Geelong’s beloved arcade bar Ms Bartronica has closed its doors

Flex your knuckles, gamers: our favourite arcade bar is open for business.

Six movies worth checking out at Geelong cinemas right now

It’s April, which means the school holidays are here. And school holidays mean the biggest range of big-name movies we’ve…

Nine-day South Side Festival brings immersive experiences, live music, installations and more to Frankston

The gateway to the Mornington Peninsula, Frankston makes for the perfect coastal escape, courtesy of its unique blend of contemporary…

All the best things happening at the Geelong Arts Centre this April

It’s shaping to be a magnificent year for theatre and stage lovers alike in regional Victoria thanks to our friends…

This Moorabool-based winery is hosting an adults-only wine hunt for Easter

As far as traditions go, Easter egg hunts are one of the most thrilling activities for everyone involved—the participants, egg…

How to entertain both you and the kids in Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale

The best family time is when everyone’s having fun. Geelong and the Bellarine region is well known for having dozens…

Live and local gets a boost at last with new program giving punters money back on entertainment experiences 

Really, a concert of the top end of the music food chain at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl is all…

A magical evening of arthouse and indulgence is happening on the Bellarine this April

Step aside Sundance, an incredible celebration of all there is to love about Australian and International arthouse film and local…

Geelong Music Bus Tour: A weekenders guide to Geelong, the regional epicentre of rock’n’roll music

In a first for the region, the Melbourne Music Bus Tours will rebrand itself for Geelong as part of the…

The Great Australian Beer Festival brings an immersive music and beer experience to Geelong this April

It’s time to raise a tasting glass of liquid gold to the ultimate festival featuring epic eats, beats and beer,…

White Night returns to light up Geelong in 2022

The overnight art party that is White Night is back in Victoria, making its colourful return to Geelong this year, transforming…

Geelong’s Piano Bar is hosting a magical adults-only Disney cabaret experience 

We love Piano Bar. No doubt about it, these guys just continue to impress us – whether it’s for their…

Looking for a thrill? Australian Offshore Superboat Championships comes to Corio Bay this weekend

Prepare for a weekend of high drama and high speed as round two of the 2022 Offshore Superboat Championships take…

A candlelit Taylor Swift tribute concert is coming to Geelong Botanic Gardens

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

Blackman’s Brewery is transforming their Geelong venue into a cinema, kicking off with an absolute classic

Following the huge success of their outdoor cinema experience in Torquay, the legendary team at Blackman’s Brewery is bringing the…

Celebrating four years in business, this Geelong yoga studio is running free classes all weekend

It’s been four years since Wonder Yoga + Barre opened the doors to its Geelong’s CBD studio, a calming and…

Explore the dark side in regional Victoria this winter with this new three-day music and arts festival 

Step aside Dark Mofo, a new sinister winter music and arts festival is making its way onto the circuit this…

Three years in the making, Melbourne’s Rising Festival unveils 2022 program with 225 events

The ambitious cultural being within the shadows of Melbourne’s expansive arts landscape will finally make its proper debut this year…

The MSO to perform Australian premiere of ‘Toy Story’ live in concert this April

Stretching from the 1995 original to Toy Story 4, this near three-decade-old franchise is the quintessential expression of the Pixar vision….

Here’s the St. Paddy’s events in Geelong to get loose at (and skip work for) tomorrow

It’ll be gas altogether.

Dark Mofo drops 2022 program preview featuring Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon, the Winter Feast and nude solstice swim

Tasmania’s truly epic dark arts festival Dark Mofo has officially returned to our calendars for 2022, promising another eccentric lineup…

Award-winning surfing podcast Ain’t That Swell brings their hysterical show to Torquay Hotel 

The podcast about all things surfing, Ain’t That Swell, will bring their CHILDREN OF THE CORN live tour to multiple locations…

The return of the house party: How to be the hostess with the mostest

Now that the long-awaited return of clubbing is here, we’re realising the sweaty d-floor might not be as good as…

The beloved Mother’s Day Classic returns to Geelong this May raising funds for breast cancer research 

Looking for the perfect Mother’s Day gift this year? Why not spend the day supporting thousands of Aussie mums struggling…

 

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