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October 2, 2019

Torquay jazzman makes next move

Callum Watson’s highly successful Geelong Jazz Soirées will relocate to the historic Victorian Railway Institute Hall this month to deliver two upbeat performances. The...

October 2, 2019

Wave of change takes out Peebles Print Prize

Ocean Grove artist Joel Wolter has won this year’s Peebles Print Prize (PPP) presented by Queenscliff Gallery and Workshop.

Joel’s 2017 print “The Wave...

September 12, 2019

The Hive Gallery welcomes its first international artist

This month, The Hive Gallery in Ocean Grove is hosting its inaugural “Month of Sculpture” exhibition in a bid to showcase the region’s talented...

September 12, 2019

Humans in Geelong book launch draws a crowd

A 400-strong crowd piled into the Villawood Properties hangar on Sunday for the Humans in Geelong book launch. The 232-page book – which took...

September 12, 2019

Join the conversation at Art of the Minds

According to Beyond Blue, three million Australians are living with anxiety or depression, yet conversations about our population’s mental health often dodge the dinner...

September 12, 2019

From big waves to footy: 20 years of high-performance psychology

IN September 1999, Jan Juc psychologist Richy Bennett published his first article titled “Overcome your fear: Why surfing big waves is all mind games”...

September 12, 2019

Geelong series goes global

A Geelong-produced television series championing mental health will grace screens around the globe following its signing with an international network. Destination Happiness, the...

September 12, 2019

The Next Step is Geelong

A popular group of children’s entertainers will perform in Geelong this month as part of a 10-date Australian tour. The cast from hit Canadian television...

September 12, 2019

The truth about acne

WITH DIRECT CHEMIST OUTLET There are so many myths about acne that it’s hard to know who and what to believe. But what’s most...

September 12, 2019

Play School’s Justine Clarke heads for QMF

Hailed as Play School’s darling, Justine Clarke has been a household name for the better part of two decades. Having appeared in some of...

September 12, 2019

B.I.G news from the team at Little Creatures

LITTLE Creatures Brewery has announced its inaugural Born In Geelong (B.I.G) Festival which will launch at the premises this October. In what’s been described...

September 5, 2019

City backs local arts and culture association

THE City of Greater Geelong will continue to support Courthouse Youth Arts (CHYA) for the next four years, with the council committing to a...

September 5, 2019

This Girl Can drives positive change

This year’s This Girl Can campaign has seen almost 400,000 Victorian women get active, a figure that’s inspired VicHealth to seek more female ambassadors. This...

September 5, 2019

Nick Morris revels in new artistic direction

The ordinary moments of the everyday generates strangely humorous yet compelling imagery for Torquay artist Nick Morris. Muscle cars stretched across nature strips, elderly...

September 5, 2019

Love Your Body with Jessica Sanders

The problem of self-esteem issues among young people is rife, but with women like Jessica Sanders selflessly uplifting others, change could be upon us....

September 5, 2019

CHYA expands into experimental performance

Geelong’s Courthouse Youth Arts (CHYA) has launched a new performance program in a move to champion emerging artists who are unafraid of taking contemporary...

September 5, 2019

Power of five to launch women’s charity

Five likeminded locals have united to establish a proactive charity for women under 25 who have at least one child or are pregnant. The...

August 29, 2019

Unsung heroes to be acknowledged this September

Geelong’s Kelly Cartwright knows a thing or two about what it means to be courageous and triumph when faced with adversity. The cancer survivor, Paralympic...

August 29, 2019

QMF fires up for 2019

The good news from Queenscliff Music Festival event organisers continues to roll, with a highly localised third line-up unveiled to anticipators last week. This year’s...

August 29, 2019

STREETFACE enjoys success at state awards

The City of Greater Geelong’s STREETFACE – Having A Say exhibition was a finalist in the Victorian Disability Awards last Wednesday, with the project...

August 29, 2019

Roxie’s transformation to hit shelves

Within less than 12 months, Roxie Bennett has dropped 25 kilos, overcome hardship, and begun writing her first book. The life coach and media...