Save the date: The Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach returns to Torquay this April

The World Surf League is returning to Bells Beach, for the 60th Anniversary of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach…

Summer Sounds is bringing a little bit of Burning Man magic to Bunjil Place this weekend

A one-night-only event that brings together live music and visually spectacular installations, Summer Sounds is happening on Saturday 25 February. Headliner…

‘Jackass’ star Steve-O brings The Bucket List Tour to Geelong in April

JACKASS star, stand-up comedian, and New York Times best-selling author, Steve-O, is bringing his The Bucket List Tour to Geelong in…

There’s a huge pet expo heading to Geelong in March and yes, it’s dog friendly

With the focus on bringing the region’s great community together to celebrate our pets and to raise funds for animal…

‘Maximum joy without burnout’: Celebrate queer country pride with ChillOut’s biggest program yet

The ChillOut Festival is back in Daylesford – the self-proclaimed gay capital of Victoria – for its 25th iteration and…

Art of Mixology is the new immersive cocktail exhibition coming to Melbourne

Kingpin, the premium entertainment hub, will launch Australia’s first-ever immersive cocktail exhibition at its luxurious Crown venue in the centre…

Australia’s first National Pet Show is coming to Melbourne in March

Taking place Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 March at Melbourne Showgrounds, Ascot Vale, it’s the perfect event for pet-loving Victorians….

Barwon Heads’ annual Barwon River Duck Race returns for Easter 2023

Making its anticipated return for 2023, the Barwon River Duck Race is back this Easter, raising money for Ocean Grove…

From Mexican wrestling to intense mountainboarding, this free Frankston Waterfront Festival is like no other

Originally home to the Bunurong peoples, it still stands as Bunurong country, unceded, however the Frankston area has acted as…

Experience music from Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs live concert in Melbourne

Quentin Tarantino’s blockbuster arrival in the early 1990s marked a stunning rebirth of cinematic cool steeped in the classiest kind…

Cult choir sensation Seamen, The Sea Shanty Spectacular is coming to Geelong

Following a multi-award-winning debut in 2021, The Shanties Choir are coming to the Potato Shed Saturday 4 March to present…

Summer Sounds at Bunjil Place: An evening of funky live music in a Melbourne architectural landmark

As part of the growth corridor in Melbourne’s southeast, plenty of rooftops have popped up, but those living under them…

Festival Guide: 28 must-attend festivals and events happening across regional Victoria in February

Okay, campers, rise and shine as this February marks thirty years since the release of Groundhog Day. Okay, campers, rise…

Lace up your sneakers, the Flying Brick Bellarine Sunset Run is back for 2023

Renowned as one of the best local runs in the region, the annual Flying Brick Bellarine Sunset Run returns this…

The Herb and Chilli Festival is bringing the heat to the Yarra Valley for one spicy weekend in March

Picture a world without pesto, without chimichurri, without spicy hot sauce. Not very pretty, is it? Chilli and herbs have…

There’s a Taylor Swift trivia night happening in Geelong this month and there’s themed cocktails

With ballads about finding love, confessionals about losing love, telling her haters in the media and industry to shove off…

LIT: The free 10-day luminous after-dark wonderland returns to Werribee this March

Melbourne’s west is being treated to a dazzling after-dark experience for 10 spectacular evenings this March with ‘Lit at Wyndham…

The Australian International Airshow is back and returning to Avalon with a BANG this March

The Australian International Airshow (AIRSHOW 2023), the largest airshow in the Southern Hemisphere, will return to Victoria’s Avalon Airport from…

The Ballarat Beer Festival returns with boulevards of beer, live music, food trucks and more

It’s almost impossible to pass up a beer festival at the best of times, but when we’ve copped a whole…

Karl Urban, Stephen Amell announced for Melbourne’s Supanova Comic Con & Gaming

Australia’s homegrown celebration of all things pop culture Supanova Comic Con & Gaming has announced its second wave of guests…

Sovereign Hill is dishing out free Raspberry Drops this month, celebrating Ballarat’s famed hard-boiled lollies

Ah, Raspberry Drops. These sweet and sour delights have become an icon of the lolly world, especially in the Victorian…

‘Hilariously Naughty’: The Naked Magicians announce Victorian and New South Wales tour for March

After sold-out shows in 300+ cities around the globe including a season on London’s West End, New York, and a…

You Am I, garden bars and epic fireworks on the beach: The Waterfront Festival has it all

Some festivals just have it all, don’t they? Frankston City Council put on the peninsula’s biggest bash of the year…

From ‘commando’ to ‘toast’: The slang words you (probably) didn’t know were popularised on TV

From the old to the new, much of the slang we come across on the language landscape is owed to…

 

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