
Get hyped, the Ballarat Beer Festival returns
13 January 2022
It’s almost impossible to pass up a beer festival at the best of times, but when we’ve copped a whole…


13 January 2022
It’s almost impossible to pass up a beer festival at the best of times, but when we’ve copped a whole…

12 January 2022
Think there’s just one iconic Hottest 100 this month? Well, think again. The GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers list…

12 January 2022
One of the newer additions to the Geelong nightlife in recent times, Sweet Cheeks was the go-to place for late-night…

11 January 2022
Attracting over 1,900,000 visitors annually, Melbourne Botanic Gardens is a treasured part of cultural life and a valuable asset to…

11 January 2022
Sad news beer lovers of Geelong – the Great Australian Beer Festival has been postponed because of a surge of…

4 January 2022
It’s no lie that in the Forte office we eat a lot of berries. And we’re sure we’re not alone….

27 December 2021
In recent years, we’ve become quite fortunate here in Geelong to have everything from a 1920s Prohibition-style cocktail lounge and…

27 December 2021
If you love food and live in the Geelong region, it’s likely your ‘must-try’ list of new restaurants, cafés and…

17 December 2021
If we had to make a list of the best things to come to Geelong in 2021, Chubby Bao would…

14 December 2021
After a successful pop-up event over four nights in July, Local is bringing back Enoteca; this time as a summer…

13 December 2021
Since announcing its plans for opening back in February this year, we (and we assume the lot of you) have…

13 December 2021
There’s always a smile on the faces of the people at McGlashan winery on a Friday evening, thanks to this…

10 December 2021
After taking the Melbourne burger scene by storm, Huxtaburger is heading to Geelong, marking its first store opening in regional…

8 December 2021
While we can’t take that much-needed trip to Mexico just yet (hopefully really soon though), Queenscliff has you sorted with…

7 December 2021
For the past 19 years, the Golden Plate Awards judge the best hospitality in regional Victoria for their excellence –…

7 December 2021
Located on the Yarra River and surrounded by the remnant natural bushland of Warrandyte State Park, Warrandyte has long been…

3 December 2021
One of the most intimate dining experiences in town, Sober Ramen is one of our favourite spots to go for a…

1 December 2021
Ah, the drive-thru, how we love thee. Once a service reserved for Maccas, KFC and necessary road trip pit stops,…

25 November 2021
Tucked away on the picturesque Geelong Waterfront, Garden of Eden is the newest and most decadent cocktail bar to grace…

20 November 2021
Artisans Bend presents The Wine and Cheese Festival for 2022 with an un-brie-lievable line up. For the ninth time The…

19 November 2021
Sweet happy days, an old Geelong favourite has returned in Sweet Susie’s. Most recently known as ‘Lic ice cream parlour’…

18 November 2021
There’s not much that can beat a toastie. The mother of all foods (tell me I’m wrong!?), it’s got the…

16 November 2021
There are those unspoken countries and icons you must visit when travelling, and inoubliable France is one of them. Known…

16 November 2021
Promising to be one of Geelong’s most unique drinking and dining experience, the culinary experts and gin-drinking pioneers of North…