Terrain: Bringing spirit, purpose and strength to the stage

A powerful fusion of contemporary dance and storytelling, Bangarra Dance Theatre’s Terrain takes you on a journey, transporting audiences to Lake Eyre, the place of Australia’s inland sea, and will be featured at Geelong’s GPAC next month as part of a regional tour.

Pako Festa: 35 years as Geelong’s uniting, multicultural community celebration

In one place, on one day, Pakington street comes alive with an abundance of colour, unique costumes, live music, street performers, multicultural food, and traditional dancing in celebration of Geelong’s diverse mix of cultures with people from all walks of life.

Pause Fest: For the thinkers, makers and doers

Technology, business and creative are at the core of any industry, and are the three pillars of building a successful start-up that will be featured in a one-stop festival this weekend. In the heart of Melbourne CBD, Federation Square will become the home to some of the finest leaders, speakers and innovative thinkers at the premier creative technology festival Pause Fest.

Pako Festa Returns

Australia’s largest free celebration of cultural diversity is back again this February with Pako Festa.

Castlemaine State Festival

The Castlemaine State Festival is a 10 days multi-arts celebration of music, theatre, film, dance, literature and live arts from March 17 through March 26.

Shepparton Festival

Shepparton Festival ‘Mapping Shepp’ is a celebration of arts, culture, food and community held every March.

RAW Comedy at GPAC

On February 18, GPAC will host a heat of Australia’s biggest and most prestigious open mic comedy competition – RAW Comedy.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016

Discover the world’s most prestigious wildlife photography collection by visiting the world-renowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016 exhibition.

Colour Ya World Bendigo

The event is a 5km fun-run where participants make their way through a simple course of family-friendly madness.

Here’s our five top picks for what to do at Melbourne’s creative tech festival

Pause Fest is Australia’s premier event empowering young creators to achieve when it comes to technology and business. And when…

From polo to lawn bowls and carpark parties, here’s a few things to do on your day off today

Brace yourselves.

White Night Ballarat

The very first regional White Night will take place on Saturday March 4 in Ballarat, following the success of Melbourne’s acclaimed White Night events.

King of the Castle is hosting a summer pop up market this weekend

Geelong Creatives and King of the Castle are joining forces again this month with another pop-up market.

Discover Your Local Theatre

2017 has just begun, and it’s a year to be reckoned with. This year, get out and explore the dynamic performing arts, theatrical and musical performances that your town has to offer – you never know what you will discover. We’ve rounded up a few local theatres to look into.

A rooftop yoga session is heading to the Geelong Hotel next month

A night of watching the sunset from a rooftop, finding your inner zen with yoga and sampling some wine afterwards is heading to Geelong.

Banksy exhibition extended due to popular demand

It’s no surprise that The Art of Banksy has been a hit with Melbourne audiences. Due to popular demand, the exhibition will now enjoy an extended season.

Pause Fest is the massive celebration of creative technologies hitting Melbourne

Starting six years ago, Pause Fest is the premier creative tech conference and festival for Asia Pacific.

Moonlight Market

Bendigo’s Moonlight Market is back again on January 21 at Hargreaves Mall.

Piano Bar are hosting the drag show, Pitch Please, for a few nights

Piano Bar already serves as a popular night out in Geelong, but it just got that little bit more exciting with the addition of drag show Pitch Please.

Lowercase poetry ‘Transition’

‘Transition’ is the upcoming instalment from lowercase poetry on January 19.

The Dream That Paid Off

For friends Lauren Green and Tanayah Smith, the possibility of starting a business together began with a phone call from the other side of the world. “[Loz] rang me when she was in South America and said, ‘We need to do something’,” Tanayah, affectionately known as Tee, says.

NightJar Festival

The NightJar Independent Artists festival kicked off in Torquay this month for its seventh year.

Workers Club are hosting a Gilmore Girls trivia tonight, here’s a warm-up

Prepare your mind with these few questions, book your spot with the venue and save some space for a smoked meats feed and bevvys.

Courtney Ward’s ‘Xanadu’ exhibition launches at Little Creatures tonight

Local artist Courtney Ward’s new exhibition ‘Xanadu’ launches tonight at Little Creatures Brewery in Geelong.

 

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