Level up your summer nights with these Boozy Coast Seltzer Sorbets

Beach days, dodgy tan lines, red-hot bitumen, gatherings, get-togethers and soirées and the Hottest 100, summer is well and truly…

The Herb and Chilli Festival is bringing the heat to the Yarra Valley this March

Returning for its tenth year, this year’s Herb and Chilli Festival is a celebration of all things hot, with a…

Mercy, Geelong’s lively shipping-container café, is running a burger and booze night every Friday

Ran by local Benjamin Waters, this friendly little shipping container cafe at Eastern Park in Geelong has all the ingredients…

The sweetest boxes, treats and gifts to order in Geelong for Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is on the horizon and sometimes buying a present for the lover in your life can be quite…

Meet Toki, a new lavish modern Japanese restaurant in Torquay

Head through the open-air walkthrough and up the stairs at the newly developed site at 4-6 Gilbert Street and you’ll…

A beloved part of the local Geelong community, Café Bear and Scoobs has closed its doors

Whether you need a business-friendly brunch or a lazy central Sunday hotspot, North Geelong’s Café Bear and Scoobs has long…

Set in a converted 1960s shearing shed, Austin’s Wines new cellar door is a tranquil stop for boutique wine and casual dining 

Set across a sprawling 1500-acres, with 150 under vine, Austin’s Wines is nestled in the Moorabool Valley between Ballarat and…

Flying Brick Cider Co brings you a taste of regality with High Cheese

Flying Brick Cider Co sure knows how to put on an event that’s for sure. They’ve made the humble combination…

The Great Ocean Road’s 12-day Ice Cream Festival returns

When it comes to summer on the Surf Coast, it’s basically a given that ice cream will become a reasonably…

Bao Place opens on Pakington Street, a restaurant devoted to gua bao and bao-gers

Embracing the traditional Taiwanese street food style, Gua Bao, celebrated local chef Kyle Wang (of Sumi, previously Vue Grand), has…

This local cupcakery has just gifted Geelong another late-night dessert spot

How good is heading to a dessert bar after work and indulging in the sweetest of treats with some of…

Waurn Ponds grand opening of Old Man Pho means you better get your skates on for a free bowl of Pho today

The latest instalment of the spectacular Vietnamese food that is Old Man Pho has arrived in Waurn Ponds – just…

From humble beginnings to dramatic expansions and national awards, Union Street Wine has become one of Geelong’s best wine bars and cellars

Finding a top-notch wine bar that fits your every desire is the dream for any wine lover. A wine bar…

Geelong’s Toast to the Coast summer waterfront event has been postponed

Another major Geelong event has had its summer plans put on hold due to the surge of the COVID-19 Omicron…

Geelong’s cheese bar Splatters opens, complete with cheese train, cocktails and Garden of Edam

Nothing can get cheddar than this. Since announcing its plans for opening back in February last year, we (and we…

Vibrant new gelateria Frost Gelato opens up in the heart of Geelong 

If there’s one thing we are obsessed with, it’s gelato. And if there’s one thing we need right now, it’s…

FlourBoy opens in Geelong, dedicated to donuts, pasta, gnocchi and shakes

When Uncle Donut opened in Geelong’s Little Malop Street, the crowds were so big they had a line down the…

Get hyped, the Ballarat Beer Festival returns

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

GABS Hottest 100 Craft Beers countdown is on and Blackman’s Juicy Banger needs your vote

Think there’s just one iconic Hottest 100 this month? Well, think again. The GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers list…

Happy 2022, Sweet Cheeks Cocktail Bar and Dessert Lounge has reopened

One of the newer additions to the Geelong nightlife in recent times, Sweet Cheeks was the go-to place for late-night…

Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria team up with Geelong distillery for unique plant-infused gin

Attracting over 1,900,000 visitors annually, Melbourne Botanic Gardens is a treasured part of cultural life and a valuable asset to…

Geelong’s Great Australian Beer Festival has postponed this weekend’s event

Sad news beer lovers of Geelong – the Great Australian Beer Festival has been postponed because of a surge of…

It’s berry season, here are some places to pick your own around Geelong

It’s no lie that in the Forte office we eat a lot of berries. And we’re sure we’re not alone….

The Geelong region’s best bar and brewery openings of 2021

In recent years, we’ve become quite fortunate here in Geelong to have everything from a 1920s Prohibition-style cocktail lounge and…

 

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