Cabaret Festival Returns To Ballarat

The Ballarat Cabaret Festival takes place from October 7 through October 9.

Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival Stellar Line-up

The Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival has announced its line-up.

Hard-rockers Lillye Comes To Bendigo

Hard-rocker Lillye hit Sydney’s live scene in late 2013, and before long had ticked just about every venue off the list.

The Pickers Union Revamped

A simple dream, some great coffee and a keen eye for detail is all that was needed to kick start this café evolution. Tucked away with the vintage markets amongst the industrial setting, The Pickers Union Café is a real North Geelong treasure. With renovations back in July after three and a half years in business, this hidden gem reopened with a new outlook, an updated menu and a fully visible refresh.

Blackman’s Brewery is hosting a laneway session tomorrow

Popular Torquay brewery and restaurant, Blackman’s Brewey, are hosting the return of their ‘Blackman’s Laneway Session’.

King of the Sandcastle cafe in Barwon Heads is now open

Popular Geelong West cafe, King of the Castle, officially opens the doors (or, trailer door) of its new Barwon Heads venture.

Pop Culture Extravaganza: Bendigo Record, Comic and Toy Fair

The Bendigo Record, Comic & Toy Fair is the place to be for all your pop culture fandom, cosplay antics and collectible records and items in regional Victoria. Forte chats to organiser Peter Pascoe.

Mildura Country Music Festival

The Mildura Country Music Festival is one of the big three country music festivals in Australia. Among the performers this…

Raise A Glass At Toast to the Coast

The best of the best in food and wine will be on display next month, as the Toast to the Coast takes a pleasant stroll through the Bellarine, Moorabool Valley and Surf Coast regions.

A free Pimm’s croquet event is coming to the Geelong Waterfront

Fancy some Pimms and a game of Croquet? Kick off the Grand Final Long weekend in style at the Royal Geelong Yacht Club who are launching their free event Croquet Ahoy.

2 Chambers: Bringing Hip Hop and RnB to the People

Fresh from opening over the weekend, 2 Chambers has made its mark on Geelong as the place to be on Friday and Saturday nights for lovers of hip hop and RnB.

Let Them Eat Cake Announces 2017 Lineup

Let Them Eat Cake is back for another year with a whopping lineup to kick off the New Year.

Universal Day Party

Bendigo’s Universal will use the Grand Final public holiday (Friday, September 30) to dish up a huge day of club-thumping tunes.

Jet are reforming after four years

Heralded by Alice Cooper as “One of the last great rock and roll bands was a band[s]” to Music Feeds the band unfortunately announced they were no more on March 26, 2012 via Facebook.

Deadly 60 Live Show Comes To Geelong

Up for a night of gripping encounters with the world’s most deadly creatures? Courageous and wildly popular star of one of the most popular children’s shows on Earth, Steve Backshall, is returning to Australia with a new live show.

Jimmy Barnes Announces ‘An Evening Of Stories And Songs’ Tour

Jimmy Barnes is a busy lad. Not only is he releasing his first ever book, but the iconic Aussie rocker is also heading out on a spoken word tour to tell his life story in his own words.

Tash Sultana, Patty Griffin, The Waifs And More To Play Port Fairy Folk Festival

The first round lineup for the 2016 Port Fairy Folk Festival has landed.

Steve Boyd Is Back

After sharing stages with the likes of Bob Dylan and Ray Charles in the ’90s, Steve Boyd took a lengthy hiatus. Now he is back.

Jane Cameron Takes The Stage

In 2010, Jane Cameron picked up the ukulele for the first time and began writing a bunch of songs, jokingly (we think) calling it a mid-life crisis.

Highasakite: Bringing in the New Year at Beyond The Valley

Enthralling indie pop outfit from Norway, Highasakite, are killing it right now with their endless sound, three massive albums, tours alongside Of Monsters and Men, and performing at festivals all over the world. We chat to the idiosyncratic vocalist Ingrid Helene Håvik.

Little Green Corner sustainable cafe to open on Saturdays

Little Green Corner cafe, which is located Little Ryrie Street, has been spreading the message of thoughtful eating and good quality food since early last year.

Ballarat To Host Happy Trails Festival

After making an awesome debut in Creswick last year, The Eastern in Ballarat will host this year’s Happy Trails festival on September 24.

Tom Lee-Richards Brings His New Single To Bendigo

On the road since the beginning of the month, New Zealand-born, adopted Aussie Tom Lee-Richards will swing by Bendigo’s Old Church on the Hill Saturday, September 17.

Bound by Hound To Play Biggest Gig Yet

They have been playing music together since high school and now, after what seems like one million years but is in fact nowhere near that, Bound by Hound will be hitting the studio shortly to work on their debut album.

 

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