What to watch if you’re looking for something to fill that movie-shaped hole in your life

There’s plenty of decent things to watch out there, and not all of them are television series that require days out of your life

Do you have winter jumpers you no longer need? Donate them to the Geelong Animal Welfare Society

The GAWS sewing group are upcycling jumpers into pet beds.

Relive Powderfinger’s live-streamed reunion charity gig

Breaking a decade-long hiatus, the occasion raised money for Beyond Blue and Support Act; two essential services in the current climate.

Stage two of Victoria’s lockdown restrictions will be eased from June 1

Bit of good news for your Sunday.

ICYMI: Macca’s are going to be slinging $2 donut balls and chocolate sauce nationwide very soon

$3.50 and that’s your sugar hit sorted.

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra are hosting a music marathon next month

Alongside the music, the marathon will feature conversations with MSO musicians.

You’ll be able to watch Queen & Prince docos on free TV this week

Channel 9 are delivering the goods!

Ticketek will now offer Afterpay in a world first

Taking a financial load off its customers.

Missing live gigs? Us too… so we got The Great Emu War Casualties to reveal the best gigs they’ve ever been to

The nostalgia.

This guy recreated the Dirty Dancing finale while home alone in quarantine and we’re impressed

Nobody puts a lamp in the corner…

The top 5 self-iso activities according to Sydney party-starters Bootleg Rascal

The band have just revealed their spaced out and infectious new single ‘We Independent’.

Geelong punk rockers Social Haunts reveal their highly-anticipated album, Trash Art

Trash Art is an absolute doozy.

Belmont’s That Place Patisserie are making Sticky Date Croissants and we are not okay

With a tonne of sweet rich sauce, this little guy is not for the faint-hearted.

Music Victoria waive membership fees for the entire Victorian music industry

With more members, comes more power.

Concerns for mental health rise as thousands of young people seek help for loneliness during the pandemic

New data shows a 50 per cent spike in the number of people seeking help from ReachOut’s digital youth mental health service to deal with loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the same time last year.

You Know You’re Getting Old When…

Stampsy takes a look at small signs that your younger (aka ‘I can back it up’) days are passing you by.

Dave Grohl pens ‘The Day the Live Concert Returns’

“I don’t know when it will be safe to sing arm in arm at the top of our lungs. But we will do it again, because we have to.”

Meet RISING, the new festival taking over from White Night and Melbourne International Arts Festival

The festival will be locally-focussed first and foremost.

Sattwa Arising releases contemplative single ‘Strange Days’

‘Strange Days’ explores the nature of modern society, and the breakdown of communication as a result of social media, pondering its effect on human connection.

Australia’s first Drive-In Concert is happening today

Live music returns.

Blackman’s Brewery are launching a decadent new beer

Have you ever sprinkled roast barley on top of the chocolate cake your Nan baked you for your birthday?

James Squire are offering a year’s supply of beer for the best ginger dye job

If you haven’t attempted a haircut or colour in isolation, then you haven’t done #isolyf right.

The Victorian Government has allocated $4.5M to build Twelve Apostles Trail

Construction of the Twelve Apostles Trail will translate into immediate jobs for Shire residents and income for local businesses during the downturn.

Bluesfest Touring announces rescheduled tours for Patti Smith, George Benson and more

Fourteen of the acts billed for this year’s Bluesfest have revealed 2021 Australian tour dates.

 

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