Top acts are live on the hook

Along with an array of delicious seafood dishes and the best local wines, Sustainable Hook and Vine Festival will bring together a bill of exciting musicians and performers to entertain punters all day long.
Kids entertainment will begin at 11am, so an early arrival is recommended. Don’t miss all the fun of The Adventures of Herbert and Valerie and the whimsical Willow Star.
From 12.20pm, the bands and solo artists kick in, starting with one of the region’s most popular artists, Imogen Brough.
Indie-folk multi-instrumentalist Adam Harpaz will follow, promoting his new song and pending album, as well as Zeffa Music, The Mac Project, and crowd favourites Madhouse.
The Sustainable Hook and Vine Festival is a family-friendly event and will feature local restaurants’ pop-up kitchens and top drops from local wineries, breweries and cider houses.
This year they are launching the Sustainable Market Place, where festival-goers will have the opportunity to purchase a unique range of sustainably sourced and made products.
Bring your picnic rug and find a place on the grass to enjoy the day.
There are many more announcements to come, so watch out for the ads in upcoming editions of this paper.
Sustainable Hook and Vine Festival is on Saturday April 9 from 11am-6pm at Torquay Common.
Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 concession and free for children under 18.
For more information and to book, head to hookandvine.com.au.
The festival is presented by Coastal Event Management with the support of the Surf Coast Shire, Great Ocean Road Coast Committee, Tourism Victoria, Surf Coast Times, Barwon Water , E&D Magazine and Fuschia IT.