Central Geelong is hosting a Black Friday Shopping Festival this week with discounts, goody bags, gifts, and workshops

Over the past few years, the Black Friday (and Cyber Monday) sales have crept onto Australia’s retail calendar, despite their…

PSA pet owners: You can now book in for pet Santa photos in Geelong

Christmas is quickly approaching, and I for one cannot wait to put up the Christmas tree and call it a…

Discover the best photographic art with these must-see exhibitions at the Ballarat International Foto Biennale

Ballarat, like all of Victoria’s regional cities, never fails to surprise with the depth and wonder of its artistic offerings….

A free pop-up outdoor cinema is coming to the city with some absolute Christmas classics 

Christmas songs are great, and wrapping Christmas gifts is a surefire way to get you in high spirits—but those joyful…

‘Sunset Soiree’ is the new weekly Sunday summer series heading to Geelong’s waterfront

Summer was made for Sunday sessions. Is there anything better than watching the sunset paint the sky over the water…

Melbourne Fringe Focus: Taiwan explores subculture, tradition, hope and fear

When many Australians think of Taiwan, they think of…well…China. Yet for decades, Taiwan has been home to one of the…

Get festive with Adventure Park’s magical Christmas Festival of Lights, returning for 2021

The countdown to Christmas is well and truly underway for 2021, and after an incredibly tough few years, this festival…

Live music has made its return to the region and The Hop Inn is putting local musicians front and centre

The Hop Inn has built a dedicated local following over the last couple of years. While becoming one of the…

Live music is back, and it is hot! Here’s your guide to the Torquay Hotel’s ripper lineup

We’ve all long known the Torquay Hotel to be the home of live music, where artists perform their breakthrough gigs,…

Some of the coolest events to hit Geelong this summer

With things opening up, and the chances of future lockdowns looking pretty slim, it’s time to get out and enjoy…

Broadway production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will make its Melbourne premiere in 2022

The two-part play will continue performances through to early 2022, in what will be the last chance for Australian audiences…

Sip on boutique gin and mingle with local powerhouses at Geelong Young Professionals’ upcoming networking event

If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s the power of community. Filled with some of the most creative, innovative and…

A dedicated karaoke bar is opening in Geelong

For those with the stage confidence of Aretha Franklin, the voice of Adele or the moves like Jagger, we’ve got…

Happy Place, the world’s most Instagrammable exhibit, is coming to Melbourne 

Following sold-out residencies in Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, Boston, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Sydney and Auckland, innovative experience Happy Place is…

Six movies worth checking out at Geelong cinemas right now

Movies are back – again – only this time the cinemas are bringing out the big guns. No more trickle…

A drive-in cinema is popping up in regional Victoria once again for the summer

The hallmark of 1950s suburban kitsch, oozing nostalgia from a time most of us have only ever experienced first-hand at…

A nostalgia-fuelled Cruel Intentions musical is coming to Melbourne for those in search of guilty pleasures

Based on the 1999 cult classic film of the same name, Cruel Intentions: The ‘90s Musical is heading to Australia…

Happy days, Lambys is chucking a huge record fair

Vinyl enthusiasts listen up: The Geelong Record Fair is back for the second time this year and it has you covered for all your vinyl collecting needs.

Yothu Yindi biography Writing in the Sand addresses ‘a really important story that hadn’t been fully told’

Be it the original or the remix, you’ve likely heard it on the radio and seen it on the television…

The world’s largest inflatable jumping castle is coming to Melbourne this year

Prepare to embrace your inner child; Big Bounce Australia is bringing their Guinness World Record certified inflatable bouncy castle to cities…

ACMI is extending its ‘Disney: The Magic of Animation’ exhibition until January next year

Disney: The Magic of Animation will now run until 23 January 2022 with a summer program to kick off with special…

For one month, and one month only, get zippy over the Yarra

Your next trip to the CBD has been upgraded. Firefly Zipline Melbourne is offering the first-ever zipline over a body…

Melbourne Fringe is coming to Geelong with an ever-adventurous program you can’t miss

Each year Melbourne Fringe Festival descends upon Victoria’s capital city with an ambitious and ground-breaking program full of weird, wonderful,…

An immersive theatrical experience is taking over part of Geelong’s old Eureka Hotel this summer 

A multi-sensory, immersive experience right in the heart of Geelong. Intrigued? So are we. After more than two years in…

 

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