Geelong’s Floating Christmas Tree returns: Everything to know for the opening event

It’s the most wonderful time of the year and in Geelong it’s signalled by a 25 metres tall, 10,000 stainless…

Spoil someone rotten with the best giftware shops in and around Geelong

Whether it’s a gift for yourself, a loved one or you’re looking to waste a few hours of your day, these stores in Geelong are the perfect places for whatever you’re after. Set yourself a budget, as you won’t be able to help yourself at these stores!

Speed up your career – choose TAFE

As students across Australia weigh up their study options for 2025, many are exploring the advantages of TAFE as a…

Australia’s biggest-ever jousting competition is happening this weekend

The highly anticipated Victorian Medieval Festival is set to return to Kryal Castle this weekend, promising a thrilling step back…

Ballarat Begonia Festival to return Labour Day weekend

Botanics have been at the forefront of late with thousands flocking to witness the blooming of the corpse plant at…

Geelong Botanic Gardens corpse plant has started to open!

With Geelongians glued to the live stream updates and heading along to the Geelong Botanic Gardens hoping to witness the…

Avalon Australian International Airshow flies into view for 2025

Held biennially, Avalon Australian International Airshow 2025 will be the sixteenth airshow and exposition staged at Geelong’s Avalon Airport. Heading…

Date and entertainment for Geelong’s Floating Christmas Tree 2024 return confirmed

Geelong’s famous floating Christmas tree returns to the region this month, firing off the festive season. Confirmed to be launched…

Queer cakes and butch bakes: Castlemaine gets cooking with their first queer-bake off

Castlemaine Pride is hosting a bake-off like no other. This weekend on Sunday 10 November, they will host the town’s…

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Ballarat

From baubles to trees, tinsel to trails, the City of Ballarat is putting up its decorations early this year in…

The IN8 Life partner with Destiny Rescue for fundraising event, Adjusting for Change Day

Geelong chiropractic business, The IN8 Life are hosting its annual fundraiser event Adjusting for Change Day. Taking place on-site at…

Geelong’s first ever corpse plant expected to bloom from today

Geelongian’s are currently waiting in anticipation as the city’s first corpse flower is expected to bloom. Planted at the Geelong…

Surf Coast Trek turns ten

After another huge year of getting bodies moving, The Surf Coast Trek is returning to the Geelong region in 2025,…

Bush Native navigate sustainability in the florist industry

In September, the river end of Pakington Street received a new resident to its strip of shops. Adding to the…

From banning rent fees to requesting extra keys, here are Victoria’s new rental reforms

Announced by Minister for Consumer Affairs Gabrielle Williams, these measures build on more than 130 rental reforms implemented in recent…

Victoria has legalised pill testing for powders, liquids, capsules and more, it will run at up to 10 festivals this summer

Victoria has become the first jurisdiction in Australia to enshrine pill testing, also known as drug checking, into law, with…

Run4Geelong double donations today for one day only

The race for better health is back for 2024, as Geelong Advertisers Run4Geelong returns to the region. A sea of…

sessions. is Singapore’s hottest new music festival, featuring Kiasmos, local artists and sonic portals through space

If the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Singapore isn’t its innovative take on music experimentation…

Surf Coast Classic to return in 2025 as part of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

The Surf Coast is receiving another pair of world-class cycling events for 2025, as the Allan Labor Government confirm two…

V/Line add more trains to Geelong line for weekends

The Victorian Government has unveiled their new V/Line timetable for the Geelong line, running trains every 20 minutes across the…

Go global with The Gordon: The story of Storyfolk

Sarah Gross, Creative Director and co-founder of Storyfolk, alongside her best friend and business partner, Cass Mackenzie, are living proof that…

Local businesses win big at Geelong Business Excellence Awards

Last night, 17 October 2024, Geelong’s business community gathered for the Geelong Business Excellence Awards gala, celebrating leadership and innovation…

Renowned installation artist Callum Preston teams up with Barwon Water for Geelong Show

As an artist, designer and maker of weird and wonderful things, Callum Preston is renowned for capturing a specific time…

Sample the supplies of the Otway Harvest Trail this weekend at the Otways Producers’ Festival

Not just picturesque views of still volcanic plains, umbrellaed and draping rainforest ferns and foliage, and concealed cascading waterfalls as…

 

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