Geelong Gallery distributes acquisitive print awards
The winners of the 2019 Geelong acquisitive print awards were crowned by Geelong Gallery director and chief executive officer Jason Smith last month. Teho...
Torquay Theatre Troupe to deliver powerful play
THE team at Torquay Theatre Troupe (TTT) will showcase their latest production “Parramatta Girls” across various dates next month. Based on true events and...
Youth to inspire direction of COGG
GMHBA Stadium will be abuzz with the ingenuity of young minds this month as millennials from across the region gather for this year’s Geelong...
Connecting the community for a cause
Channel Nine’s Destination Happiness stars Angie Hilton and Chris Mackay will join Art of the Minds and genU to host a mental health seminar...
Bagging for women in need
In the lead up to its annual Christmas campaign, Australian women’s charity Share the Dignity is on the lookout for Geelong volunteers. The...
Western United look strong ahead of A-League season kick-off
NEW A-League club Western United proved a force to be reckoned with in their 1-1 tie with Western Sydney Wanderers during a practice match...
City lights up for Humans in Geelong expo
MORE than 5,000 movers and shakers turned out to Deakin University’s Waterfront campus on Sunday for the Humans in Geelong expo. Fifty exhibitors ranging from...
City rejects climate change declaration
THE City of Greater Geelong failed to declare a climate emergency at a council meeting last month, despite five councillors voting in favour of...
QMF organisers break through the glass ceiling in a festival first
Tickets to this year’s Queenscliff Music Festival have officially all flown out the door after months of well-received line-up announcements. With big name acts...
Falls announces official side shows
Secret Sounds has announced a string of official Falls Festival side shows, with three international acts in line to wow audiences at locations in...
Timeline of classics at the Potato Shed
Opera and ballroom will collide in a gracious performance titled From Broadway to Ballroom at the Potato Shed this month as part of the...
Region’s best grapes vie for spotlight
Wine Geelong will next week celebrate the 21st anniversary of the Geelong Wine Show, with the region’s best winemakers turning out to Waurn Ponds...
Local Steiner school putting on a big fair
Freshwater Creek Steiner School is gearing up to host its annual Spring Fair and Open Day this month. The fair is a fun, family-friendly day...
Kids embrace second Festival of Sport
FAMILIES from across the region gathered at Kardinia Park on Sunday for the second Festival of Sport. The free celebration saw people participate in the...
Spike in measles cases prompts call for vaccine checks
Measles cases in Australia have jumped by two thirds in the last 12 months, new data published by the Australian Department of Health has...
Students get ready for Walk to School program
VICTORIAN kids will ditch on-road transport and hit the pavement to either walk, ride or scoot to school this month as part of VicHealth’s...
A night in could save a life
Cancer Council Victoria is calling on women from across the Geelong region to rally their friends and host a “Girls’ Night In” event to...
Nat Young recalls days of worship in the waves
Although the sky is sealed with clouds rather than church bells, surfing royalty Nat Young views the ocean as a place of worship. His...
Podcaster Steph Sanzaro uses her voice as fuel for change
Vulnerability was once a concept so foreign to Steph Sanzaro that the idea of admitting her sincerest pain stirred an unbearable level of anxiety....
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...
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...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...
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...
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...