’s Day is just under a week away. Nothing sorted? Well, forget getting your dear old dad a…

Six new ways to spend our sixth time in lockdown when you’ve finished everything on Netflix

While we’re all in our sixth round of lockdowns, we’ve exhausted all the usual stuff. Everyone’s kind of over baking…

Waggin Tails Animal Rescue is in desperate need of dog foster carers across Melbourne and Geelong

Looking for love, happiness and an instant mood booster (read: adorable, furry companion) to get you through the latest lockdown?…

White Night Geelong and Bendigo has been postponed until 2022

The overnight art party that is White Night won’t be going ahead in 2021 as the ongoing restrictions and lockdowns…

Find out exactly where magpie ‘swooping hotspots’ are with this glorious map

With swooping season now among us, a glorious map has popped up online alerting peeps on the most tenacious swoopy…

Sorrento’s Conti Hotel is reopening after a multimillion dollar makeover

Standing proud atop Constitution Hill, the Hotel Continental has been a cornerstone of Sorrento’s dining and entertainment precinct since 1875….

All 16 to 39-year-old Victorians are now eligible for Pfizer, here’s what you need to know to get your jab

Last week, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Australians between the ages of 16 and 39 would be eligible to receive…

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies aged 80

Charlie Watts, the Rolling Stones drummer regarded as one of the greatest rock drummers of all time, has died aged…

Voting is now open for Westfield Geelong’s Local Heroes, with $10,000 grants up for grabs to assist their work

Celebrating Geelong’s most deserving community and environmental advocates, volunteers, entrepreneurs and leaders, Westfield ‘Local Heroes’ has three $10,000 grants to…

A new initiative has landed in Geelong and the Surf Coast to support and foster the local creative industry

Calling all emerging or professional artists, arts workers, those involved in community arts, or those who work in any creative…

This big-hearted ice cream man is visiting kids around Geelong for their birthdays in lockdown

They say you can’t buy happiness, but you can buy ice cream and that is pretty much the same thing,…

All Australians aged 16-39 will be eligible for a Pfizer vaccination from August 30

More than eight million Australians will soon be able to get vaccinated for COVID-19 after the federal government opened eligibility…

Mecca has tripled the size of its Geelong store – and it officially opens on Friday

Makeup lovers of Geelong, your prayers for more have been answered: MECCA Geelong has expanded and will swing open the…

Furry friends and their vulnerable owners get new lease on life with Cherished Pets

Cherished Pets is a social veterinary enterprise that has had humble beginnings within the sleepy town of Ocean Grove. They…

Here are the local legends nominated for the 2021 Geelong Business Excellence Awards

Each year the Geelong Business Excellence Awards brings together some of the most creative, innovative and thriving businesses that have…

Fashion meets fundraising next month at Geelong’s biggest runway show, the Ena Pelly Catwalk4Cancer

The Geelong creative community is once again demonstrating solidarity and support for Barwon Health’s Andrew Love Cancer Centre, with the…

Tips and tricks on transitioning to a Plant-Based Diet, from a local accredited dietician and nutritionist

More and more people are switching to a plant-based diet thanks to its proven health and environmental benefits. With the…

Melbourne’s lockdown will be extended for another seven days

Victorian Premier Dan Andrews has today revealed that Victoria’s lockdown will be extended beyond midnight Thursday for the city of…

Manifesting queen Allira Potter is releasing a book, helping us bring in our most abundant life ever

To anyone that’s ever picked up one of those old school self-help books and closed it before the first chapter,…

The ‘Fordtown’ exhibition arrives in Geelong, celebrating the historic motoring giant and its impact on the city

Platform Arts Celebrates The Historic Significance of Motoring Giant, Ford Motoring Company, Through FORDTOWN exhibition series. Platform Arts, one of…

The Scent Lab is celebrating three epic years in business with a mega online birthday sale this week

Regardless of if you’re currently in lockdown or not, there’s never a bad time for a bit of online browsing,…

 

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